8th Annual Laguna Beach Home Raffle
DANA POINT, CA, – Derek Moore of Orange, California was the Grand Prize winner of the 2012 Laguna Beach Million Dollar Home Raffle.
Dan Stetson, President of the Ocean Institute, the non-profit beneficiary of the raffle, pulled the winning ticket. Mr. Moore was sitting among the crowd at the Grand Prize Drawing held at the Ocean Institute when his name was called. “I can’t believe I’ve won, I’m in a state of shock” commented Moore. It’s his choice as the Grand Prize winner to choose either the home or to take the $1 million in cash. “I’ll need a few moments to reflect and catch my breath before I make my decision,” added Moore.
Derek Moore
“We’re very excited for all of our winners,” remarked Greg Goggin, developer of the Laguna Beach Home Raffle. “It’s the 8th year in a row we’ve awarded the Grand Prize of $1 million cash or a Laguna Beach home. To date, we’ve awarded over $9 million in prizes making us the most successful home raffle in the state.”
Other top winners included George Parker of Newport Beach who won a new Prius or $10,000 cash, one of 3 Prius Hybrids that were awarded during the raffle campaign. Two dream vacations or $10,000 cash were awarded at the drawing as well. The winners are Jason Wormser of Redondo Beach and John Duddy of Capistrano Beach.
Jamshid Faramarzi of Trabuco Canyon won $5,000 in the refer-a-friend drawing. His friend, Brendan Owens, of Costa Mesa also receives $5,000 cash.
A standing room only crowd of over 500 attended the Grand Prize ceremony where dozens of other raffle prizes were awarded including: South Coast Plaza shopping sprees, iPads, a painting by Wyland or $5,000 cash and Quiksilver giftcards. Several surprise prizes were awarded to those in attendance at the Grand Prize drawing with the top prize going to Khalid Batasef of Irvine who won a European Cruise for 2 on Azamara Cruise line.
Planning is already underway for the 2013 raffle; to be placed on a mailing list, visit www.ocean-institute.org. A complete list of 2012 winners is also available on the site.
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Founded in 1977, the Ocean Institute is a non-profit organization dedicated to ocean preservation through education, setting the standard for educational excellence and serving as a leading resource for universities, museums, teachers and all others seeking to increase their knowledge of the ocean. The Ocean Institute is open to the general public on weekends, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. Cost: $6.50 adults, $4.50 children (ages 4-12), Ocean Institute members free. Unique maritime and ocean-themed items are available in the Chambers Gallery everyday, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Institute address: 24200 Dana Point Harbor Dr., Dana Point. Website: www.ocean-institute.org. Phone: (949) 496-2274.
Jim Graves
