Aliso Viejo, CA — May 4th was a very lucky day for David Proctor of Irvine, who purchased six tickets for $25 by mail — and won the $4998 trip for two to China at Soka University’s 12th Annual International Festival. The raffle, which benefitted the Soka University Scholarship Fund, was sponsored by Ritz Tours and Air China.
Proctor, who came over to Soka University to get his photo taken, said that he “never wins anything,” but his luck has changed. He will now have the opportunity to visit both the Great Wall of China and the Terra Cotta Warriors on a 10-day, 8-night guided “China Discovery” tour.
Soka University’s International Festival is held on the first Saturday of May to celebrate the founding of the Aliso Viejo campus on May 3, 2001. The next festival will be on May 3, 2014 and registration for exhibitors is now open at www.soka.edu/festival.
Soka University of America is a private, non-profit, four-year liberal arts college and graduate program ranked in the Top 50 National Liberal Arts Colleges in US News & World Report’s “Best Colleges 2013.” The campus has a 9:1 student/faculty ratio and an average class size of 13. All undergraduate students study a foreign language and spend a semester studying abroad their junior year. Founded on the Buddhist principles of peace, human rights and the sanctity of life, SUA offers a non-sectarian curriculum and is open to students of all nationalities and beliefs. www.soka.edu
Wendy Harder
