By Neena Strichart
Time is passing quickly for those who still want to enter our Sweetheart Sweepstakes. Deadline for entries is next Wednesday at noon. See pages 12 and 13 of the paper for details.
Going from business to business to enter can be a grand experience as you visit new places or have the opportunity to rediscover old favorites. Don’t forget to shop for your valentine while you’re out and about. There are great bargains and unique gifts right here in our own back yards— and some pretty terrific restaurants too!
I think we did a marvelous job gathering prizes this year, and we are especially thankful to have Renaissance Hollywood Hotel & Spa as our main grand prize sponsor this year. Their generous donation of deluxe room accommodations for two, complimentary breakfast for two at Twist, a box of truffles and a chilled bottle of sparkling wine, late check-out and valet parking is a package valued at $330. WOW! If you are able, do check out their website at renaissancehollywood.com.
Also part of our grand prize are two tickets for an opening-night performance at the Pantages Theatre. If you haven’t had the chance to attend a show at the Pantages, you don’t know what you are missing. Although the shows are always top-notch, the venue itself is about as opulent as it gets. A big thanks goes out to them as well. You can find them online at pantages-theater.com and broadwayla.org.
When we approached Brenda Soto Bryan of Allstate Insurance about donating something for the Sweetheart Sweepstakes this year, she insisted on coming up with her own prize package, including dinner, movies, flowers, candy, and even a gas card! What a deal. A huge thank you goes out to Brenda and her staff.
A couple of last-minute additions include a gift certificate for free tax preparation for EACH Sweetheart Sweepstakes package, courtesy of the Lakewood Liberty Tax Service and wine glasses from Nelson Anderson at Cbeyond, a phone-service provider. The wine glasses will go with the Home Romantic Home package. Thanks to both companies for their prizes.
We hope you enjoy the sweepstakes as much as we did putting it together for you— good luck, and remember— you can’t win if you don’t enter. Prize winners will be announced next week!
