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The
USM School of Music
Annual Scholarship Raffle
 
Only 200 raffle tickets will be sold. Every purchase holds a 100% chance of supporting USM School of Music scholarships. Drawing will take place at Wolcum Yole!, USM School of Music's 14th annual holiday scholarship gala on December 3, 2004. Winners need not be present to claim their prize. Download a printable order form from this site, or call (207) 780-5003 for phone orders with credit card, or for more information by e-mail, contact brackett@usm.maine.edu.
 
Grand Prize      Package value: approximately $5000.00.00
Superb sound system professionally installed!

Two high-end companies. Transparent Cable and Custom Electronics, have joined hands once again in presenting to the winning USM scholarship raffle ticket holder, the opportunity to own a superb sound system.

From Transparent Cable:  This company, which manafactures cables that are used to integrate only the finest systems, is donating five speakers and a sub-wooofer from PSB, and the cables for which it is renowned.

From Custom Electronics of Falmouth:  Select a component of your choice from its superb inventory (with a $500 value) to compliment your existing equipment (choose a DVD, CD, Receiver, or Surround Processor) and then make an appointment and Custom Electronics experts will professionally install your system.

This magnificent sound package will provide superior listening pleasure for years to come.

 

Hard Cider Rug2nd ) Persian Bakhtiari 8'10" x 12'2"      $4,100.00
Victorian reds, blues, ivories, and other rich colors adorn this hand woven "work of art." Donated by Hard Cider Farm Oriental Rugs.  Stroll through Persian gardens.....beyond gates, behold the wonders of ancient cypress trees, weeping willows, along wth the flowers and birds that decorate a counry.  Witness the many enchanting views brought to live in Victorian reds, aborigine, midnight blues and ivories. Capture our own secret garden!

Hard Cider Farm Oriental Rugs

Quilt3rd) Antique Silk Quilt   $3,800.00
Imagine owning this handmade quilt of silks and velvets.  Purples, golds, reds, blues - jewel colors in a jewel of a piece!  If we didn't have its provenance dating it from the mid-nineteenth century, which will be presented to the winner of this gorgeous piece, one would swear that it was just recently fashioned - so perfect is its condition.  This quilt has been donated by Susanna Adams, in whose family it has spent over one-hundred loving years.

One quilt square

4th) Soiree!     Invaluable
This highly desired prize is now a "classic".  Start with a mutually agreeable date to present USM School of Music faculty or students in performance at your home or place of business within a twenty-mile radius of Portland.  Then call Barbara's Kitchen and make plans for a delicious and beautifully presented hors d'oeuvres reception ($500.00). Don't forget to call Sawyer & Company Florist to decorate your perfect evening with your $175.00 gift certificate.  All months but December are available for this soiree.
USM School of Music Faculty

5th) Martini Glasses and Matching Serving Tray    $1,105.00
Five martini glasses with images of lemons and olives on gold gilding and matching 16" square-serving tray. Signature decoupage artware from Scott Potter Designs.
6th) Two round-trip airline tickets  $1,000 (approx.)
Choose your destination within the continental United States and then call Hewins/Carlson Wagonlit Travel to plan your adventure.

7th) Music and Menu Package for Four    $914.00  

Start your musical and culinary "tour" in December of this year and continue into the summer of 2005.

Natasha's tel: (207) 541-3663
 
8th) Custom Made Men's Sportcoat       $900.00
Make an appointment with David Hodgkins, owner of David Wood Clothiers. Meet with him at his place of business on Middle Street in the Old Port, pore over his many choices of fine fabrics, select your jacket style and
be measured.  Look forward to owning an important piece of custom-designed clothing, which will serve you "in style" for years to
come.
9th) 18K Gold "Orion" Earrings      $760.00
18K pierced earrings, hand formed from flat sheet to create a mini-wearable sculpture (These may be exchanged for another style at Michael Good's Rockport, Maine, gallery.) Donated by Michael Good Designs.

10th) An Elegant Overnight Boston Musical Adventure for Two     $650.00
  • Two superb seats to a spring 2005 Boston Symphony Orchestra performance at Symphony Hall in downtown Boston, donated by Mary Nelson
  • One evening at the Ritz-Carlton Boston, deluxe accommodations!   
 

 

 

 

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A round of applause for all of our raffle contributors, and for the USM School of Music's 2004 Gala corporate sponsors.

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