USA - The Long Reach Long Riders and Behind the Scenes will host their annual fundraising raffle at the USITT Conference 9-11 March in St. Louis, MO. This year’s raffle will celebrate the 14th Anniversary of the Long Reach Long Riders annual charity motorcycle ride. The Riders have raised well over half a million dollars for charity in their years of touring some of the country’s most beautiful areas.
The Behind the Scenes Boutique will also be open for business during the show featuring an assortment of Behind the Scenes swag and the famous Long Reach Long Rider T-shirts and kazoos.
Tickets for the raffle are an affordable $5 each or five for $20 and can be purchased at the Behind the Scenes booth #2229 throughout the show. Winning tickets for nine regular prizes and one grand prize will be drawn at 1pm on Saturday, the final day of Stage Expo.
The prizes, provided by generous donors, are: Grand Prize, Spotlight with Renderworks from Vectorworks; Ghostlight from Altman Rentals; ETC Source 4 Mini Portable from BMI Supply; DMXcat Multi Funtion Test Tool from City Theatrical; Event Safety Summit 2017 Registration from the Event Safety Alliance; GoPro from InterAmerica Stage; Set of 8 Rosco Fitch Liners, Rosco Off Broadway Sample Kit, Rosco Fluorescent Sample Kit from Musson Theatrical; $250 Gift Certificate from Sapsis Rigging; PK Grill & Smoker from Stageworks; and a USITT 2018 Full Conference Registration from USITT.
All proceeds from the raffle and boutique sales benefit Behind the Scenes, which provides financial assistance to entertainment technology professionals who are seriously ill or injured.
(Jim Evans)

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