NEW YORK, NY — The Long Reach Long Riders and Behind the Scenes will host their annual fundraising raffle at the USITT Conference March 15-17 in Ft. Lauderdale, FL. This year’s raffle will celebrate the 15th Anniversary of the Long Reach Long Riders annual charity motorcycle ride. The Riders who have raised over half a million dollars for charity in their years of touring, will be riding June 23-30 on the Gap and Notch Tour: A Ramble through New England.
More details from Behind the Scenes (www.behindthescenescharity.org):
The Behind the Scenes Boutique will also be open for business during the show featuring an assortment of great 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 5 for $20 and can be purchased at the Behind the Scenes booth #2601 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 our generous donors, are: Grand Prize, Spotlight with Renderworks from Vectorworks; Ghostlight from Altman Rentals; American Express Gift Card from Barbizon; Tools for Success Kit from BMI Supply; Event Safety Summit 2018 Registration from the Event Safety Alliance; Stagehands Go Bag from 4Wall; DMXcat Multi-Function Test Tool from Musson Theatrical; $250 Gift Certificate from Sapsis Rigging; Record and Print Social Package from Stage Equipment & Lighting; and a USITT 2019 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.
For additional information about Behind the Scenes, visit www.behindthescenescharity.org or call 212-244-1421. For more information about the Long Reach Long Riders, visit www.lrlr.org.
