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Special Olympics To Raffle Off $4M Sherman Oaks [Cal]Dream House
CBSLA.com) ^
| January 9, 2013 12:50 PM
Posted on 01/09/2013 4:11:30 PM PST by BenLurkin
SHERMAN OAKS (CBSLA.com) Special Olympics Southern California is raffling off a $4 million Sherman Oaks estate or a cash payout of $2 million during its fourth annual Dream House raffle, which kicks off Wednesday.
The proceeds from the raffle of the 7,500-square-foot Mediterranean-style custom home will benefit 12,000 SOSC athletes.
Tickets are $150.
The final raffle entry deadline is May 24, but for those who want to participate in monthly early-bird drawings, the deadlines are: Feb. 15, March 15 and April 12.
The 2012 Dream House raffle netted more than $850,000.
For more information about prizes and to see photos of the home, visit the 2013 Special Olympics Dream House raffle site.
TOPICS: Local News; Sports
KEYWORDS: california; shermanoaks
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posted on
01/09/2013 4:11:34 PM PST
by
BenLurkin
To: BenLurkin
Sounds great but can you imagine the federal and state taxes? Sheesh! - That, and California’s gun laws are ridiculous.
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posted on
01/09/2013 4:14:13 PM PST
by
Chainmail
(A simple rule of life: if you can be blamed, you're responsible.)
To: BenLurkin
Wonder what the property taxes are?
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posted on
01/09/2013 4:14:36 PM PST
by
dinodino
To: BenLurkin
First prize: a house in California.
Second prize?...
...TWO houses in California?
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posted on
01/09/2013 4:15:20 PM PST
by
Seaplaner
(Never give in. Never give in. Never...except to convictions of honour and good sense. W. Churchill)
To: BenLurkin
I’d take the cash payout... but that’s just me.
To: BenLurkin
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posted on
01/09/2013 4:44:19 PM PST
by
Joe 6-pack
(Que me amat, amet et canem meum)
To: BenLurkin
Will the winner also receive a license to carry and other gun rights in order to protect that piece of property?
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posted on
01/09/2013 5:17:53 PM PST
by
353FMG
( I refuse to specify whether I am serious or sarcastic -- I respect FReepers too much.)
Wasn’t Obama in the special olympics or something?
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posted on
01/09/2013 5:29:10 PM PST
by
dsrtsage
(One half of all people have below average IQ. In the US the number is 54%)
To: BenLurkin; Swordmaker; Ernest_at_the_Beach; AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; ...
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posted on
01/09/2013 6:20:30 PM PST
by
SunkenCiv
(Romney would have been worse, if you're a dumb ass.)
To: BenLurkin
I misread the title and thought they were raffling off a M4 Sherman tank, If only they were.
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posted on
01/10/2013 5:27:21 AM PST
by
2001convSVT
(Going Galt as fast as I can.)
To: BenLurkin
I misread the title and thought they were raffling off a M4 Sherman tank, If only they were.
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posted on
01/10/2013 5:29:36 AM PST
by
2001convSVT
(Going Galt as fast as I can.)
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