PT Boat Ride Raffle Tickets Now Available
The opportunity to ride the only working former U.S. Navy PT Boat awaits one lucky raffle ticket winner. Granted special permission from the PT Boat 658 organization, this one time fundraiser for the USS Ranger Foundation gets the winner and one guest a ride very few have ever taken.
A raffle ticket could be the perfect Valentine’s Day gift for Ranger supporters (and anyone interested in historic ships). The USS Ranger Foundation’s raffle winner gets several exciting prizes. Here are the details:
A special once-in-a-lifetime experience for two aboard PT Boat 658 during Portland’s Rose Festival Fleet Week
Package includes:
- Ride for two aboard PT 658 on the Willamette and Columbia Rivers in the Portland Metro area. See the Fleet arrive, be a part of the amazing festivities during the June 2012 Rose Festival and get a waterside view of Ranger’s future home in Fairview, Oregon.
- Overnight lodging for two at a local Portland Metro area hotel.
- Dinner for 2 at a local restaurant.
- And More!
PT 658 is the only historically accurate operational PT boat left in the world. She was restored and is operated by a group of PT Veterans and volunteers over a 20 year period. PT 658 is stationed at the Swan Island Navy Base in Portland, Oregon. Escorting Navy ships from the United States and other countries to attend the Rose Festival Fleet Week is one of the major excursions the boat takes each year since 2004.
The Portland Rose Festival is in it’s 104th year and has been named “Portland’s Official Festival” and also received the honor of “Best Festival in the World” from the International Events and Festivals Association for 2011.
Raffle tickets will be mailed to buyers before the drawing date. The raffle drawing will be held March 4, 2012, at 6 p.m. Ticket holders need not be present to win.
Only 950 tickets are available at $10 each. They are going fast so make sure you get your chance to ride on PT Boat 658 today.
