Lawn Party organizers keep eye on the prize

Michael Garey, chairman of the Longboat Key Gourmet Lawn Party that the Kiwanis Club of Longboat Key organizes, announced the raffle prizes for the Dec. 6 event. Tickets are $100. To raise more funds, the Kiwanis Club will sell an extra 100 tickets, for a total of 500. But the group has also upped the ante by offering four runner-up prizes instead of two. Here’s what you could win:

Grand Prize: $20,000 cash
The grand prize winner won’t choose between a car and cash, but Sarasota Ford will be present in case the winner wants to buy a car with the cash.

Second Prize: A Year of Delicious Dining
Win 50 gift cards from the event’s 30 participating restaurants, plus 20 others from eateries throughout Sarasota and Manatee counties.

Third Prize: Pack Your Bags
The winner will receive a weekend stay on Usepa Island in Charlotte Harbor as guests of U.S. Rep. Vern and Sandy Buchanan.

Fourth Prize: Fore!
Come out swinging with 20 rounds of golf for four at the Longboat Key Club or the Ritz-Carlton Golf Club. The winner will also receive a $400 Nike golf bag, courtesy of MezzaCorona Wines.

Fifth Prize: Bucs & Bolts
Score two Stadium Club tickets and a parking pass to the sold-out Packers vs. Buccaneers football game Dec. 21, as well as two Club Level tickets to the Penguins vs. Lightning hockey game Dec. 23.