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The Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk is proud to sponsor Drive for Schools, Santa Cruz County’s largest fundraiser benefiting local schools.
The Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk would like to thank everyone for participating in the 20th annual Drive for Schools fundraiser! This event wouldn’t be possible without the generosity of local businesses and school volunteers who donated their time and valuable prizes to the program.
With your help, this year’s event raised over $710,000 for local schools!
Drive for Schools has now raised more than $10 million for Santa Cruz County Schools since 2005.
2024 Top Selling Schools
- Elementary School: Mar Vista ($26,668)
- Middle / Jr. High School: Wavecrest Jr. High ($17,160)
- High School: Scotts Valley High ($24,560)
- Multiple Grades: Tierra Pacifica ($32,567)
- Spirit Award: Live Oak Elementary ($16,323)
Congratulations to grand prize winner, Kelly Buhr!
Please see the list below for all winners.
Thank you for your amazing support of Santa Cruz County Schools!
2024 Drawing Results
# | PRIZE | WINNER | CITY | STATE |
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1 | GRAND PRIZE - $25,000, donated by the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk | Kelly Buhr | Soquel | CA |
2 | $1,000, donated by the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk | Stephanie Bassmann | Corralitos | CA |
3 | $1,000, donated by the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk | Lee Hanson | Santa Cruz | CA |
4 | $1,000, donated by the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk | Antonio Nahum Perez Gorda | Watsonville | CA |
5 | $1,000, donated by the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk | Jim Thompson | Watsonville | CA |
6 | $1,000, donated by the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk | Rudolph | ||
7 | $500, donated by Whiting's Foods | William Hanson | Santa Cruz | CA |
8 | $500, donated by Catto's Graphics | Mike Greenfield | Soquel | CA |
9 | $500 Gift certificate from Dell Williams Jewelers | Roberta Brooks | San Francisco | CA |
10 | $500 Gift certificate from Dell Williams Jewelers | Rigo Rocha V. | Freedom | CA |
11 | $250 Amazon gift card donated by Light-Up Toys | Ralph Yniguez | Watsonville | CA |
12 | $250 Amazon gift card donated by Light-Up Toys | Jill Costa | Santa Cruz | CA |
13 | $250 Amazon gift card donated by Light-Up Toys | Italia DeLeon | Santa Cruz | CA |
14 | $250 Amazon gift card donated by Light-Up Toys | Daoud | Soquel | CA |
15 | Two lower-level tickets to Golden State Warriors Game & signed Stephen Curry photo | Hector Llamas | Aromas | CA |
16 | Two-night stay at Inns of Santa Cruz, inn of your choice | Carol Bowden | Canadaigua | NY |
17 | One-night stay at the Dream Inn with breakfast | Andrew Cahn | Santa Cruz | CA |
18 | One-night stay at Chaminade Resort with breakfast | Angie Varni | Watsonville | CA |
19 | Golf foursome with cart at Bayonet & Black Horse Golf Club | Kevin Kingston | Santa Cruz | CA |
20 | SCUBA Certification course at Adventure Sports Unlimited | Alex Nizenkoff | Salt Lake City | UT |
21 | Four premium tickets to a San Jose Sharks game | Andrea Muzzi | Santa Cruz | CA |
22 | Four game tickets to Santa Cruz Warriors w/shootaround & Stephen Curry bobblehead | Heather Warner | Scotts Valley | CA |
23 | Two-hour bowling and pizza party for 10 at Boardwalk Bowl | Jamie Hooper | ||
24 | Dynamic House Cleaning - $300 gift certificate | Andy Orgain | Santa Cruz | CA |
25 | Dynamic House Cleaning - $300 gift certificate | Maria Lobato | Royal Oaks | CA |
26 | Dynamic House Cleaning - $150 gift certificate | Serina Farias | Watsonville | AC |
27 | One month peak membership with Paradigm Sport | Jenna Whaley Caira | Felton | CA |
28 | Spa session for two at Well-Within Spa | Theresa Barry | Scotts Valley | CA |
29 | Dinner for four at Jack O'Neill's Restaurant | Kat Frank | Scotts Valley | CA |
30 | Two passes for sailing aboard the Chardonnay II | Maria L. Vargas | Watsonville | CA |
31 | Two passes for sailing aboard the Chardonnay II | Charlie Marini | Santa Clara | CA |
32 | Two passes for sailing aboard the Chardonnay II | Aditya Dua | Santa Cruz | CA |
33 | Two passes for sailing aboard the Chardonnay II | Susana Fernandez | Watsonville | CA |
34 | Two passes for sailing aboard the Chardonnay II | Susan Taylor | Woodland | CA |
35 | Two passes for sailing aboard the Chardonnay II | Shannon Mahoney | Santa Cruz | CA |
36 | $150 gift certificate for John's Jewelers | R. Soto | ||
37 | $150 gift certificate for Escape Room 831 at Cannery Row, Monterey | Will McKenna | Scotts Valley | CA |
38 | Winchester Mystery House tour for four | Nirtan Rothchild | Verdi | NV |
39 | Lunch for two at Zelda's on the Beach | Walter Monroy | Watsonville | CA |
40 | Dinner for four at Manuel's Mexican Restaurant | Deborah Madden | San Mateo | CA |
41 | $100 gift certificate for the NHS online store | Joong Song | Watsonville | CA |
42 | $100 gift certificate for Bookshop Santa Cruz | Kristy Neumann | Watsonville | CA |
43 | $90 gift certificate for The Painted Cork | Marie Jara | Salinas | CA |
44 | $90 gift certificate for The Painted Cork | Resetar | Aptos | CA |
45 | $90 gift certificate for The Painted Cork | Zorka Kutlesa | San Jose | CA |
46 | $75 gift certificate for Vim Dining & Desserts | Denna Anderson | Lafayette | CA |
47 | $50 gift certificate for Oscar's Playground at Cannery Row, Monterey | Beau Smith | Santa Cruz | CA |
48 | $50 gift certificate for Paradise Beach Grille | Ellen Busmem | Santa Cruz | CA |
49 | $50 gift certificate for Shadowbrook | Cian Moroso | Soquel | CA |
50 | $50 gift certificate for Mission Street BBQ | Asia Haubner | Tuscon | AZ |
51 | $50 gift certificate for Mission Street BBQ | Christina Vargas | Watsonville | CA |
52 | $50 gift certificate for Café Cruz | Joel Murach | Soquel | CA |
53 | Breakfast or lunch for two at Zachary's Restaurant | Rich Losee | Santa Cruz | CA |
54 | $50 gift certificate for Zoccoli's Italian Delicatessen | Sara Franco | Santa Cruz | CA |
55 | $50 gift certificate for Gilda's Restaurant | Sheila Lowery | Santa Cruz | CA |
56 | $50 gift certificate for Crow's Nest Restaurant | Julia Baltazar | Santa Cruz | CA |
57 | $50 gift certificate for Santa Cruz Diner | Adrian Zackheim | Canaan | NY |
58 | $50 gift certificate for Wonderland Toys | MJ Panis | Templeton | CA |
59 | $50 gift certificate for Pottery Planet | Joy Starn | Captiola | CA |
60 | $50 gift certificate for O'Neill Surf Shop | Bill & Stacey Doty | Sylmar | CA |
61 | $30 gift certificate for Paper Vision | LaGrange | Freedom | CA |
62 | $30 gift certificate for Paper Vision | Chris Quesenberry | Santa Cruz | CA |
63 | $30 gift certificate for Craft Gallery | Micayla Konnisen | Watsonville | CA |
64 | Mathnasium of Aptos - one month tuition including registration and assessment | Wendy Russell | Felton | CA |
65 | Two tickets to ride a Roaring Camp train | Kinuko Cockburn | Aptos | CA |
66 | Two tickets to ride a Roaring Camp train | Veronica Matias | Watsonville | CA |
67 | Two tickets to ride a Roaring Camp train | Jaquelyn Johnson | Santa Cruz | CA |
68 | Whale watching tour with Stagnaro Charter Boats | Seth Dudley | Tarzana | CA |
69 | Four passes for the Santa Cruz Roller Palladium | Judith Balba | Santa Cruz | CA |
70 | Four passes to Happy Hollow Park & Zoo | Marc Koenig | Boulder Creek | CA |
71 | Four passes to Legoland Discovery Center San Jose | Genevieve Jordan | Scotts Valley | CA |
72 | Cinelux Theatres - Admit 2 | Laurel Beck | ||
73 | Cinelux Theatres - Admit 2 | Cheryl L. Gillis | Aptos | CA |
74 | Cinelux Theatres - Admit 2 | Mona Arreola | Watsonville | CA |
75 | Cinelux Theatres - Admit 2 | Randy Cardona | Aptos | CA |
76 | Cinelux Theatres - Admit 2 | Kevin Stidham | Gilroy | CA |
77 | $25 gift certificate for Kianti's Pizza and Pasta | Jennifer Lewis | Santa Cruz | CA |
78 | $25 gift certificate for Pizza My Heart | Jessica Shugart | ||
79 | $25 gift certificate for Erik's Delicafe | Julie Kellman | Aptos | CA |
80 | $25 gift certificate for Discretion Brewing | Jeanette Alvarez | Watsonville | CA |
81 | $25 gift certificate for the Bagelry | Joyce Miga | Santa Cruz | CA |
82 | $25 gift certificate for the Bagelry | Fernando Alvarez | Watsonville | CA |
83 | $25 gift certificate for Santa Cruz Coffee Roasting Company | Daoud | Soquel | CA |
84 | $25 gift certificate for Pacific Cookie Company | Kimberly Kooyers | Los Gatos | CA |
85 | $25 gift certificate for Pacific Cookie Company | Ben Perez | Salinas | CA |
86 | $25 gift certificate for Pacific Cookie Company | Rolando Gastillo | Watsonville | CA |
87 | $25 gift certificate for Pacific Cookie Company | Jamie Staley | Scotts Valley | CA |
88 | $25 gift certificate for Pacific Cookie Company | Antonio Robledo | Watsonville | CA |
89 | $25 gift certificate for Pacific Cookie Company | Chrissy Meyer | Santa Cruz | CA |
90 | $25 gift certificate for Companion Bakeshop | Ursula Oberg | Aptos | CA |
91 | $25 gift certificate for Companion Bakeshop | Megan Castro | Corralitos | CA |
92 | Custom order of an Office Master YS72 chair, donated by Palace Office Solutions | Diana Hernandez | Watsonville | CA |
93 | Inflatable paddleboard, donated by Reyes Coca-Cola Bottling | Wendy Russell | Felton | CA |
94 | Inflatable paddleboard, donated by Reyes Coca-Cola Bottling | Juan Loeza Gonzalez | Watsonville | CA |
95 | Bicycle, donated by Reyes Coca-Cola Bottling | Lauren Ironcloud | Santa Cruz | CA |
96 | Bicycle, donated by Reyes Coca-Cola Bottling | Alex Barber | Santa Cruz | CA |
97 | Santa Cruz Skateboard, donated by NHS | Rose Switzer | Watsonville | CA |
98 | Santa Cruz Skateboard, donated by NHS | Chelsea Nelson | Boulder Creek | CA |
99 | Santa Cruz Skateboard, donated by NHS | Leif Bloomstrand | Santa Cruz | CA |
100 | Sand Cloud XL Beach Towel | Christine Ebangi | San Francisco | CA |
101 | Sand Cloud Beach Towel Bag | Rossi | Santa Cruz | CA |
102 | Sand Cloud Beach Towel | Mary Price | Ben Lomond | CA |
103 | Freedom Bakery cookies and merchandise | Sean and Renee Gustin | Dundee | OR |
104 | Pair of Santa Cruz Landmark beverage glasses from Home/Work | Hugo Ulingon | Watsonville | CA |
105 | $15 gift certificate for Marianne's Ice Cream | Dane Hardin | Santa Cruz | CA |
Prizes not picked up from the Season Pass & Group Services office by 5:00 pm on October 27 will be mailed to the winners during the week of October 28 – November 2. Winners of prizes not suitable for mailing will be called to arrange pickup. Prizes must be picked up by December 1, 2024.
About Drive For Schools
Drive For Schools, founded in 2005 by Subaru of Santa Cruz and now sponsored by the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk, Subaru of Santa Cruz, and Toyota of Santa Cruz, has successfully raised more than $10 million for Santa Cruz County schools through an annual car giveaway. This is the largest fundraiser for Santa Cruz County schools.
This year, participating schools raised over $710,000.
All elementary, middle and high schools in Santa Cruz County are invited to participate and this is the largest fundraiser for schools in Santa Cruz County. This year, more schools than ever have chosen to participate in this amazing event. Best of all, each participating school keeps every dollar they earn AND they decide how best to spend the money.
The Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk is grateful for the generosity of Mission Printers for printing all contest tickets. We’d also like to thank the dozens of generous businesses that donate prizes, including but not limited to Dell Williams Jewelers, the Santa Cruz Warriors, NHS, and LightUp Toys. We would also like to thank all of our valued media sponsors for their support of Drive for Schools.
Contest Rules
No purchase necessary to enter or win. Participation in this contest constitutes full acceptance of all rules. This contest is void in New York, Florida, Rhode Island, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, U.S. military installations and outside of the United States. This contest is void where prohibited by law.
To obtain a complimentary ticket, mail a self-addressed stamped envelope postmarked no later than October 18, 2024 to Marcy Brenkwitz, Attn: Drive for Schools, Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk, 400 Beach Street, Santa Cruz, CA 95060
Sponsors:
Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk
400 Beach Street
Santa Cruz, California, 95060, USA
Telephone: (831) 423-5590
Website: beachboardwalk.com/drive-for-schools/
Email: [email protected]
Dates: The sweepstakes begins on Tuesday, September 10, 2024, and ends at 1pm, Sunday, October 27, 2024. In addition to the tickets sold by participating schools, tickets will be sold on the day of the drawing, October 27 at 1pm, at the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk. Proceeds from tickets sold on the day of the drawing will benefit the Santa Cruz County Office of Education Special Education Department.
Prize: Grand Prize consists of one $25,000 cash prize. Additional prizes will be listed soon. Grand Prize will be drawn first followed by the additional prizes. Each purchased ticket is eligible to win only once.
Entries: Entrants must be 18 years of age or older. Participating organizations may not mandate the purchase of an entry or entries. All entries and information therein become the property of the Sponsor. This sweepstakes is open to all residents of the United States except where prohibited by law. The following individuals are not eligible to participate: Karley Pope, Gladys Rodriguez, Aaliyah Nartates, Carol Jackson and Marcy Brenkwitz of the Santa Cruz Seaside Company. Odds are based on the number of entries received.
Winner:
The winner will be drawn on or about Sunday, October 27, 2024. The winner need not be present at drawing to win and will be notified via telephone or mail within 15 days of the drawing. The grand prize winner will be required to execute and return an Affidavit of Eligibility, Liability/Publicity Release and Photography Release within fourteen (14) days following confirmation of the prize by the winner, agreeing to the use of his or her name and likeness for publicity and promotional purposes without additional compensation.
Each cash prize winner must provide all necessary Federal and State tax-reporting information before receiving the prize. All local, state, and federal taxes, and fees apply and are the winner’s sole responsibility.
Winners will be notified of the deadline to take possession of their prize. Return of any prize/prize notification as undeliverable may result in disqualification and selection of an alternate winner. Unclaimed prizes will be repurposed for use within the Sponsor’s broader charitable giving program.
Sponsor will not replace any lost or stolen prize items once in the winner’s possession. Prize winners release sponsors of any liability incurred in connection with the acceptance of the prize. No transfer or substitution of prizes allowed. To obtain a written notification of the winners, send a self-addressed stamped envelope with a written request to: Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk, 400 Beach Street, Santa Cruz California, 95060.
Limitations of Liability: Acceptance of the prize constitutes a release of Santa Cruz Seaside Company and all affiliated contest co-sponsors, its agents, and employees from all responsibility to the winner.
General Terms and Conditions: By entering this contest, all participant(s) and participating organization(s) agrees to these rules, and the decision of the sponsor, will be final. The Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk and their affiliated co-sponsors, their employees, affiliates, contractors, and legal advisors are not responsible for and shall not be held liable for: (1) Late, lost, misdirected, incorrect, or incomplete entries. (2) Any equipment malfunction, such as the Internet, network, server, telephone, etc. (3) Any injuries, loss, or damage caused or created as a result of the prize, acceptance of the prize, or use of the prize. The Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk reserves the right to modify this contest at any time in the event of an uncontrollable circumstance.