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California’s First and Oldest House Raffle, Grand Prize Winners

Palos Verdes Dream House Raffle, winners have been announced!

Proceeds from the 19th annual Palos Verdes Dream House Raffle, the first and oldest house raffle licensed in California, benefit the 91-year-old Palos Verdes Art Center’s exhibition, education, and outreach programs. The event makes the visual arts available, accessible and affordable to residents and visitors to Los Angeles County.

Funds raised by the 2022 Palos Verdes Dream House Raffle directly support PVAC programs like “Art at Your Fingertips,” a school-based outreach program reaching over 7,000 grade school children annually that inspires students to tap into their creative abilities by teaching art skills.

The raffle supports initiatives such as the art center’s “Special Mornings,” which offers special needs students from the Los Angeles Unified School District a chance to explore the world of art through personalized instruction and projects. Funds raised will also benefit The Studio School, which teaches year-round art classes to adults and children, and supports annual programs of curated exhibitions.

GRAND PRIZE WINNER

Michele Gregorian — Montebello, CA

1st PRIZE – $25,000 

Hamid Khorramnezhad — Culver City, CA

MULTI-TICKET WINNER – $15,000

Lee Nuez — Brandon, OR

2nd PRIZE – $10,000 CASH

Shariece Vallejo — Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA

3rd PRIZE – $5,000 CASH

Melissa Anel — Palos Verdes Estates, CA

4th PRIZE – $2,500 CASH

Paul Fasoli — Palos Verdes Estates, CA

5th Add-on Winner – $10,000 CASH

Richard Fabro — San Pedro, CA

$1,000 Winner 

Jorge Sedano — Rancho Palos Verdes, CA

$1,000 Winner

Kate Parazette — Kentfield, CA

$1,000 Winner

James Cook — Pahrump, NV

$1,000 Winner

Erika Tamayo — Chatham, NJ

$1,000 Winner

Karen Plut — Rancho Palos Verdes, CA

$500 Winner 

Bernard T. McNamera — Aliso Viejo, CA

$500 Winner

Ashley Cupino — Long Beach, CA

$500 Winner

David Shin — Walnut, CA

$500 Winner

Robert Livingston — Studio City, CA

$500 Winner

Angela and Elizabeth Ehlers — San Pedro, CA

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