by Allison Gillette | October 3rd, 2011
This month, Emerson College Quidditch is doing a raffle fundraiser for the Middlebury Cup for Vermont Flood Relief. The winner will win a date with the President of the IQA Alex Benepe.
Alex Benepe, CEO, Commissioner, and President of the IQA, will be raffled off in order to raise money for the Vermont Irene Flood Relief. The event is being sponsored by Emerson College Quidditch, although the raffle will be open to all of IQA.
A few weeks ago, hurricane Irene swept through Vermont leaving a dozen towns cut off from the outside world and dozens of others badly damaged. The flooding knocked out bridges, destroyed over 200 roadways, and left hundreds of local businesses damaged beyond repair.
At least two people are dead and one is missing in Vermont in the worst flooding the state has seen in 84 years, which has the governor calling for “all the help we can get.” As towns begin to rebuild, they are in constant need of funds and supplies.
What better way to help Vermont (quidditch’s hometown) than to raffle off a date with the legendary Alex Benepe? The tickets cost $10 for one ticket, $50 for six tickets and will be for sale from October 3 – 13. The winner we be chosen on October 15 and will be notified via email.
After the winner is chosen, the date will be arranged between Alex and the winner and will take place in New York, NY. And, don’t worry fellas, if you would rather not have a romantic dinner with Alex, he would be happy to take you out for a night at the bars! The travel agency the IQA works with has donated $50 to this prize. Thus, up to $100 will be put towards the winner’s travel OR if people do not want a date with Alex, they can opt to take the $100 over the date. Alex has offered to host the date on Monday November 14 for the benefit of fans coming to New York for the World Cup.
While Alex did not invent quidditch, he was the person who helped the sport grow into what it is today. He founded the IQA and, while he no longer plays quidditch, he seeked for Middlebury College, catching the snitch in the championship game in the first World Cup in 2005. Since then, he’s won a PR Event of the Year award from PR Week Magazine for his work with the IQA.
Buy your raffle tickets below:
George
October 3, 2011
4:44 pm
…Can a guy win this, too?
Allison Gillette
October 3, 2011
5:13 pm
Absolutely! A guy could choose between a dinner date with Alex OR a night at the bar with Alex
Dan Panzarella
Admin
October 3, 2011
6:29 pm
currently drooling.
Allison Gillette
October 3, 2011
5:30 pm
Everyone please stand by while we fix the link to the purchasing page
Morgyn
Captain, Australian National University; International Regional Director
October 3, 2011
6:54 pm
Amazing. xD Unfortunately $50 isn’t going to get me to the Northern hemisphere, let alone to New York, or I’d be so in.
Anna Jessop
October 3, 2011
9:08 pm
soooo incredible…. if only 50$ would get me to new york…
Alex Clark
Captain, Texas Tech University; Alabama State Director
October 4, 2011
12:56 am
This feels a bit like prostitution lol. It would be even funnier if he had no idea this was happening.
Alex Clark
Captain, Texas Tech University; Alabama State Director
October 4, 2011
12:57 am
Thats cool, since when am I the northeastern regional director??
Alicia Radford
Admin
October 4, 2011
7:42 am
Huh… Dan? lol.
Winter Schwaid-Lindner
HR Director; Hawaii State Director
October 4, 2011
7:32 pm
I also appreciate how you’re the northeastern regional director twice.
Winter Schwaid-Lindner
HR Director; Hawaii State Director
October 4, 2011
7:32 pm
OH HEY, ME TOO!
Alex Clark
Captain, Texas Tech University; Alabama State Director
October 4, 2011
8:26 pm
Did you do this? Lol it seems that you would be a person to be mischievous with this little title thing
Dan Panzarella
Admin
October 4, 2011
9:59 pm
this little thread makes no sense now
Alex Clark
Captain, Texas Tech University; Alabama State Director
October 6, 2011
11:18 am
gracias Dan! I think Ms Moy would have come after me if that stayed for too much longer
Winter Schwaid-Lindner
HR Director; Hawaii State Director
October 8, 2011
1:31 pm
Hahahaha thanks Dan
Although I did like being the Northeast Regional…. 
Cartercr
October 4, 2011
2:35 pm
Definitely wanna win this, though I’m not old enough for the bars, and a romantic date would be creepy…
Allison Gillette
October 4, 2011
11:38 pm
If you win and are underage for the bars, you can still do something awesome with Alex in New York if you win.
Alex Clark
Captain, Texas Tech University; Alabama State Director
October 7, 2011
4:39 pm
Haha thanks for showin your State Rep some love ;D
Heather R.
October 8, 2011
5:30 am
I wonder if my boyfriend would mind..
Chica
October 12, 2011
4:04 pm
Can a GIRL opt to bar hop w/Alex instead of having a dinner date? I mean, not that Alex isn’t handsome or anything. It’s just that some alcoh… errrr, I mean people prefer whiskey to food.
Allison Gillette
October 13, 2011
11:06 am
Yes girls can opt for the bar night