Tour for the Cure

Cincy Chic: What is the Awesome October Giveaway?
Jennifer Clayton, representative for the Dearborn County, Indiana Tour for the Cure®: The Awesome October Giveaway is a four-week contest that we’re running on our Tour for the Cure Facebook page. Basically the way it works is, every Tuesday starting Oct. 7, we’re going to be giving away a new prize pack with lots of great prizes each week. The contest starts on October 7 and runs through Nov. 3. We’ll be picking a winner each week, so 4 winners in all.

We have tons of great prizes to give away this year – we’re really excited. For Week 1, we’ve got a $100 gift card to McCabe’s Greenhouse and Floral, which is a local garden center in Lawrenceburg, plus a Vera Bradley Campus Backpack in Pink Swirls, the breast cancer awareness pattern. Because Tour for the Cure benefits the Vera Bradley Foundation, we have a Vera Bradley prize component in each of our four giveaways.

Week 2 is also really fun – it’s kind of a “Girls Day Out” theme. We’ve got lunch for 4 at Whisky’s Family Restaurant in Lawrenceburg, a fused class glass for four at The Framery, a tour for four at Hillforest Victorian House Museum, which is an 1855-era mansion located in Aurora, a $25 gift certificate to Beiersdorfer Orchard, and 4 Vera Bradley luggage tags in Pink Swirls.

Week 3’s really kind of our pampering week – it includes a $100 gift card to the Parlour of Aurora, a full-service salon and day spa located in Aurora, plus a Vera Bradley Shower Caddy in Pink Swirls.

Finally, for Week 4, we’re doing our biggest giveaway of the series, with overnight accommodations for two at Hollywood Casino Hotel in Lawrenceburg, dinner for two at the Final Cut Steakhouse, tour for two at Hillforest Victorian House Museum, and a Vera Bradley Snap-on iPhone Case in Pink Swirls.

Basically our goal for the contest is to get people aware of Tour for the Cure, who we are, what we do, what we support, etc.

Cincy Chic: What is the Tour for the Cure?
Clayton: Tour for the Cure is a travel incentive program that’s run by the Dearborn County Convention, Visitor & Tourism Bureau in Southeast Indiana. We raise funds for the Vera Bradley Foundation for Breast Cancer, which is a major funder of breast cancer research.

The Foundation is a nonprofit foundation affiliated with Vera Bradley, the handbag maker, and they are a major funder of breast cancer research projects at Indiana University. And we’re really proud to say that 100% of Tour for the Cure donations benefit the Foundation.

Cincy Chic: Tell us a little more about Tour for the Cure
Clayton: We’ve been operating for nearly 8 years, and since 2008 we’ve raised $47,000 for the Vera Bradley Foundation, which goes directly into breast cancer research. In addition to the Awesome October Giveaway, we offer overnight travel packages, day trips, luncheons, group tours and other special events like our Golf Day in June.

At Tour for the Cure, our motto is to “Have Fun and Give Hope,” and we feel like that really captures the spirit of what we’re all about. We want our visitors to come experience Southeast Indiana, have a great time, but know that at the end of the day, they’re making a difference in the fight against breast cancer.

You know, we all know so many women who have been affected by breast cancer. They’re our mothers, they’re our sisters, they’re our neighbors, they’re our cousins, they’re our friends. And we feel like this is just one small way we can show our support.

The contest is going to be running on our Facebook page, www.facebook.com/tourfothecure, starting Oct. 7. And in order to participate, you do have to be 21 years of age or older. You also have to “like” our page and fill out the contest form each week to get entered. The contests will go live every Tuesday, and you’ll have until the following Monday night to enter. And it’s a pretty standard “one entry per person per week.” Four weeks of giveaways, including the following prize packs:

Week 1 – “McCabe’s Greenhouse & Floral & Vera Bradley Prize Pack” October 7-13 • $100 Gift Card to McCabe’s Greenhouse & Floral • Vera Bradley Campus Backpack in Pink Swirls

Week 2 – “Girls’ Day Out & Vera Bradley Prize Pack” October 14-20 • Lunch for 4 at Whisky’s Family Restaurant in Lawrenceburg • Fused glass class for four at The Framery in Lawrenceburg • Tour for four at Hillforest Victorian House Museum • $25 gift certificate to Beiersdorfer Orchard • 4 Vera Bradley luggage tags in Pink Swirls

Week 3 – “Parlour of Aurora & Vera Bradley Prize Pack” October 21-27 • $100 gift card to Parlour of Aurora • Vera Bradley Shower Caddy in Pink Swirls

Week 4 – “Fall Along the Ohio River Scenic Byway & Vera Bradley Prize Pack” October 28-November 3 • Overnight accommodations for two at Hollywood Casino Hotel • Dinner for two at Final Cut Steakhouse • Tour for two at Hillforest Victorian House Museum • Vera Bradley Snap-on Case for iPhone5 in Pink Swirls

Cincy Chic: Any stipulations?
Clayton: It’s free to enter. Must be 21 years of age. For complete rules and entry form, visit www.facebook.com/tourfothecure.

Watch the exclusive webcast with Clayton to learn more.

This is a special advertising supplement, paid for by the Dearborn County Convention, Visitor & Tourism Bureau.