VICTORIA – Destination Greater Victoria, The BC Hospitality Foundation and BC Restaurant and Food Services Association – Victoria Chapter are launching a lottery as part of Dine Around & Stay in Town Victoria 2022 (Dine Around). Taking place from January 20 – February 6, 2022, Dine Around is Greater Victoria’s favourite food festival, with over 40 participating restaurants and 12 hotels offering special three-course meals and room rates.
A fundraiser for the BC Hospitality Foundation (BCHF), the lottery offers bidders a chance to win prize packages that include transportation, fine dining, and luxury accommodation in Greater Victoria. There are four prize packages available. All prizes have been generously donated by Destination Greater Victoria members. Prize draws will take place at 12 p.m. on February 7, 2022.
“The Dine Around 2022 lottery is a great opportunity to promote the amazing services and products of our members,” said Paul Nursey, CEO – Destination Greater Victoria. “As we enter our traditional high season in the weeks and months ahead, it is important we market our destination and support the entrepreneurs that make Greater Victoria so special. It is initiatives like Dine Around that will create the foundation for a successful 2022.”
“The BCHF thanks all the generous Greater Victoria businesses that donated lottery prizes,” said Dana Harris, Executive Director – BC Hospitality Foundation. “The money raised will support BCHF’s charitable work, which includes providing financial assistance to hospitality workers in financial crisis due to extraordinary health conditions experienced by themselves or a family member, as well as administering a scholarship program to foster the development of the next generation of hospitality industry workers and leaders. The BCHF is proud to be a part of Dine Around 2022 and the support it provides to local hospitality workers.”
A BCHF scholarship will be awarded to a Greater Victoria hospitality and tourism student in May 2022, with partial proceeds from the lottery.
“The COVID-19 pandemic has created many challenges for the Greater Victoria restaurant and hotel industries. Supporting these businesses through an established brand like Dine Around creates material benefits to help overcome these challenges,” said Peter De Bruyn, Chair – BC Restaurant and Food Services Association – Victoria Branch. “The lottery and contest are fun ways to spread the word about Dine Around and raise money for causes very important to those in the restaurant and hotel industries.”
BC Hospitality Foundation Lottery – Prize and Ticket Information
