LifeAct, a nonprofit dedicated to suicide prevention education, partnered with Winspire to reserve once-in-a-lifetime Experiences for their annual raffle. $32,000 raised from raffle Over 300 tickets sold Proceeds contribute to 1,354 students coming forward to seek help last year Since 1992, LifeAct’s mission has been to prevent suicide by educating young people to recognize the symptoms of depression and seek professional help. They send trained, credentialed instructors into middle and high schools throughout Northeast Ohio to teach their program, Recognizing Teen Depression and Preventing Suicide, at no cost to schools.

Winspire would like to congratulate the Hellenic Community of Ottawa for their wonderfully successful Gold Plates Benefit last Tuesday, June 12th! They are ecstatic about how much money they were able to raise using Winspire packages. They reserved one package - America's Cup Yacht Sailing Experience in San Francisco Bay with 4-Night Stay and Airfare for 2 - at $2200 and sold it seven times at $4500 each. That's a total profit of over $16,000! Erin Giakoumelos, General Manager of Hellenic Community of Ottawa, was happy to share the news with us: "In total, we sold seven trips last night! Can you believe it? We are thrilled, it definitely provided the WOW factor for the evening! Thank you for your continued support!" -Erin Winspire is thrilled to be able to help Nonprofits like the Hellenic Community of Ottowa reach their fundraising goals, and we look forward to many more such success stories.

We wanted to share a comment from the Make-A-Wish Foundation in Southern Alberta, Canada who used a Winspire Package in their fundraising event...

We wanted to share a comment from one of our winning bidders who recently returned from her trip for two to The Cosmopolitan Las Vegas VIP...

The 2011 Dennis James 16th Annual Golf Classic Reception was held Sunday, December 4 at the Rancho Las Palmas Resort & Spa benefitting United Cerebral Palsy of the Inland Empire. Kicking off the well-attended evening was MC Fitz Fitzgerald who introduced headlining comedian Josh Blue.

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Berrien & Cass in Michigan (bbbsofbc.org) recently had a very successful fundraiser they almost didn't go through with due to staffing obstacles. Winspire worked with the organization to get the event in order, discussing various "Bucket List" items they could use to boost revenue and increase the profile of the auction. They enjoyed the concept of "Bucket List" items so much, they decided to name their event the "Time of Your Life Bucket List Evening Auction", and included multiple unique experience packages from Winspire.

We wanted to share a comment from one of our winning bidders who recently returned from his Charleston Luxury Getaway...

Winspire would like to wish TACA (Talk About Curing Autism) the very best at their 5thAnnual “Ante Up for Autism” event this Saturday, November 4th, at the St. Regis Hotel in Dana Point, California. This star-studded event features Las Vegas style casino fun, lounge music, celebrity surprises and a silent auction. A number of Winspire employees will be on hand, volunteering to support the event and help maximize the auction revenue.

Winspire is happy to spotlight an upcoming special fundraising event for Ohr-O'Keefe Museum of Art in Mississippi that has a unique and fun theme this year. The Beau Rivage Resort & Casino will be presenting the 10th Annual George Ohr Gala with a James Bond theme of "Diamonds Ohr Forever." When we think of James Bond, we think of exotic European locations and fast cars. In order to maximize their auction revenue, they have selected a few Winspire packages for their up-coming event that compliment the Bond theme, including: Exotic Supercar Driving Experience and a spectacular trip to Switzerland, Monaco and London. This is the fourth time Winspire has been honored to help support this wonderful museum and their mission.