Olga Bruce of Stamford is the newest winner of the William Raveis Real Estate, Mortgage & Insurance annual drawing for a trip to the Bahamas. Bruce won by attending a public open house hosted by Dorothy Darlington, a Greenwich Raveis agent, at a condominium in Riverside on May 22, 2011.
“It was a total surprise,” Bruce said of when Darlington told her she had won. “I thought it was a solicitation call at first.”
Customers become eligible for the trip by filling out an entry form at any Raveis open house throughout the year. A longtime contest, it’s hosted by William Raveis Real Estate as an incentive for buyers and sellers, as well as a marketing tool for agents.
The winner may opt for the trip or its cash equivalent. The drawing for this year’s trip was held in March.
Bruce said she is taking the cash equivalent of the trip and using the money to continue her master of business administration classes.
“This contest is a thank-you to the communities we serve for choosing our services,” said William Raveis, chairman and CEO of William Raveis Real Estate, Mortgage & Insurance. “Congratulations to Ms. Bruce on the win, and much success with her studies and her future house hunting.”
Hesitant at first about putting her information on the contest form, Bruce said she’s glad she did; this is the first time she has won such a prize.
“It’s great to know that it actually happens,” she said of the contest win.
Bruce said she had been looking at homes during last year’s spring market, when she happened across Darlington’s open house, just looking to see what was out there.
While she hasn’t yet bought a home, Bruce said, “Eventually we’re going to get back out there.”
Written by: Sara Correa
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*Commercial Record, 2009, 2010, 2011; Banker & Tradesman, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011