Unusual Contest Offers Lifetime Chances @ (NAPS)—Recentscientific ad- vancements have given new hope to victims of breast cancer. New and unique ways to raise money to help support breast cancer research also are on therise. The fervor to help raise money to fight breast cancer is due to the fact that 185,000 new cases of breast cancer are reported annually, making it the second most common form of cancer in women, according to the American Cancer Society. In a massiveeffort to help combat the disease, creative ways to raise money are cropping up throughout the country. In Newport, Ore., the owners of the Drift- wood Village motel are holding a contest to give away their ocean- front motel appraised at $1 mil- lion in an effort to raise money for the cause. For the price of a wellworded essay and entry fee, con- testants have a chance of lifetime to win nearly three acres, overlooking four miles of pristine Oregon coastline, complete with a 12-unit motel, all for a good cause. More contest details can be found at www.driftwoodcontest.com. The motel owners will donateall proceeds from the contest, beyond the market valueof the property, to help support cancer research. The contest has the potential of raising nearly $400,000 to help in the fight against breast cancer. To enter the Driftwood Village contest, participants need to compose an essay about why they want to own the Driftwood Village motel. The owners have set a goal of collecting 7,500 entries. Any entry fees over 7,500, up to 10,000, will be donatedto help in the fight against cancer. Entry fees will be returned if a sufficient numberof entries are not received by the contest dead- line, Sept. 30, 2001. If and when 10,000 entries are received, the contest will end, and a winner will be selected. For more information, visit www.driftwoodcontest.com. Contest rules and information also are available by writing to Driftwood Motel Contest, 1215 NE Lakewood, Newport, Oregon 97365 or by call- ing 1-800-ESSAYYES (877-2993).
