The Good-Cause Guitar

Nashville.

Home of the Grand Ole Opry, the Ryman Auditorium, the Americana Music Festival, the CMA Music Festival, CMT, GAC, Third Man Records, RCA Studio B, the Country Music Hall of Fame, Hatch Show Print, the Bluebird Cafe… the list could go on. I mean, my lovely town is called Music City for a reason!

But you know what else Nashville is famous for?! Super awesome, fun, long bike rides aimed at raising money to cure type 1 diabetes! On Nov. 1, I’ll join a few hundred others as I cycle 100 miles in the JDRF Ride to Cure Diabetes Nashville ride. In addition to cycling a century, I’m raising $3,000 for research for type 1 diabetes–an auto-immune disease that causes the body to no longer produce insulin. I’m combining the Nashville ride with the city’s musical fame and raffling off a brand-new, beautiful Loar acoustic guitar!!

The model is the Small Body LO-16 with a mahogany neck and a black finish. All raffle entries will be 100 percent tax-deductible, and I’m covering the cost of shipping if the winner lives out-of-town. Entering is easy!

A $20 donation gets you one entry to win, and a $35 donation gets you two entries. Visit my JDRF Ride page here and simply make the appropriate donation.  The raffle will close on Nov. 1 at midnight CST. A winner will be selected publicly on Nov. 2 at 8 a.m. CST and announced on victoriacumbow.com and Twitter.

The LO-16-BK guitar retails for $399. It includes a lined case as shown in photos. You can read additional details and see the specs by visiting the Loar page here. If you have any other questions, you can email me directly at victoria[at]victoriacumbow[dot]com.

This raffle is intended to support a good cause with a great guitar, but in the end, it’s about finding a cure for type 1 diabetes. Forgot where to donate? Right here >>> http://www2.jdrf.org/got/victoriacumbow4

(JDRF is the leading funder of research for type 1 diabetes and consistently ranked at the top of Forbes list of worthy charitable organizations. You can learn more about JDRF by visiting the foundation’s website.)

Because I have to, here is the fine print and rules: 

The “Good-Cause Guitar” raffle is being conducted by Victoria Cumbow, with 100 percent of raffle entries going to JDRF, a 501(c)(3) non-profit. There is no limit to the number of tickets one (1) person may purchase. Victoria Cumbow and her immediate family (including these two) are not eligible to participate in this raffle.

Raffle entries are $20.00 each, or two entries for $35.00. Raffle entries are only accepted through the website www2.jdrf.org/goto/victoriacumbow4. No physical tickets will be produced. The online donations will serve as the raffle entry. Names and email are required to donate and these will be used to contact the winner.  

Prize: One prize will be given away. Loar LO-16-BK guitar and case, valued together at approximately $460.00. Drawing will be held Sunday, Nov. 2, at 8 a.m. at the Franklin, Tenn., Marriott. All entries will be entered into a container, and the winner will be selected publicly by a representative not affiliated with the raffle.

Winners need not be present to win. Winners will be notified by via email and certified return receipt mail within 7 days of the drawing, and will be posted on victoriacumbow.com. If the winner is not located in the Nashville area, Victoria Cumbow will cover the cost to ship the guitar to the winner.

Prize must be claimed within 30 days of drawing. Any unclaimed prize after that date will constitute forfeiture and be transferred to Victoria Cumbow/JDRF as a donation.

The decisions and rules of “Good-Cause Guitar” are final on all matters concerning the raffle.

Void where prohibited by law.