Stay home on Black Friday, relax, I have you holiday shopping solution that also offers you a chance to win $25,000 or a 2010 Mercedes-Benz C300 as a first place win, there is a 2nd place win of $10,000 cash and 3rd place prize of $5,000 cash. For $300, which we all know we spend on assorted gifts, you receive 12 gift certificates to area restaurants in the value of $25 each and a bonus $25 Golden Ticket Gift Card that you can give as holiday gifts. Just get on-line and purchase your raffle ticket.

Dine with Friends, Win A Benz

This is the Restaurant Association of Maryland’s annual raffle that benefits ProStart, Maryland’s hospitality School-to-Career initiative. This year you get back $325 worth of restaurant gift certificates/card to leading restaurants:

Sotto Sopra
The Friendly Inn
Victoria Gastro Pub
The Chop House / Real Seafood Company
Clyde’s Restaurant Group
Blue Hill Tavern
Quarry Bagels & Café
Da Mimmo Finest Italian Cuisine
Phillips Seafood Restaurants
The Vineyard Wine Bar
Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse
Friendly Farm Restaurant

Bonus: $25 Golden Ticket Gift Card: $5 each to Tahina’s, Vaccaro’s, Boardwalk Burgers & Fries, Michael’s Deli and Lil’ Tony’s

Use the gift certificate as holiday gifts or keep them to yourself (we won’t tell). Either way you can’t loose.

Raffle Ticket Cost: $300 (only 325 tickets are being sold – don’t hesitate they might all be gone) Receive 12 $25 gift cards/certificates to area restaurants with bonus Golden Ticket Gift Card valued at $25.

FYI: Your ticket and gift cards/certificates will be sent via US Postal Priority Mail using signature confirmation.

To purchase the raffle tickets or more information visit the Restaurant Association of Maryland at http://www.ramef.org or contact Mary: 410.290.6800 or mary@ramef.org. Drawing will be held Tuesday, January 12, 2010.