Win an All Expenses Paid Trip to Super Bowl XLVIII

Just 300 tickets are being sold for a chance at winning an all-expenses paid trip for 2 to Superbowl XLVIII. Excellent odds to win this football lover's dream valued at over $7,500!

The top prize was donated by the National Football League. All funds raised for the raffle will go to support the Gene Upshaw Memorial Fund.Only 300 tickets at $100 each will be sold.

The winner receives roundtrip coach airfare for two people to New York, hotel accommodations for four nights, two tickets to Super Bowl XLVIII at the Met Life Stadium, and two tickets to the NFL Experience and the Madden Bowl. Second prize is a custom Xbox 360 from the 2013 Madden Bowl and an assortment of 13 games from EA Sports. Third prize is a GoPro video camera.

Raffle tickets are available now and can be purchased by phone, 530-582-6277 or at the Bar of America, 10042 Donner Pass Road (located in historic downtown Truckee) every Monday night from 6 to 8 p.m. in November, and at the following locations: Tahoe Forest Health System Foundation, 10976 Donner Pass Road, Truckee, Calif.; and the Gene Upshaw Memorial Tahoe Forest Cancer Center, 10121 Pine Ave., Truckee, Calif. Accepted payment methods are cash, check, MasterCard, Visa, or American Express. For more information about ticket sales go to http://www.gu63.org/.

The fund, held at Tahoe Forest Health System Foundation, is inviting individuals, businesses and corporations with family or friends who’ve been affected by cancer or mild traumatic brain injury to support the Gene Upshaw Memorial Tahoe Forest Cancer Center http://tahoecancercenter.com/ and the Tahoe Institute for Rural Health Research. The fund benefits cancer research, programs and care for cancer patients and their families, the advancement of medical technology, and funding for research into mild traumatic brain injury. The Gene Upshaw Memorial Fund has raised nearly $670,000 since 2009.

Corporate and individual sponsorship opportunities are now available for the 2014 Gene Upshaw Memorial Golf Classic, July 13-14, 2014, http://www.gu63.org/ at the Golf Club at Gray’s Crossing in Truckee, Calif. This celebrity tournament is the signature event for the memorial fund.

Gene Upshaw served as executive director of the National Football League Players Association from June 1983 to August 2008, following a 16-year career as a member of the Oakland Raiders. A perennial All-Pro offensive guard, Upshaw was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1987, his first year of eligibility. He played in 217 league games and appeared in six Pro Bowls. Upshaw died in August 2008 of pancreatic cancer at the age of 63 at Tahoe Forest Hospital.