Is this the greatest school fundraiser ever?

Clyde Quay School is raffling off the trip of a lifetime – VIP tickets to Taylor Swift’s global phenomenon Eras tour in London, including flights, accommodation and spending money.

One lucky winner (and their friend) will fly to London, spend a week in a hotel and attend the incredibly popular Eras concert at Wembley Stadium, enjoying the amazing sold-out concert from the comfort of a corporate box.

Given tickets to the Eras tour are the modern-day equivalent of the fictional golden tickets to Willy Wonka’s Chocolate Factory, how did the school come by them?

The answer is good old kiwi networks – a friend of one of the school’s parents, who happens to be on the fundraising committee, knows a concierge in London who is used to sorting out hard-to-come-by tickets for the rich and famous.

As a result, Clyde Quay School has been able to get its hands on two premium corporate box tickets at Wembley Stadium, for the concert on 19 August.

The school’s Whanau and Friends fundraising group says it’s going to be massive.

“As soon as we mention the prize to people, they get so excited,” says WAF chair Phernne Tancock. 

“Taylor Swift is such a global superstar and this is a legendary concert that is selling out around the world.  Tickets to the concert are so hard to come by, we are confident this prize will be super popular, and will enable us to raise a lot of money for the school as well as sending two locals on a fantastic trip to London.”

WAF says proceeds from the raffle will go to refurbishment of the school hall, a project which will start later this year.

Overall the prizes on offer are worth $22,000, but the rarity of the concert tickets makes the actual value of the main prize arguably much higher.

Taylor Swift’s Eras concert has been breaking records for attendance and ticket sales around the world.  She is known for hits such as ‘Shake It Off’, and ‘Blank Space’, and recently released her eleventh album, Tortured Poets Department.

To go in the draw, buy your ticket online at galabid.com/clydequay. Hurry - they are going like hotcakes!

Those hoping to attend the concert must be ready and able to fly in mid August and have a valid passport.