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CONGRATULATIONS TO CHUCK POTVIN OF WILLIMANTIC, WHO WON LAST YEAR'S TRIP TO WASHINGTON. SARAH SHIMCHICK OF COLUMBIA IS THIS YEAR'S WINNER.
Wayne Norman, Chuck Potvin, and Joe D'Ambrosio at the Verizon Center before the March 3, 2007 UConn/Georgetown game -- Gina Potvin photo
A trip to Washington D. C.? Sure you'd like to visit, but the trip? Forget it, right? Wrong! No shuttle, no turnpike. THE TRAIN! Not just any train, Amtrak's Acela Express , where you can use your laptop or portable DVD in large, comfortable luxury and arrive in the center of town. Good Company, 14/WILI and Amtrak gave away tickets for two on Acela Express, New London to Washington, leaving Friday January 11th and returning Sunday January 13th.
Our winners spend the weekend at the elegant Melrose Hotel , located in Washington's West End, just two blocks from Georgetown on Pennsylvania Avenue, 8 blocks from The White House. How elegant? Five-star elegant--check it out at www.melrosehoteldc.com .
And by the way, among the attractions to enjoy in our naton's capital, we'll also give away a pair of tickets to the UConn-Georgetown men's basketball game on Saturday, January 12th. One entry per household.
To enter this year's drawing, email wayne @ wili.com or snailmail your entry to WILI, 720 Main Street, Willimantic, Ct. 06226 and jot down ACELA EXPERIENCE WITH MELROSE LUXURY by January 5th. Listen the morning of January 9th when we pick a winner for a weekend holiday in Washington, D. C.
In the year 2000, the National Railroad Passenger Corporation, Amtrak, created new technology with their high-speed Acela service in the Northeast. Acela is derived from the words "excellence" and "acceleration." The high speed electric train is capable of speeds up to 150mph. Amtrak plans to implement many new rail systems in its efforts to entice the American public back to rail travel as an efficient and effective mode of transportation.
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