But First… Start Your Engines for a Family Favorite!

Before you dive into the tea and timepieces to follow, we have a little “But First!” for the parents (and the young at heart).

Our latest giveaway is officially live, and this one is a heavy-hitter: a four-pack of tickets to the 2026 Junior League of Raleigh Touch-a-Truck event. If you have a little one who loses their mind (in the very best way) every time a fire truck or a bulldozer rolls by, this is your chance to snag a family pack of tickets. It’s the ultimate hands-on experience where the “don’t touch” rule is thrown out the window in favor of horns, sirens, and giant tires.

Entering takes less time than it does to parallel park in DTR, and the payoff is a Saturday morning of pure, unadulterated joy. Enter below to get your name in the hat before the March 31, 2026, deadline.

Good luck—may the odds be ever in your “honk if you’re happy” favor!

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(Winner must be 18+ by March 31, 2026.)

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Lisa Jeffries Nobling

Founder + Principal at Raleighwood Media Group + Raleighwood Event Group

Lisa Jeffries, a 2007 graduate of N.C. State University’s Wilson College of Textiles and Poole College of Management, has been working in marketing since 2005. Her professional work experience ranges from independent, family-owned businesses to high-growth tech startups. Lisa’s specific areas of expertise include new media and experiential marketing for service-based businesses. Passionate about her clients, cheering on the Wolfpack, live music, and rescuing animals, she is also the founder of Raleigh Food & Wine and Raleighwood Wifi. Lisa completed the NC State + SKEMA Business School MSc dual master’s degree program in Global Luxury Management in 2016, publishing a thesis, Location-Based Opportunities for Brand Marketing With Emphasis on Application Within Luxury Industries.

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