Ticket Sales Preserve Olympic Torch Gala
Last-minute ticket sales have rescued a gala celebrating the Olympic torch’s arrival in Huntington Beach on April 28, organizers said Thursday.
Last week, the Orange County Torchbearers’ Gala Celebration Committee said it would cancel the April 27 party at the Huntington Beach Mall’s Center Court if ticket sales did not pick up by today.
By April 1, only 20 tickets had been sold for the dinner party, which will feature 100 former Olympians.
By Thursday, however, a total of 500 tickets had been sold, said Diane Baker, president of the Huntington Beach Conference and Visitors Bureau.
The deadline has been extended until Monday to buy tickets, which cost $40 each.
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