Just wired my payment..
I'm in.

awesome cause
I'm in.
this is how all dogs should have it

Oh, what the hell. If we surpass $800.00, the next unlocked prize will be a

MOC Gentle Giant Rocket Firing Boba Fett.




Thanks again John for running this giveaway for a worthy cause.

That is a awesome prize Jason

deffinitely a figure that would look kick ass sitting at my house

I think that bootleg stormtrooper is super cool too though ; I don't know a thing about bootlegs but I think the cape he is wearing is fantastic

lots of cool prizes up for grabs

@ourchickenshack wrote:

That is a awesome prize Jason

deffinitely a figure that would look kick ass sitting at my house

I think that bootleg stormtrooper is super cool too though ; I don't know a thing about bootlegs but I think the cape he is wearing is fantastic

lots of cool prizes up for grabs

no no no, there is no way that Poker Stormie or Mr. Fett gentle giant will be in the Mid-west...well ok maybe one of them but I have dibs on the Cylon colored stormie

SithLord2013 wrote:

@ourchickenshack wrote:

That is a awesome prize Jason

deffinitely a figure that would look kick ass sitting at my house

I think that bootleg stormtrooper is super cool too though ; I don't know a thing about bootlegs but I think the cape he is wearing is fantastic

lots of cool prizes up for grabs

no no no, there is no way that Poker Stormie or Mr. Fett gentle giant will be in the Mid-west...well ok maybe one of them but I have dibs on the Cylon colored stormie

oh no you didant' ....

looks like we might have us a good ole' fashion nerd fight ...

OH WOW, with this many Awesome prizes being added,
i may have to make a second donation to this great cause.
Another $10 on its way to you.

Awesome cause John! Just sent a donation.

Mike

WOW!!!!

Through another very generous donator, Jason's Fett is now in play!! We are at $800!!!!!

Now a few scenario's have popped up that I want to address.

1) People who Donated Money and a Prize

If you donated a prize and money, you are still eligible to win a prize. The way we will pull winners is by choice of prize. So 1st pulled name chooses a prize, second choses from the remaining, and so on. In theory you wouldn't pick something you donated but, if you did, that's fine.

2) I am participating

I am both a donator of a prize and money. I'm also running this thing. I wouldn't have given a thought to this but I'm still a bit jaded from the Blue Stars raffle and don't want/need commentary if I win something. At $800 it's already 160 entries and frankly writing out the names and such could be tedious. I was going to use http://www.random.org/ and just generate numbers that would be in line with your entries. I'd publish the list in this thread with your numbers. So , for example only, it would be:

Homer - 1,2,3,4,5
Marge - 6,7,8
Lisa - 9,10,11,12,13
Bart - 14
Maggie - 15,16,,17,18,19,20

My only concern is that people may not want people knowing what they donated. I want to respect everyone's privacy. What I would like to do is Email everyone their numbers. I would only post mine publicly since I am drawing. This should keep everything in line. I would like opinions though, so chime in if you feel this is good or bad or if you even have a better solution. I would tape the random.org drawing for all to see

3) Couldn't someone will mulitple prizes

In theory someone could sweep it all , however it's unlikely. At a quick glance (assuming you bought 10 tickets) it's roughly 1 in 16 to the 7th power. If you win two or three, congrats!

Love the gambling kenobi cape. !!

@DarthBerizing wrote:

I would like opinions though, so chime in if you feel this is good or bad or if you even have a better solution. I would tape the random.org drawing for all to see

I'm fine with all of that, in addition to taping someone might be able to host you a webex session where everybody who wants can join to actually watch the draw live.

Only tricky thing is dividing the prices.. in your proposal the first winner has first pick, the 2nd winner has second pick and so on.
This would require some mgt or all participant should list their preferred order of prices. That way you could 'assign' according these lists. (Just a small idea)

You hit it on the head. id ask all winners to send a list in order of preference.

I'm in for ten entries. Jetson from the ESSWCC turned me onto this and I think it's a really wonderful thing you are doing.

@Mike_the_Massive wrote:

I'm in for ten entries. Jetson from the ESSWCC turned me onto this and I think it's a really wonderful thing you are doing.

Uhh oh! We are in trouble. Mike is a wicked lucky sort.

Sent my $50 this morning.
Good luck everyone.

Could not resist: I sent you cash for 3 additionnal "credits"

whoo hoo ! Got my tax refund back today so I have a little extra cash

Think I need to donate some more now for this great Paws Cause - payment will be sent in a few minutes

Really think you need to make it clear on any other sites you are running this, that their site is not the only place this raffle/fundraiser is being held.

Josh

I went over and did explain it. It is a little difficult with them being insulated from the main post but I want to respect the direction I was given.

I also offered full refunds of the donations to anyone who wishes as well.

Off to bed, but big updates tomorrow!!

Think it was a good idea, and IMO, it is all above board now. No one can say otherwise. Just wouldn't of been worth the moaning after the fact, IMO.

Looking forward to the next update. This is really gathering some momentum now. Going to be lots of happy hounds out there.

@Chickenshack-Since the IRS audit doesn't hit you until May...donate on my behalf ♬ ♬ ♬ Mr. Big Stuff...Who Do you Think you are ♬ ♬ ♬


@John-Again, great cause man! No need for updates...you already have my address for the prizes

So many awesome prizes another $10 sent mate!

Lets get this fund money bumped up, another $10 sent

Good Morning!!

Well I promised an update, so here it is..........

WE HAVE BROKEN THROUGH THE $1000 MARK!!!!

Right now we are sitting at $1055 and momentum is still strong, so lets keep it going!

Just sent My $ to you, glad to see you running another raffle after all the stick you got from the last one, as I enjoy them and this one is better as its for a really good cause. Thanks John.