bamachem
12-10-2008, 07:31 PM
Every year a group of friends help me by gathering donations for a raffle to benefit the Marine Toys for Tots Foundation. This is our 6th year, and so far we've done pretty well. We have managed to raise nearly $43,000 in a very short time, and this year we were hoping to cross that magical $50,000 mark. Sadly, with the shape our country is in, we are not quite there - YET. We've just crossed the $3000 mark for 2008, but have a long way to go to get over $7000, and that's why I need your help.
http://www.sportsmenfortots.org/raffleitems.html
Attached you will find a copy of the letter acknowledging our 2007 donation as well as our running total for the last few years. Every penny of every dollar that we raise (after paypal fees for online donations) goes directly to the Marine Toys for Tots Foundation. All prizes are donated, so no raffle money is used to purchase items or for reimbursement of any kind.
The raffle is internet-based. The website where the info is located is http://www.sportsmenfortots.org where we list what we do, our donation record, the prizes available, as well as a running total for donations this year and all the rules, etc. We will accept ticket sales to the raffle if they are postmarked no later than FRIDAY DECEMBER 12th and we can accept ONLINE PAYPAL purchases via a credit card or bank transfer if they are completed no later than MONDAY DECEMBER 15th.
We will hold the raffle in Birmingham on Friday, December 19th (we'll have the restaurant nailed down soon) if you would like to attend.
If you don't mind, please forward this to as many people in your address book as possible so that we may be able to help as many kids as we can this year!
Thanks, and MERRY CHRISTMAS!
Andy
http://www.sportsmenfortots.org/raffleitems.html
Attached you will find a copy of the letter acknowledging our 2007 donation as well as our running total for the last few years. Every penny of every dollar that we raise (after paypal fees for online donations) goes directly to the Marine Toys for Tots Foundation. All prizes are donated, so no raffle money is used to purchase items or for reimbursement of any kind.
The raffle is internet-based. The website where the info is located is http://www.sportsmenfortots.org where we list what we do, our donation record, the prizes available, as well as a running total for donations this year and all the rules, etc. We will accept ticket sales to the raffle if they are postmarked no later than FRIDAY DECEMBER 12th and we can accept ONLINE PAYPAL purchases via a credit card or bank transfer if they are completed no later than MONDAY DECEMBER 15th.
We will hold the raffle in Birmingham on Friday, December 19th (we'll have the restaurant nailed down soon) if you would like to attend.
If you don't mind, please forward this to as many people in your address book as possible so that we may be able to help as many kids as we can this year!
Thanks, and MERRY CHRISTMAS!
Andy