Raffle

Goals:

• keep the prizes excellent & few
• support local businesses
• < 10 fabulously desireable items
• $1 per ticket (bargain on larger amounts)
• sell tickets in store & at front desk 2 weeks prior
• find cute kids to sell tickets at GEEK FAIR
  • Sydney?
  • Grace?
  • other volunteers?

To Do:

• gather items
• purchase or create raffle tickets
  • full name
  • phone number or email
• create photo flyer of prizes

Raffle Ideas:

• generous gift certificates
  • Powell's
  • Whiz to Coho
• overnight trip
  • Breitenbush
• Rob's Kombucha kit
• fancy bottle of wine

Items pending:

• FG sweet laptop
• FG sweet desktop (gamer desktop?)

Folks to ask:

• Bike Gallery - tune-up? or ??
• other bike shops
• People's Co-op
• OHS (talk to JF about adoption booth)
• Local restaurants
  • Dave's buddy?
• Local pet stores
  • Meat
  • Pets on Broadway
• Trader Joe's
• IKEA
• Next Adventure
• Bishop's

Methods:

• visit websites first to gather info
• Ali prepping letterhead letter with info for donors
• call & explain goal & discover contact person
• explain FG & get a great item from donor!

Careful!:

• ask Michael & Kevin who they are talking to so no repeats

Help:

• Julie the intern?
• ask volunteers
• Erik?

Conclusions

Raffle made $404

• Donors were:

1. Mirador (queen bedspread)
2. Zipcar (3 memberships w/$100 to spend)
3. Nutcase (1 helmet certificate)
4. FG Desktop (gamer-type)
5. FG Mac G4
6. FG Laptop