Raffle Reality - What would you cut

[rcarmac]

We are 25 Days away from Closing the Raffle. That means we are through 58% on the time for our Raffle.

Today, we have only sold 25% of the tickets compared to last year.
If the raffle was to close today, NCWW would have a loss for the year of approximately -$14,000.
Raffle Sales make up 85% of the revenue that NCWW uses to keep the site running, fund scholarship, annual picnic, and participate in outreach events like the Klingspor Woodworking Extravaganza in Oct and AAW in June.

So please support NCWW and make a raffle ticket purchase.

 

[Artisan Pirate]

Well Said

 

[Mike Davis]

I succumbed to peer pressure...
Don't know what I will have to give up this month.

 

[mgreene93]

I don’t visit the Facebook page very often, but I was wondering if the raffle has been advertised there?

 

[Mike Davis]

A little, feel free to enthusiastically proclaim the greatest deal on the net today.

 

[dan.deter]

I have doubled my original purchase.

 

[ChemE75]

I doubt it makes much difference since I never win raffles, and logic says every number has equal odds, but heck with logic, decided to spread my tickets out to more randomize my numbers and maybe improve one of my numbers getting picked. So there will be at least a couple more purchases.

 

[rcarmac]

I doubt it makes much difference since I never win raffles, and logic says every number has equal odds, but heck with logic, decided to spread my tickets out to more randomize my numbers and maybe improve one of my numbers getting picked. So there will be at least a couple more purchases.

The higher the number the more "Curly" the ticket is due to being in the center of the ticket roll. Just saying.

 

[Mike Davis]

The higher the number the more "Curly" the ticket is due to being in the center of the ticket roll. Just saying.

That has been stated many times before and could be a reason for delayed purchases

 

[JNCarr]

I'm about to buy more LOSING tickets. That means I'll INCREASE the odds for everyone else to win something. As Monk used to say, "You can thank me later"...

 

[Graywolf]

I just purchased my second batch. More to come. So if you don’t want me to take home all yhe goodies then you need to get busy and start buying tickets. Good luck!

 

[LeftyTom]

The higher the number the more "Curly" the ticket is due to being in the center of the ticket roll. Just saying.

But if the early tickets are pulled from the end of the previous roll, they will be curlier.

 

[Graywolf]

But if the early tickets are pulled from the end of the previous roll, they will be curly.

And the argument is?

 

[bowman]

There's curl to all of them, then it's just more or less...

 

[LeftyTom]

And the argument is?

If the early tickets came from the end of on roll, they will likely be as curly as the last tickets sold (which came of the second, newer roll).

 

[bowman]

Sorry to disappoint, we're starting with new rolls. Old rolls will be used at the picnic for other activities.

 

[Graywolf]

Tom I know you were trying to be humorous and so was I. It a terrible thing to have to explain the joke. I have that problem all of the time my wife tells me I’m not funny. It doesn’t stop me from trying though.
With all that said. We need y’all’s help here. We are raising money for our operation budget and our future growth. We are manned strictly by volunteers however we will have to start paying for services to assist in our operations. Maintaining a website and the storage needed to archive every post and record cost money. We also would like to continue building funds for the scholarship funds in hopes that it can become an endowment. So here is the bottom line. We can scrape by or we can flourish as an organization, a community. We do that without any formal dues but by putting on a raffle and an auction to raise funds. You have a group of 7 board members who put together and raise donations for all of this. This not an easy task. There are countless hours of effort to bring this all together to serve all of you. So again what is it in this that you can live without. Are we a community that can pull together and raise the funds needed to flourish and grow? Are we wanting to build a legacy?

 

[LeftyTom]

Tom I know you were trying to be humorous and so was I. It a terrible thing to have to explain the joke. I have that problem all of the time my wife tells me I’m not funny. It doesn’t stop me from trying though.
With all that said. We need y’all’s help here. We are raising money for our operation budget and our future growth. We are manned strictly by volunteers however we will have to start paying for services to assist in our operations. Maintaining a website and the storage needed to archive every post and record cost money. We also would like to continue building funds for the scholarship funds in hopes that it can become an endowment. So here is the bottom line. We can scrape by or we can flourish as an organization, a community. We do that without any formal dues but by putting on a raffle and an auction to raise funds. You have a group of 7 board members who put together and raise donations for all of this. This not an easy task. There are countless hours of effort to bring this all together to serve all of you. So again what is it in this that you can live without. Are we a community that can pull together and raise the funds needed to flourish and grow? Are we wanting to build a legacy?

No worries, it's all good.

I bought one gaggle of tickets last week.

 

[mgreene93]

I really think the move to $6 tickets has had an effect on ticket sales. I have actually bought more tickets this year.

 

[pop-pop]

Just bought my first batch.