Introducing the 'Pick Your Prize' Raffle for March 28

New to this year's Lost in Space FUNdraiser on March 28th, a Pick Your Prize raffle will replace the Silent Auction. In this fundraiser we will have a table of donated items and it will look quite similar to a Silent Auction table. The difference? Instead of bidding on a specific item, guests can purchase Pick Your Prize tickets and participate in a number of smaller raffles with a chance of winning prizes.

 

How it works: If we have 50 prizes on our table, there will be a small box or bag next to each item and a raffle is held for 50 items. Guests have the option of increasing their chances of winning by putting several tickets in the raffle of their choice or they can enter into all 50 raffles. Pick Your Prize raffles generate about 33% more revenue than the traditional Silent Auction and are less labor-intensive. Volunteers are freed from the sometimes stressful task of closing the auction table and we all avoid the end-of-evening close, waiting for bidders to come forward to pay for their items or tracking the winners down after the event.

 

At a pre-determined time in the evening program, raffle tickets will be drawn for each prize and winners will be posted so that the lucky winners can collect their gifts. Tickets for the Pick Your Prize raffle will only be sold at the FUNdraiser and winners must be present to win.

 

How you can help: We are asking you to solicit items from your friends, family, vendors and businesses you patronize. Raffle request letters are available by emailing tamra.ward1@gmail.com and also at our weekly meetings. We are also looking for volunteers to set up the table and help collect donations.