tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6173509801114364154.post2919585958856920366..comments2024-03-17T04:14:05.997-05:00Comments on Sam, Coffee, Money, & Thyme: Meat Raffles and Other Weird Ways to Fund RaiseSAMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16485146123969622896noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6173509801114364154.post-70685976913497443102016-11-09T09:25:59.817-06:002016-11-09T09:25:59.817-06:00I passed the hs a few times over a weekend. Finall...I passed the hs a few times over a weekend. Finally, I saw someone near the road in the parking lot. It was the last hour of a mattress sale. I had never heard of such a thing until this summer. Meat raffle? I have never heard of that or any of the other games. I must get out more!<br />pparsimonyLindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14991571309786149363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6173509801114364154.post-39372827949373643742016-10-18T16:03:30.946-05:002016-10-18T16:03:30.946-05:00I bet a British pub would be a great place for any...I bet a British pub would be a great place for any kind of raffle. It sure brings out the competitive spirit. SAMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16485146123969622896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6173509801114364154.post-75896305269975003692016-10-18T14:45:43.364-05:002016-10-18T14:45:43.364-05:00You don't come across them often these days bu...You don't come across them often these days but I have certainly heard of a meat raffle, very popular in a few pubs I have known in my time.<br /><br />I've never come across the mattress sale approach, but I think it's a fantastic idea!thrift deluxehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12267215022924475298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6173509801114364154.post-43088246800845773552016-10-17T21:37:04.547-05:002016-10-17T21:37:04.547-05:00I bet if there is a way to make money, some innova...I bet if there is a way to make money, some innovative booster club member will find it. If you make it my way on your travels, I will seek out a few fundraisers to take you to.SAMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16485146123969622896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6173509801114364154.post-47702672642511755572016-10-17T21:31:03.492-05:002016-10-17T21:31:03.492-05:00One of the other parents was freaking out a little...One of the other parents was freaking out a little bit as the meat wasn't on ice, and lord knows how long it sat in the bar after someone won, but hey, a little illness for a good cause. We like our steaks up here!SAMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16485146123969622896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6173509801114364154.post-52387650131280993162016-10-17T21:28:22.578-05:002016-10-17T21:28:22.578-05:00At the school choir concert, the director announce...At the school choir concert, the director announced a test drive fund raiser starting in a couple weeks. I can't do it-the competitor to DH. I love the Mardi Gras bean idea-so fun.SAMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16485146123969622896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6173509801114364154.post-56550875471996638992016-10-17T15:15:17.508-05:002016-10-17T15:15:17.508-05:00We brits are bloody boring (I'm only speaking ...We brits are bloody boring (I'm only speaking for myself of course don't want to offend anyone) never heard of a meat raffle and we don't have mattress sales either not for fund raising anyway good idea though lol. Wendy @ The contented Cavernhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12997397522566070661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6173509801114364154.post-33554897776549268322016-10-17T11:10:57.576-05:002016-10-17T11:10:57.576-05:00We don't have meat raffles around here. Well, ...We don't have meat raffles around here. Well, none that I have heard of. And I have never heard of a mattress sale before-EVER. Hey, if it works, go for it. Sonya Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01985227040902078422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6173509801114364154.post-49890290057833534782016-10-17T10:54:37.757-05:002016-10-17T10:54:37.757-05:00Our local high school band has a mattress fundrais...Our local high school band has a mattress fundraiser and they do quite well. They also have a test drive fundraiser. The local Saturn dealer pays the band 5 bucks for every person that test drives a car on a particular Saturday. Evidently he has done it enough and sells a couple of cars every year so it is worth his time and money.<br />My favorite odd fundraiser is one our church's youth group does. They get 3 very nice prizes donated (usually an I pad, set of Dewalt Power tools and a week's vacation at a beach condo) They host a mystery dinner theater and sell 3 different colored Mardi Gras beads for 10 bucks each. At specific times during the performance everyone with whatever color beads apply to the gift stands. You put your hands either on our head or your butt as they flip a coin. If you win you remain standing. By continuing the flipping process and eliminations a winner gets the prize. The longest I have ever seen it take was 6 flips. They make about 6 grand just from the bead gameAnne in the kitchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01533249631969001657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6173509801114364154.post-78402979035526098562016-10-17T08:29:58.598-05:002016-10-17T08:29:58.598-05:00Some of those sound like a lot of fun. They could...Some of those sound like a lot of fun. They could take any potential bias/cheat out of the horse race by having the chances on randomly assigned horses as opposed to letting people pick-especially if it is a race that was already run, but that one sounds like a lot of fun. LOL on the gun raffle. I like silent auctions-they don't seem like gambling, but a few times I got carried away ($500 Joe Mauer baseball bat) and was so happy someone bid over me! SAMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16485146123969622896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6173509801114364154.post-83683840483797856212016-10-17T06:49:38.699-05:002016-10-17T06:49:38.699-05:00They hold meat raffles around here too. I also pa...They hold meat raffles around here too. I also partook in a gun raffle once(don't judge me).....<br />They also do something here called "A Night at the Races" involving buying horses and then filmed actual races are viewed to pick the winner. I feel these are rigged tho as the organizers have knowledge of the winning steeds and can tip off their family/friends which horses to pick.<br />Plus they do bingos here with a theme/prize other than $. Purse bingos, toy bingos, etc. <br /><br />My gambling of choice though are penny auctions/tricky trays/Chinese auctions/penny socials. The last 1 I went to was a year ago though and I only about 1 or less a year now. We do go to the local church auction auction still.<br />Gamblers will get their thrills no matter what the game of chance is. The "drive" isn't very strong in me anymore though.slugmamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12728856166374248591noreply@blogger.com