[meteorite-list] Meteorite Raffle Update, Wednesday

[Notkin]

Dear Friends and Listees:

I am delighted and slightly stunned to be able to report that, as of 
today, you have raised over $4,300 for our Katrina relief fund. Ticket 
sales notifications have been coming in here all day, and it's been 
very nice to hear from some old friends, via email.

In addition to donations from all over the USA, we have received ticket 
purchases and donations from our friends in:

Argentina
Austria
Canada
Germany
Mexico
New Zealand
Poland

(sorry if I accidentally left out a whole country, I'm a little tired)

I am confirming all ticket purchases, personally by email, but this 
taking quite a while, so please bear with me if you haven't heard from 
me regarding your purchases and/or general questions. I am a full day 
behind, even though I went through 100+ emails today.

We have received some more great prizes, which I will try to add to the 
site tomorrow. I heard from Blaine Reed by phone today, and he is very 
generously donating a 5.8 gram fragment of the New Orleans meteorite. 
We also have items coming in from Geoff Cintron, Fred Hall, Martin 
Horejsi, Rob Matson, Rob Reisener, and others.

Anne Black will be leaving a copy of "Meteorites A to Z" in Blaine's 
room during the Denver Show. All members of the meteorite community 
attending the show are being asked to sign that book, and it will also 
be one of the prizes.

In related news: Tucson has received its first group of displaced 
persons from the Gulf states (89 survivors today), with more expected, 
so we are waiting to see what can be done in terms of volunteering to 
help these people in person.

It's going to be one exciting night in Denver on September 17. I hope 
to see MANY of you at the La Loma party, hosted by the mighty Denver 
COMETS.

Thanks for everything you've done to make this happen.


Sincerely,

Geoff Notkin
2005 Meteorite Community Charity Raffle
http://www.aerolite.org/meteorite-raffle.htm