[meteorite-list] Raffle, The Final Tally

[Dave Carothers]

Geoff,

You deserve a very special thank you for taking on this project and running
it through to completion.  You and the others who set up and managed the
raffle deserve a great round of applause from the meteorite community.

Regards,

Dave

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Notkin" <geoking at notkin.net>
To: "Meteorite List" <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Tuesday, September 20, 2005 8:39 PM
Subject: [meteorite-list] Raffle, The Final Tally


> Dear Friends and Listees:
>
> I sold some last minute raffle tickets before the Denver show, and a
> considerable number during the show, so I wanted to advise you all of
> the final tally.
>
> Paypal and e-checks:  $10,427.49
> Personal checks and cash:   $1,710.00
> Vernon County Ebay auction:  $300.00
>
> Total:  $12,437.49
>
> The bulk of that sum is already in the hands of the Red Cross. The
> final batch of checks go out tomorrow, and the final money transfer of
> $2,437.49 is under way. I made a series of six payments (four by
> electronic transfer; two by mailed checks) in order to keep funds
> moving to the Red Cross as quickly as possible.
>
> I know there was some debate about where the funds should go, and I
> thought some of you might be interested to learn the following: I have
> a close friend here in Tucson who is an experienced Red Cross
> volunteer. She told me that the Red Cross are currently managing to get
> 91% of donated funds directly into the hands of the Katrina victims who
> need it. That sounds like a pretty efficient number to me. I hope you
> agree.
>
> Once again, I need to thank everyone who donated meteorites, bought
> tickets, sent emails of support, and came to the drawing at the COMETS
> party. Hats off especially to Mike Jensen, Anne Black, and Martin
> Altmann who gave so much of their own time to make this event happen.
>
> Mike Jensen has kindly volunteered to take on the big job of mailing
> out the majority of your prizes. I am handling a few from here, and a
> number of donators thoughtfully offered to mail their pieces directly
> to the winners. Hopefully everyone will have their prizes within a week
> or less.
>
> Congratulations to our lucky winners, but let's remember that this
> wasn't about winning meteorites, it was about getting some much-needed
> funds to our unfortunate Gulf States neighbors. The whole project
> turned out incredibly well, and I am very proud to have been part of
> it. It's nice to see everyone in the community working together.
>
> Finally, the "Arizona Daily Star" will carry an article on our raffle
> in this Thursday's edition. I'll scan and post to the List if it's not
> too embarrassing   : )
>
>
> Regards to all,
>
> Geoff N.
>
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