Raffles and the community?

JOCCO · Jan 30, 2010

What is the take on raffles in your area? Around here a few outfits stopped them because of: To much work to maintain them, not enough gain, religious/gambling issues To few people selling tickets etc. A few years ago if you went some where you were "Pan handled to death" by some one selling somekind of ticket.

JOCCO · Jan 30, 2010

Also the 50/50 raffle at the door seems to have lost it jazz, that used to haul in some good amounts.

HENRY E NC · Jan 30, 2010

what is a 50/50 raffles at the door. Please explain.

Wesley Stephens · Jan 30, 2010

raffles are common around here. lots of half and half at school ball games, etc...

PaGlenn · Jan 30, 2010

If it is for a worthy cause I'll do it. Hey you
have to play to win!

Anonymous-0 · Jan 30, 2010

The winner gets half the take. If $100 dollars is collected selling raffel tickets the winner gets $50. (50/50) Half for the house and half for the winner.

Areo

rrlund · Jan 30, 2010

Let me rant about raffles for just a minute. Something that really p!sses me off about them is when you buy a ticket for a real big ticket item,then they draw for a bunch of piddling stuff first. Then when they draw for the big thing that you bought the ticket for in the first place,you don't have a chance if you already won some little trinket. They should put the names of all the small winners back in and give them a chance on what they bought the ticket for in the first place!

Wesley Stephens · Jan 30, 2010

I don't like that kind either but most raffles in this area only have one prize.

PJH · Jan 30, 2010

Most of the 50/50 raffles are for a good cause. Often the winner will donate his winnings to the cause.

Paul

PJH · Jan 30, 2010

If it's a good cause, I'll buy a ticket. I don't consider it gambling, I consider it a donation to a good cause.

Paul

gregk · Jan 30, 2010

I'll buy raffle tickets to the american legion or some other good cause, figure it's a donation. Not too many of them going on around here either, usually breakfasts, soup suppers, fish fry's, with a raffle on the side. Good social time especially for older crowd.

Gun guru · Jan 30, 2010

What has to happen is the township or city has to adopt a "no soliciting" ordinance.
It is everywhere, Red cross, boy scouts selling popcorn, aid to Veterans, on and on it goes. Most are decent charities but I agree that it is basically panhandling.

Yesterday my 8 year old son says to me: "Dad I need some spare change from you to help out the people of Haiti" "Did you know there was a big earthquake there and a lot of people are dead" (His school is helping out I guess) He was amazed about it. I informed him that 90 cents out of every $1 is being ripped off by scammers and that I was tired of hearing about the earthquake in Haiti. And my tax dollars are being put to work to help out.

Anonymous-0 · Jan 30, 2010

(quoted from post at 11:35:55 01/30/10) I'll buy raffle tickets to the american legion or some other good cause, figure it's a donation. Not too many of them going on around here either, usually breakfasts, soup suppers, fish fry's, with a raffle on the side. Good social time especially for older crowd.

Depends on the target audience and attitude/creativity. Everyone has a dollar if it's for a good cause.
I've raised a couple hundred bucks by raffling a beer or drink of the winner's choice. Most people buy tickets just to support the cause with no expectation of winning. Prizes don't have to be expensive (car wash coupon, side of bacon, etc) or can be a tractor. Main thing is the cause, if it's to support your organization, and your organization is known to support the community, it's just as good a cause. Sometimes people detail themselves out of good ideas.

Dave

thurlow · Jan 30, 2010

How about some documentation for the '90 cents out of every dollar being ripped off by scammers'? If it's true, it should be easily proved. I'll send your son some spare change, if you'll tell me where to send it; better yet, post the name of his school.

Anonymous-0 · Jan 30, 2010

The problem with raffles in this community is, they're starting to give away larger prizes...like one church has an annual raffle in which they give away a Ranger pickup. But ticket prices are $100 each, which prices folks like me out. I might be interested if tickets were $5, and might buy several tickets over the course of the time the raffle is going on. Instead, I'm priced out of the ticket market, and they loose the opportunity to raise the $20-25 I might've spent.

Gun guru · Jan 30, 2010

I read it on the internet news, may or may not be false. I really dont give a rip.

730 virgil · Jan 30, 2010

the lions club i'm member of has raffle for car and motorcycle every year.
the tickets are $10 each or 3 for 20.
we have a projects committee that considers requests for money if it meets standards for what we feel money raised is worthy cause.
money goes such things for college scholarships, eyes glasses for needy.
one thing we have gave lots of money to is a justice center for abused kids. that is a place to determine if a child has been abused and if someone should be brought up on charges.
the center in named for a child who died as result of abuse.

JMS/.MN · Jan 31, 2010

At our tractor club, we draw names and put them in envelopes- the first one drawn goes into the main prize envelope, the others follow. Then we open the envelopes and announce the winners, starting with the smallest. Builds anticipation, and everyone has equal chance for first prize.

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