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Hi everyone,
I was talking with a friend of mine in Tuscon AZ and he was talking about how his club holds 2 ham flea markets and they do a raffle for a couple radios as a fundraiser for their club.?
Now I've seen other clubs do various items, some have unlimited tickets, some have a set number.?
Now crunching some numbers, say we buy a Icom IC-7300 which is currently $999.99 and limit to selling 250 tickets for $5 per ticket. Selling all 250 tickets would bring in $1250, netting the club $251. The drawing could be at Field Day or Annual Meeting or Club Christmas Party.?
So putting it out there what's people's thoughts on a club fundraiser, thinking $5 for a chance at a $1000 radio is appealing, and I know some folks would buy 1 to 4 tickets on average ($5 to $20).?
The proceeds could go to Field Day expenses, the scholarship fund, or anything the club deems necessary.??
Just an idea. 73 Matt NA1Q
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GM Mat
Hi Mat I like the concept and the idea.? Let's discuss with the club.
Jim J
Hi everyone,
I was talking with a friend of mine in Tuscon AZ and he was talking about how his club holds 2 ham flea markets and they do a raffle for a couple radios as a fundraiser for their club.?
Now I've seen other clubs do various items, some have unlimited tickets, some have a set number.?
Now crunching some numbers, say we buy a Icom IC-7300 which is currently $999.99 and limit to selling 250 tickets for $5 per ticket. Selling all 250 tickets would bring in $1250, netting the club $251. The drawing could be at Field Day or Annual Meeting or Club Christmas Party.?
So putting it out there what's people's thoughts on a club fundraiser, thinking $5 for a chance at a $1000 radio is appealing, and I know some folks would buy 1 to 4 tickets on average ($5 to $20).?
The proceeds could go to Field Day expenses, the scholarship fund, or anything the club deems necessary.??
Just an idea. 73 Matt NA1Q
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On 03/07/2025 4:03 AM EST Jim and Ann via groups.io <anniemac28@...> wrote:
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Hi Mat I like the concept and the idea.? Let's discuss with the club.
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Hi everyone,
I was talking with a friend of mine in Tuscon AZ and he was talking about how his club holds 2 ham flea markets and they do a raffle for a couple radios as a fundraiser for their club.?
Now I've seen other clubs do various items, some have unlimited tickets, some have a set number.?
Now crunching some numbers, say we buy a Icom IC-7300 which is currently $999.99 and limit to selling 250 tickets for $5 per ticket. Selling all 250 tickets would bring in $1250, netting the club $251. The drawing could be at Field Day or Annual Meeting or Club Christmas Party.?
So putting it out there what's people's thoughts on a club fundraiser, thinking $5 for a chance at a $1000 radio is appealing, and I know some folks would buy 1 to 4 tickets on average ($5 to $20).?
The proceeds could go to Field Day expenses, the scholarship fund, or anything the club deems necessary.??
Just an idea. 73 Matt NA1Q
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Not to change the focus of this discussion however, reading through the State Police rules, our 50/50 raffle may be in question.
Lloyd - W1LBM
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Hi Mat I like the concept and the idea.? Let's discuss with the club.
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On Thursday, March 6, 2025 at 09:42:45 PM EST, Matthew Penttila NA1Q via <mcpenttila= [email protected]> wrote:
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Hi everyone,
I was talking with a friend of mine in Tuscon AZ and he was talking about how his club holds 2 ham flea markets and they do a raffle for a couple radios as a fundraiser for their club.?
Now I've seen other clubs do various items, some have unlimited tickets, some have a set number.?
Now crunching some numbers, say we buy a Icom IC-7300 which is currently $999.99 and limit to selling 250 tickets for $5 per ticket. Selling all 250 tickets would bring in $1250, netting the club $251. The drawing could be at Field Day or Annual Meeting or Club Christmas Party.?
So putting it out there what's people's thoughts on a club fundraiser, thinking $5 for a chance at a $1000 radio is appealing, and I know some folks would buy 1 to 4 tickets on average ($5 to $20).?
The proceeds could go to Field Day expenses, the scholarship fund, or anything the club deems necessary.??
Just an idea. 73 Matt NA1Q
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Hi Matt, everyone. I think it's a great idea. If I could, I would like to throw out the suggestion of having a gift card (I know!) from HRO as the prize. Many of us already have a 7300 and may not want to have another one, but would appreciate the gift card. Just a thought 73 Marc W1MCX On Thu, Mar 6, 2025 at 9:42?PM Matthew Penttila NA1Q via groups.io <mcpenttila@...> wrote:
Hi everyone,
I was talking with a friend of mine in Tuscon AZ and he was talking about how his club holds 2 ham flea markets and they do a raffle for a couple radios as a fundraiser for their club.
Now I've seen other clubs do various items, some have unlimited tickets, some have a set number.
Now crunching some numbers, say we buy a Icom IC-7300 which is currently $999.99 and limit to selling 250 tickets for $5 per ticket. Selling all 250 tickets would bring in $1250, netting the club $251. The drawing could be at Field Day or Annual Meeting or Club Christmas Party.
So putting it out there what's people's thoughts on a club fundraiser, thinking $5 for a chance at a $1000 radio is appealing, and I know some folks would buy 1 to 4 tickets on average ($5 to $20).
The proceeds could go to Field Day expenses, the scholarship fund, or anything the club deems necessary.
Just an idea. 73 Matt NA1Q
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Based upon what Lloyd said we need to hold off at the moment. The BOD¡¯s and club officers need to discuss it first. I agree it was a good idea to consider.
Ray
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On Mar 7, 2025, at 9:19?AM, shortwaver via groups.io <shortwaver@...> wrote:
?Hi Matt, everyone.
I think it's a great idea.
If I could, I would like to throw out the suggestion of having a gift
card (I know!) from HRO as the prize. Many of us already have a 7300
and may not want to have another one, but would appreciate the gift
card.
Just a thought
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Marc W1MCX
On Thu, Mar 6, 2025 at 9:42?PM Matthew Penttila NA1Q via groups.io
<mcpenttila@...> wrote:
Hi everyone,
I was talking with a friend of mine in Tuscon AZ and he was talking about how his club holds 2 ham flea markets and they do a raffle for a couple radios as a fundraiser for their club.
Now I've seen other clubs do various items, some have unlimited tickets, some have a set number.
Now crunching some numbers, say we buy a Icom IC-7300 which is currently $999.99 and limit to selling 250 tickets for $5 per ticket. Selling all 250 tickets would bring in $1250, netting the club $251. The drawing could be at Field Day or Annual Meeting or Club Christmas Party.
So putting it out there what's people's thoughts on a club fundraiser, thinking $5 for a chance at a $1000 radio is appealing, and I know some folks would buy 1 to 4 tickets on average ($5 to $20).
The proceeds could go to Field Day expenses, the scholarship fund, or anything the club deems necessary.
Just an idea. 73 Matt NA1Q
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The following is my personal take on your suggestion. Many club members already own the 7300. Given that we also only ever have 30 or so members show up for meetings, it's doubtfull that we would sell as many tickets that you estimated. Mark's suggestion of offering several smaller amount GCs from HRO or DX Engineering might be a better way to go. Having the club fork over $1K for a radio is a little steep and I stronly doubt we would recoup the money and make a profit. We can certainly kick the idea around at one of the club meetings.
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Mickey K1WMC
On 03/06/2025 9:42 PM EST Matthew Penttila NA1Q via groups.io <mcpenttila@...> wrote:
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Hi everyone,
I was talking with a friend of mine in Tuscon AZ and he was talking about how his club holds 2 ham flea markets and they do a raffle for a couple radios as a fundraiser for their club.?
Now I've seen other clubs do various items, some have unlimited tickets, some have a set number.?
Now crunching some numbers, say we buy a Icom IC-7300 which is currently $999.99 and limit to selling 250 tickets for $5 per ticket. Selling all 250 tickets would bring in $1250, netting the club $251. The drawing could be at Field Day or Annual Meeting or Club Christmas Party.?
So putting it out there what's people's thoughts on a club fundraiser, thinking $5 for a chance at a $1000 radio is appealing, and I know some folks would buy 1 to 4 tickets on average ($5 to $20).?
The proceeds could go to Field Day expenses, the scholarship fund, or anything the club deems necessary.??
Just an idea. 73 Matt NA1Q
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I just read through the raffle rulles, yea we may need to discuss it further.
Not to change the focus of this discussion however, reading through the State Police rules, our 50/50 raffle may be in question.
Lloyd - W1LBM
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Hi Mat I like the concept and the idea.? Let's discuss with the club.
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On Thursday, March 6, 2025 at 09:42:45 PM EST, Matthew Penttila NA1Q via <mcpenttila= [email protected]> wrote:
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Hi everyone,
I was talking with a friend of mine in Tuscon AZ and he was talking about how his club holds 2 ham flea markets and they do a raffle for a couple radios as a fundraiser for their club.?
Now I've seen other clubs do various items, some have unlimited tickets, some have a set number.?
Now crunching some numbers, say we buy a Icom IC-7300 which is currently $999.99 and limit to selling 250 tickets for $5 per ticket. Selling all 250 tickets would bring in $1250, netting the club $251. The drawing could be at Field Day or Annual Meeting or Club Christmas Party.?
So putting it out there what's people's thoughts on a club fundraiser, thinking $5 for a chance at a $1000 radio is appealing, and I know some folks would buy 1 to 4 tickets on average ($5 to $20).?
The proceeds could go to Field Day expenses, the scholarship fund, or anything the club deems necessary.??
Just an idea. 73 Matt NA1Q
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