Advice on fundraiser

[T Moore Medicine Hat Saddlery]

I am looking for advice on a situation that came up this last week. I was approached by a family that is trying to raise money for a young boy born without a ear to have his ear rebuilt. Its going to cost right at $20.000 I agreed to donate them 2 saddles. The trees have been donated as well as the leather for 2 saddles to be built. I need advice on what would be the best way to raise the most money with these saddles. I might donate another later just depends on how well it goes. The boy lives in a really small town and is not near any town of any size. Does anyone here have any ideaqs on how best to raffel or sell chances or otherwise market these two saddles to get the best return for them. Someone here must have some experience in this type of thing. Any and all Ideas would greatly appreciated.

T Moore

[King's X]

how about ebay?

[Steve Brewer]

I am looking for advice on a situation that came up this last week. I was approached by a family that is trying to raise money for a young boy born without a ear to have his ear rebuilt. Its going to cost right at $20.000 I agreed to donate them 2 saddles. The trees have been donated as well as the leather for 2 saddles to be built. I need advice on what would be the best way to raise the most money with these saddles. I might donate another later just depends on how well it goes. The boy lives in a really small town and is not near any town of any size. Does anyone here have any ideaqs on how best to raffel or sell chances or otherwise market these two saddles to get the best return for them. Someone here must have some experience in this type of thing. Any and all Ideas would greatly appreciated.

T Moore

Mr.Moore,Several years ago my son needed a Kidney transplant,to raise money I built a raffle saddle.We sold tickets for $100 a ticket,raised 16,000 dollars.We live in a small Community here,sold tickets at any event they would let us.also put on some ranch ropings.good luck ,hope it works out for the boy.

Steve Brewer

[T Moore Medicine Hat Saddlery]

how about ebay?

Thought about ebay but that would just be selling a saddle on the cheap we need to maxamize the sale to get the boy as much as possible

[Steve Brewer]

Mr.moore,where are you located?,May need to get some of the locals to help out.

[T Moore Medicine Hat Saddlery]

Mr.moore,where are you located?,May need to get some of the locals to help out.

Lame Deer Montana

[Alan Bell]

Terry, Although I've never done it I would imagine that you could do a raffle as suggested for $100 a ticket and make out pretty good. I use to buy $10 tickets from an Argentine knife maker that would only sell as many tickets as his original asking price and then draw the winner. In your case you would set a time limit, get say a few hundred tickets to sell, get family and friends to sell say 10 each, (spread them out so it is not too much of a burden on any one person) and set a time limit for the drawing. Do a 'need not be present to win' type of deal and maybe have the childs parents do the actual drawing. Sometimes the winner will even re-donate the item to be raffled again! Good luck and we will keep the boy in our families prayers!

Vaya con Dios, Alan

[justken]

How about putting an ad on crag's list? you'd reach a whole lot of people that way. just a thought. good luck ken

[Crystal]

Try contacting your local newspaper, radio station and television station. See if they would run a special interest piece to get the word out about the raffle and other ways to make donations for the family. Banks will often set up an escrow account that people may make contributions to.

Crystal

[Traveller]

Crystal's right -- you should definitely contact your local newspapers and television stations with the story about the saddle raffle (if that's the way you decide to go) and the cause it's for. I used to be a journalist and I know these kinds of stories often get attention, as well they should.

Joanne

Edited September 22, 2009 by Traveller