[meteorite-list] Raffle, The Final Tally

From: Notkin <geoking_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Tue Sep 20 20:40:17 2005
Message-ID: <2462E548-2A38-11DA-AF7A-000393593854_at_notkin.net>

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.
Received on Tue 20 Sep 2005 08:39:17 PM PDT