[Penguicon-Concom] I know it's early, but I'm already thinking about this...

[Shay]

And besides... Penguicon is not running the raffle.  I happen to be running
the raffle and I'm just doing it at the hotel.  The hotel let me put up
signs (I asked them) and yes, Ops did nicely allow me to leave the cashbox
there and sold tickets for me while I was busy taking care of Randy
Milholland.  And yes, John let me talk on the Mic, though I always made a
point of saying that "I" was running the raffle.  Penguicon was nice enough
to let me have it there, but Penguicon was not hosting the raffle.

If Penguicon does not allow me to run the raffle in convention space, then
I'll be running it in a room party.  No one is making money off of this
other than the Charity.  In fact, I lost money last year buying stuff for
the raffle and I'm not planning on claiming it as a charitable deduction on
my taxes... I did it because I wanted to help a friend and a charity, and if
the state wants to come after me if I go slightly over the $100 value on
prizes, then they'll be going after me, not Penguicon.

~Shay

On 9/21/07, Shay <bardicwench at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Actually, under Section 5d(4) a qualified non-profit organization does not
> need a license if the organization is selling the tickets at a single
> gathering, no pre-sale of tickets before the gathering is allowed, and the
> total retail value of the prizes is under $100.  Last year I didn't need a
> license.  Depending on what is donated this year, I probably won't need a
> license either.  I am aware of the requirement and am keeping an eye on it.
>
> But thank you for bringing it up.
>
> ~Shay
>
> On 9/21/07, Dan DeSloover <zifferent at yahoo.com> wrote:
> >
> >  Shay wrote:
> >
> > So... I'm planning on running a raffle again for the March of Dimes at
> > next Penguicon (everyone was awesome and we raised over $600 for the
> > charity) and I'm looking for ideas.
> >
> > So far, I'm planning to see if any of the GoHs would like to donate an
> > item to the raffle, and anyone from the dealers room.  I'm thinking about
> > selling tickets Friday and Saturday and having the raffle at like 8pm
> > Saturday night.  If winners do not claim prizes by some time (trying to
> > decide if I should make it like midnight Saturday or sometime Sunday
> > morning) then I'll pull more tickets for the unclaimed items but winners
> > will have to be present at the 2nd pull.  Does this make sense?
> >
> > I have some random thoughts about the raffle going on in my head, but
> > does anyone have any suggestions... ideas for items or random other neat
> > ideas to get people TO the raffle?  Things were disorganized last year
> > because I threw things together at the last minute, and I want to make
> > things 8 million times better at the next con.  :)
> >
> > ~Shay
> >
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> >  Hate to be a killjoy, but don't you have to have a special license to
> > hold a raffle? (state law) I think my church has to when they have their
> > festival. Granted we did it last year without, but there is no need to
> > expose Penguicon to any liabilities. Especially considering there is plenty
> > of time from now till Penguicon. Perhaps March of Dimes could help you out?
> >
> > More information here:
> > http://www.michigan.gov/documents/BSL-CG-1824_26045_7.pdf
> >
> > and here:
> > http://www.michigan.gov/documents/BSL-CG-1655_1370_7.pdf
> >
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