Fundraiser Quilts

SafeHouse Raffle Update: Raffle Quilts are now Fundraiser Quilts!

We’ve given up our pursuit of a raffle license from the State in favor of a more innovative approach. Instead of selling raffle tickets, we’re going to collect checks made out to SafeHouse. For every $10 donated, your name will go into a drawing (e.g. for a $10 donation your name will be entered once; for a $100 donation your name will be entered 10 times).

We’ll collect checks right up to the beginning of the November Quilt Day meeting; checks must be received by 9am for contributors to be included in the drawing. We’ll keep a list of all entries as well as a running total. Entry slips will be put in a bin and we will pull names for the first, second and third place quilts at November Quilt Day.

Advantages:

No raffle tickets to sell!
Unlike raffle tickets, a check made out to SafeHouse is tax deductible!
No cost for the license, printing tickets, or booth fees!
Greater chance to win!

Rules:

Checks should be made out to SafeHouse.
Any amount will help SafeHouse, but checks must be a minimum of $10 to win a quilt.
Need not be present to win, but all checks should include a telephone number so we can contact the winner.
Need not be a guild member to submit a check and enter your name in the drawing.
Checks should be mailed to the guild’s (new) PO Box.
     GAAQG
     PO Box 131272
     Ann Arbor, MI 48113-1272
Checks will not be held until the November drawing; they will be forwarded to SafeHouse in a timely manner.
Checks received after the drawing will be forwarded to SafeHouse.

Member responsibilities:

We printed 6000 raffle tickets each year and averaged sales of $3500, or 3500 tickets at $1 each. Each member was responsible for selling one book of 10 tickets.
Each member is responsible for securing at least $10 dollars in donations. If the $10 is not in your budget, please raise at least $10 from friends or family.