[Kathleen Joyal]

We are going to be raffling off a Roomba (robotic vacuum cleaner). It cost $199.99 to purchase it, and we are selling the raffle tickets for $3.00 each or 2 for $5.00.
We are hoping to make some decent money on this.
We are finding that a lot of people are willing to purchase the tickets as it is for a good cause, it goes hand in hand with robotics, and as a bonus if they win they will never have to vacuum again!
If you can come up with a parent to purchase the vacuum for you (you can pay them back, or they can take a tax deduction for donating it) and can do a raffle I would recommend trying it. Any little bit of money you can get will help, and if you don't raise enough to compete this year you will have a start for next year.
Good luck to your team!