FRC Team 1296 New Car Raffle (2017 Mustang)

[wireties]

The "Full Metal Jackets" are raffling a car! The funds will pay for travel scholarships to offset costs for students who might not otherwise participate.

Legal stuff...

The Rockwall Robotics Booster Club is a charitable corporation in the state of Texas with IRS 501(c)(3) status operating at 2010 Industrial Drive Suite 602 in Rockwall, Texas 75087. The organization promotes STEM-related educational robotics programs in and near Rockwall High School in Rockwall Texas. The organization has been in continuous operation from 2003 to the present.

The prize is a 2017 Ford Mustang V6 Fastback. One must be 18 years or older to enter. One need not be present to win. No more than 2500 tickets to be sold.  Ticket sales and drawing are audited by Chapman, Hext & Co., P.C..

The prize is selected on December 17, 2016 5pm at North Central Ford, 1819 N Central Expy, Richardson, TX 75080.

You can enter the raffle from the 1296 web site. Click on the car! If you win, I'll drive it to you!

Thank you for supporting the "Full Metal Jackets, FIRST FRC Team 1296! Good luck!

[D_Price]

Keith I hope you mean "2016"

[wireties]

Originally Posted by D_Price

Keith I hope you mean "2016"

Thanks!

[Tyler Olds]

I look forward to you driving a rear-wheel drive sports car up to Wisconsin

[lynca]

I bought my ticket at TRI this year ! Great fundraising idea!

[Bob Steele]

Hi!!

Good luck in your fundraising!!

Driving to Seattle would be fun for you!!

[wireties]

I hope one of our FIRST friends wins this year! I'll be careful on the road!

[wireties]

Our school district changed the rules and our sales opportunities are down this year. Normally the worst-case chance to win is 2500:1 but this year is looking more like 1250:1!

So buy a ticket, win a car! If you need help, we'll drive it to you (in CONUS)!

[waialua359]

Originally Posted by Tyler Olds

I look forward to you driving a rear-wheel drive sports car up to Wisconsin

If he can drive it to me in Waialua, Hawaii, I'll pay for it myself.

[wireties]

Originally Posted by waialua359

If he can drive it to me in Waialua, Hawaii, I'll pay for it myself.

Perhaps I can interest you in our sailboat raffle?

[JohnFogarty]

I'll buy a ticket tomorrow (:

[RoboAlum]

Quick question is it manual or automatic. We also did the same fundraiser in Arizona we made alot, this is one of the best fundraisers out there. Why do you guys only sell 2500 tickets we were able to get away with selling 7,500.

[wireties]

Originally Posted by RoboAlum

Quick question is it manual or automatic. We also did the same fundraiser in Arizona we made alot, this is one of the best fundraisers out there. Why do you guys only sell 2500 tickets we were able to get away with selling 7,500.

Nothing special really - we adopted numbers similar to a high school near us that raffles a car to buy stuff for the marching band. The kids sell actual tickets but you can order them off our website (and we mail you a ticket).

7,500 tickets - that is awesome! Congratulations! How much was each ticket? What was the prize? And maybe you can share some of your marketing secrets? You guys are obviously doing it right!

[RoboAlum]

Well we have a non profit that supports most of southern Arizona and one of corporate sponsors is a car dealer who gave us a brand new mustang special edition and then we pay a low cost for the car and then use the rest of the money to support everything. We sold them for like 25 and then 5 for 100.

[wireties]

Originally Posted by RoboAlum

Well we have a non profit that supports most of southern Arizona and one of corporate sponsors is a car dealer who gave us a brand new mustang special edition and then we pay a low cost for the car and then use the rest of the money to support everything. We sold them for like 25 and then 5 for 100.

So it was access to the contacts of the big non-profit that helped the most? Our car deal was much the same.