Blogiversary Raffle
This year’s Blogiversary Raffle has ended. We raised a total of $883 for animal rescue and protection groups! Check back next January/February for Blogiversay Raffle II.
What:
A raffle to raise funds for animal welfare and protection groups, including
Best Friends Animal Sanctuary
Wildlife Center of Silicon Valley
Project Purr
Alleycat Allies
The Duke University Lemur Center
The Jane Goodall Institute
The Prizes:
• A Swallowtail Shawl knit in Louisa Harding Cinnabar yarn.
• Your choice of one of these three signed, limited-edition prints by Melissa West.
• Two skeins of Socks that Rock in the Undertoe colorway. (Generously donated by my friend Chris.)
• A 210 gram (that’s over 900 yards!) skein of hard-to-get Kauni in a gorgeous Purple-to-Indigo (EL) colorway donated by my Santa Cruz LYS, The Golden Fleece. You can knit your own Revontuli shawl—or whatever you’d like! (If you are trying to track this yarn down, they are glad to do mail orders.)
• A Get to Know Hemp knitting kit, including four yarns, needles, patterns, and two small project bags, generously donated by Article Pract.
• A full bag of Southwest Trading Company Twize (100% bamboo) in the Twack colorway.
• A full bag of clover green Cotton Flamme by Crystal Palace Yarns.
• Seven hand-knit dishcloths—one for each day of the week!
• A copy of the original Sensational Knitted Socks.
• A short-attention-span knitting gift pack, including abridged versions of Knitting for Dummies and Cocktails for Dummies, along with a knitted applique kit.
And perhaps more… stay tuned!
The Rules:
• For every $2 you donate to one of the above groups (or your local equivalent), you’ll get an entry in the raffle. Note that this is for new donations only—I’m trying to encourage all of us to give just a little bit more than we usually do. To let me know about your donation, leave a comment on this blog or email me at shATwhatifknitsDOTcom. I will send you an email to acknowledge your entry, so if you don’t hear back from me, feel free to write again and check up.
• If you post about this raffle on your blog and include a link, let me know. I’ll put your name into the hat an extra three times.
• The prize draw itself will take place on Friday, February 22. (I was originally aiming for Valentine’s Day, but wanted the extra week to get the word out.)
• Each person will be eligible to win a maximum of one prize (we’ll draw for the biggest ones first). That way, more people will have a shot at winning something.
• Once we’ve drawn the winners, I’ll post that information on my blog and contact these folks individually via email to arrange mailing.
The Buttons:
Please help yourselves! If you want to link back to the Blogiversary Raffle rules, use this address
http://www.whatifknits.com/?page_id=250
February 04 2008 10:36 am
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…excellent idea. i’ll get right on that…
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I’ll donate $20 to the local rabbit rescue group! I was a volunteer in Portland OR and loved it. Need to get involved in my new home - thanks!
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suzanne on 13 Feb 2008 at 7:54 pm #
Hey there,
what a great idea this is to do!!! Thanks!
Order ID: 108601 Donation Date: February 13, 2008
VeriSign Transaction Code: Approved
From: suzanne pegas
E-Mail: theanimalrevolution@yahoo.com
Amount: $ 16
Best Friends Animal Society
501.C.3 Corporation
“Kindness to animals builds a better world for all of us.”
Best Friends Animal Society
5001 Angel Canyon Road
Kanab, Utah 84741-5000
Amy on 14 Feb 2008 at 7:07 am #
I donated $10 to the Harbor Humane Society’s Hope fund (at http://www.harborhumane.org) and posted a message on my blog. Thanks for supporting such worthy causes!
Amy on 14 Feb 2008 at 7:08 am #
I donated $10 to the Harbor Humane Society’s Hope Fund in honor of this raffle, and posted a message on my blog. Great idea!
maureen on 18 Feb 2008 at 10:52 am #
Just posted a link to your contest o my blog. Hope it helps many more animals!
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Cathy-Cate on 20 Feb 2008 at 3:31 pm #
Emailing you with donation info!
Woo-hoo!
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