Door Prize for February Meeting

[Marian Blake]

Yes Leslie,
That was the formula I was using.  
$2 for 1 ticket
$5 for 3 tickets
$10 for 7 tickets
It is a tried and true and very successful formula.  
I was Scholarship manager for LSC for at least 5
years, after being LSC Treasurer, so I know it can
work. 
I am not going to donate a book if money is not going
to be raised for Scholarships.  The money from Door
Prizes could offset the Austin Community Scholarship
expenditures, if not completely replace them.  
LSC raised a considerable amount of money for
Scholarships over the years by soliciting Door Prizes
from Companies and Speakers with the understanding
that the money raised would be used for Scholarships
(they were significantly more willing to donate
product if it was going for such a worthy cause). 
Door Prizes often included books from speakers or
desirable software from local or regional companies.  
Also, the Door Prizes were an added incentive for
members to attend the meeting.  
It was so successful that I do not know of any
Scholarships given out that required money to be
withdrawn from the Money Market fund that was set up
to support Scholarships.  All Scholarships I knew of
in the years between 1996 and 2004 were paid out of
the separate Scholarship checking account that was
funded by Door Prizes.  This was several thousand
dollars in those 8 years.  I was Treasurer from 1997
through 1999, so have quite a bit of knowledge of and
experience with this.  
It is such a win-win process that I am confused at all
of the reticence to do this.  If this is too
controversial for Austin - I can just forget about the
whole thing.  
Thank you,
Marian

Marian Blake 
Director Education & Programs
Austin Chapter Society for Technical Communication
H: 830-798-1087
Cell: 512-470-1583


--- Bateman <bateman1 at mindspring.com> wrote:

> Good door prizes are a treat! The fewer people who
> are at a meeting, the
> greater the chances YOU'LL be the winner! But you're
> right, a reasonable
> minimum amount of $ raised is desirable.
> 
> The Lone Star chapter used to ask $2 each, 3 for $5
> and 6 (or was it 7
> Marian?) for $10. Lots of people contributed because
> it was for the
> scholarship. Their meetings were usually attended by
> 75-100+ people,
> however, so the pool of potential "gamblers" was
> greater. Maybe we could try
> $3 per ticket, 4 for $10 and see what happens?
> 
> Thanks, David, for your offer of a book!
> 
> Another idea would be a silent auction. That way,
> minimum bids (which could
> vary with the perceived value of the item) could be
> determined and shown on
> the bid sheets. The highest bid at the end of the
> meeting gets the item.
> 
> When I lived in New Jersey, a popular thing at flea
> markets and some other
> events was called 50-50. Anyone could buy a ticket.
> Then at a predetermined
> time, a winning ticket would be drawn. The
> ticketholder got 50% of the money
> that was in the "pot" and the organization got the
> other 50%. (Caveat: There
> were rumblings that this was illegal gambling.)
> 
> Just rambling...
> Leslie
> bateman1 at mindspring.com
> 
> 
> 
> 
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