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Quilt Raffle Reminder (and check to make sure you’re on the list)

by WaterGirl|  September 8, 202412:35 pm| 19 Comments

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Our goal for the quilt raffle was $5,000 – and the thermometer reads $5,001.

Great job everyone!

Open Thread & New $1,250 Angel Match for The Civics Center

 

Reminder:  Tickets for this gorgeous quilt are still available until 5 pm Eastern Time.

If you “bought” tickets for the quilt raffle, please check the list below and make sure you are on it!

My list shows 122 tickets purchased, but the amount of $$ in the thermometer is the equivalent of 200 tickets sold.

Possible explanations:

  • You “bought” tickets but forgot to send email to WaterGirl.
  • Made a donation to Montana in the quilt thermometer by mistake.
  • I somehow missed your email.
  • You wanted to see the quilt raffle make its goal, so you did a straight donation into quilt thermometer.

Not everyone included their nym in the email, so if you didn’t, check for your first name or your initials.

Also, please check for the number of tickets.  If you bought more than one, you are listed here as “more than 1” because I didn’t think it was anybody’s business to know how many any one person bought.  So if you got more than one ticket, feel free to email me and I can let you know how many I have you down for.

Nym

1 or 1+

Kristine

1

Raleigh

more than 1

RedDirtGirl

1

Banditqueen

1

skyweaver

1

Marleedog

more than 1

Subaru Diane

1

Avalie

more than 1

dnfree

1

Robin

1

TL

1

Darkrose

1

Cynthia

         more than 1         

longtime lurker

more than 1

Madeleine

more than 1

Paul

1

Rachel

more than 1

GH

1

Sandy

1

Peter

1

Joe

1

PT & S

1

RH

1

RA

1

WW

1

KM

1

Ann

1

Chris

1

lurker

1

silvery

more than 1

Blue Guitarist

more than 1

Nancy

more than 1

Dmkingto

more than 1

Luci

1

Needs more dogs

more than 1

JanieM

1

netto

1

Talaith

more than 1

Shane in SLC

more than 1

evodevo

1

gkoutnik

more than 1

Cam

more than 1

HinTN

more than 1

Peggy

1

Stuart

1

Constance

1

Zach

1

Frank

1

artemis

1

GB

more than 1

Barbara

more than 1

Ken

more than 1

way2blue

more than 1

Memory Pallas

more than 1

Eric

1

Stephen

1

lurker JK

1

Open thread!

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19Comments

  1. 1.

    WaterGirl

    September 8, 2024 at 12:39 pm

    It makes me so happy when our lurkers participate in things.  Raffles, fundraising, meetups.

    I think that means you’re not very good at lurking :-)  though you are quite good at not commenting in threads!

    Speaking of which, it’s probably time for a lurker thread again.

  2. 2.

    S Cerevisiae

    September 8, 2024 at 12:43 pm

    I bought a ticket and sent you an email but now that I think about it, I don’t remember if I included my nym and I used a different email than the one in the comment box.

  3. 3.

    WaterGirl

    September 8, 2024 at 12:53 pm

    @S Cerevisiae: Can you send me another email from the same account – or resend the first one – that will help me know if I’ve got you already, without a nym.

  4. 4.

    Marleedog

    September 8, 2024 at 12:55 pm

    Thanks for all that you do, WaterGirl.

  5. 5.

    WaterGirl

    September 8, 2024 at 1:04 pm

    @S Cerevisiae: Okay, I just searched for “Cerevisiae” in my email and found a previous email about the pet calendar and that name matches one of the people on the the native quilt raffle list.

    So I can confirm that you are in the raffle!

  6. 6.

    Westyny

    September 8, 2024 at 1:23 pm

    I’m a secret Stephen, but I assume the one on the list is some other worthy.  I just figured out how to send you an email.  On it.

  7. 7.

    realbtl

    September 8, 2024 at 1:30 pm

    I’m pretty sure I kicked in too via original thread, thanks

  8. 8.

    HinTN

    September 8, 2024 at 1:37 pm

    You’ve got me right. Thanks @WaterGirl: for all you do!

  9. 9.

    Jackie in NC

    September 8, 2024 at 1:37 pm

    I contributed for 2 and did send 2 separate emails but don’t see myself on the list.  I think I forgot to use my nym.  Jackie Ambrose

  10. 10.

    WaterGirl

    September 8, 2024 at 1:39 pm

    @realbtl: Can you send me an email message?  That’s how I track the raffle tickets. :-)

  11. 11.

    WaterGirl

    September 8, 2024 at 1:41 pm

    @Jackie in NC:

    I didn’t have any Jackies.

    Can you please send email again – I did not receive the previous ones.  Sometimes people add a hyphen and those never get through.  thanks.

    watergirl at balloon-juice.com

  12. 12.

    Jackie in NC

    September 8, 2024 at 1:46 pm

    @WaterGirl:  I think I hyphenated

    I sent another let me knno if I failed again

  13. 13.

    jimbales

    September 8, 2024 at 1:47 pm

    Watergirl.

    I believe I entered (receipt below). My nym is jimbales. I just sent an email from the email address attached to the nym.

    Many thanks for everything you do to make Balloon Juice the amazing community it is!

    Jim

  14. 14.

    realbtl

    September 8, 2024 at 2:30 pm

    @WaterGirl: I’m traveling so will let you know Tue when I get back.

  15. 15.

    WaterGirl

    September 8, 2024 at 2:54 pm

    @jimbales: Thank you!

    I got your email message, so you are good.

  16. 16.

    ryk

    September 8, 2024 at 3:48 pm

    I just kicked in my $25. That quilt is awesome.

  17. 17.

    WaterGirl

    September 8, 2024 at 4:06 pm

    @ryk: Can you please send me an email message – that’s how I track the quilt raffle tickets.  thanks.

  18. 18.

    tokyocali (formerly tokyo ex-pat)

    September 8, 2024 at 5:05 pm

    Sent an email. Just bought 2 before the deadline. Thanks!

  19. 19.

    WaterGirl

    September 8, 2024 at 5:28 pm

    @realbtl: The raffle drawing is tonight, so I looked you up on ActBlue and found your contribution.

    So you have been entered into the raffle.

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