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Four Directions Native Vote in Virginia – Raffle!

by WaterGirl|  July 14, 202511:27 am| 34 Comments

This post is in: Open Threads, Political Action, Targeted Political Fundraising 2025-26

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How there raffle works

  • Each raffle ticket is $25 – and raffle tickets are now on “sale”.
  • To “buy” a raffle ticket, make a donation to this thermometer.
  • Send EMAIL to WaterGirl letting her know how many tickets you “bought”.
  • Include your nym in your email to WaterGirl

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One ticket is $25, two tickets $50, and so on.

First prize winner gets their pick of Prizes!   Second prize winner picks between the remaining two.

Prizes are numbered in order of dollar value if you were able to purchase these.

1st Prize

I am waiting on the exact size of the quilt, but I am guessing that it’s 72″ x 72″.

This quilt is 78″ x 84″.

Darkness Has a Hunger That's Insatiable and Lightness Has a Call That's Hard To Hear 1

2nd Prize – Star earrings with Jade

Darkness Has a Hunger That's Insatiable and Lightness Has a Call That's Hard To Hear 3

3rd Prize – hammered copper earrings

Darkness Has a Hunger That's Insatiable and Lightness Has a Call That's Hard To Hear 2

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34Comments

  1. 1.

    WaterGirl

    July 14, 2025 at 11:28 am

    In case you missed yesterday’s post, we have one quilt for Raffle, another quilt for Auction, and a $30,000 external match for an outright fundraiser.

    Darkness Has a Hunger That’s Insatiable and Lightness Has a Call That’s Hard To Hear

    The raffle starts today. Raffle tickets are available until evening on Saturday.

    The Auction event will be from noon to 7pm (blog time) on Sunday.

    The fundraising for the $30k external match will begin once the raffle and auction are both complete.

  2. 2.

    PatrickG

    July 14, 2025 at 11:37 am

    In for four tickets ($100)!

  3. 3.

    WaterGirl

    July 14, 2025 at 11:38 am

    @PatrickG: Thank you!

    I need the email messages so I have an easy way to track and communicate with the raffle peeps. :-)

  4. 4.

    HinTN

    July 14, 2025 at 11:39 am

    I am in for four (4) tickets = $100 donated. Thanks for doing this, WG.

  5. 5.

    lowtechcyclist

    July 14, 2025 at 11:40 am

    $100 buys four tix for me!

  6. 6.

    Dmkingto

    July 14, 2025 at 12:07 pm

    Email sent! In for 4 tickets ($100)

  7. 7.

    WaterGirl

    July 14, 2025 at 12:18 pm

    Thanks you guys!

  8. 8.

    Josie

    July 14, 2025 at 12:21 pm

    Four tickets for $100.00. Thanks for setting this up, WaterGirl.

  9. 9.

    SuzieC

    July 14, 2025 at 12:21 pm

    In for $25.00

  10. 10.

    Mr. Bemused Senior

    July 14, 2025 at 12:22 pm

    I’m in ($100).

  11. 11.

    Fair Economist

    July 14, 2025 at 12:37 pm

    $50 for 2 tickets

  12. 12.

    PatrickG

    July 14, 2025 at 12:46 pm

    @WaterGirl: read instructions? What’s that? :confused-dog:

    sent :)

  13. 13.

    WaterGirl

    July 14, 2025 at 1:02 pm

    @PatrickG: confused dog made me laugh.

  14. 14.

    WaterGirl

    July 14, 2025 at 1:06 pm

    So glad this is going well!

    I walked into the house this morning and heard what I could only guess was one of my furry guys throwing up.  As I walked through the house I heard the gurgling and walked into the (empty) bathroom in the otherwise empty house and saw the dreaded bubbling in the toilet.

    Which means only one thing.  Call the sewer clean-out people, stat!   They were able to come out within the hour, and all is well again.

    Spared the toilet overflowing routine, which is what happens when you ignore the gurgling and bubbling.  That’s a lesson you only need to learn once, and thankfully that was a couple of decades ago.

  15. 15.

    SiubhanDuinne

    July 14, 2025 at 1:12 pm

    Two raffle tickets, please ($50.00)

  16. 16.

    WaterGirl

    July 14, 2025 at 1:22 pm

    @SiubhanDuinne: Got your email, thank you!

  17. 17.

    hobbitdreams

    July 14, 2025 at 1:57 pm

    What’s the size of the Native American voting population in Virginia?

  18. 18.

    A Good Woman

    July 14, 2025 at 2:32 pm

    In for 2 tix.  Xssing my fingers.

  19. 19.

    Percysowner

    July 14, 2025 at 2:57 pm

     

    I’m in for 2 tickets, $50 from me.

  20. 20.

    rikyrah

    July 14, 2025 at 3:13 pm

    OT:

     

    CAN we think about supporting this candidate?

    Are we already supporting this candidate?

    Marc Levy (@timelywriter) posted at 5:22 AM on Mon, Jul 14, 2025:
    HARRISBURG, Pa. (@AP) — Democrat Janelle Stelson, who lost to Republican U.S. Rep. Scott Perry by barely a percentage point in 2024, will run again in the right-leaning congressional district in Pennsylvania.
    (https://x.com/timelywriter/status/1944704131639521530?t=Fv-soy71PlB6sWQ8y17gqw&s=03)

  21. 21.

    WaterGirl

    July 14, 2025 at 3:28 pm

    @rikyrah: We can absolutely think about supporting that candidate from PA.

  22. 22.

    WaterGirl

    July 14, 2025 at 3:29 pm

    @Percysowner: Can you send me an email, thanks!

  23. 23.

    Glidwrith

    July 14, 2025 at 4:26 pm

    In for two tickets ($50) and email sent

  24. 24.

    WaterGirl

    July 14, 2025 at 4:38 pm

    This quilt for the raffle is 78″ x 84″.

  25. 25.

    WaterGirl

    July 14, 2025 at 4:40 pm

    @Glidwrith:   Got your email, thank you!

  26. 26.

    WaterGirl

    July 14, 2025 at 5:26 pm

    The quilt for the auction is 73″ x 75″.

    Auction starts this Sunday at noon.

    Darkness Has a Hunger That's Insatiable and Lightness Has a Call That's Hard To Hear

  27. 27.

    emrys

    July 14, 2025 at 5:33 pm

    One ticket

  28. 28.

    WaterGirl

    July 14, 2025 at 6:46 pm

    @emrys: Got your email, you’re all set, thanks!

  29. 29.

    Madeleine

    July 14, 2025 at 8:29 pm

    In for four tickets=$100.

  30. 30.

    Sandia Blanca

    July 14, 2025 at 10:01 pm

    Bought three tickets, sent the email. Thank you WaterGirl!

  31. 31.

    mvr

    July 14, 2025 at 10:58 pm

    Put in for two tickets. Email sent!

  32. 32.

    WaterGirl

    July 15, 2025 at 9:28 am

    @Sandia Blanca: @mvr:

    Got your email messages, you’re all set!

  33. 33.

    Karen H

    July 15, 2025 at 1:36 pm

    Bought 2 tickets. Email sent

    Thanks!

  34. 34.

    WaterGirl

    July 15, 2025 at 8:43 pm

    @Karen H: Got it, thank you!

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