Rescue Raffle: MMRR Spay/Neuter Fundraiser! WINNERS ANNOUNCED!

[MaevePotter]

Ok here are the cages that are being donated to the raffle! The donor said they weren't sure if they were martins cages or not, but they do look like it to me from the pictures. They will direct ship to the winner's house. The cages will be drawn for seperately. These would be great hospital or travel cages. They are used, but still appear to be in good condition.

The first one is 24"L x 14"H x 16"W and has one ledge and ramp. The wire wheel and two water bottles come with it. R-660 or equivalent.


The second one is 30"L x 18"W x 14"H and has no ramps or ledges.  Two water bottles come with it. The cage is equivalent to the G-310.  They each come with a plastic tray.

[squishy!]

Thanks Janine! Good luck!

haha! actually, i was using my mom's credit card (she was okay with it, of course) when i bought the tickets.
so my names actually kelsey... but no biggie! 

[MaevePotter]

whoops, and here I try to use your real name Hi Kelsey

[MaevePotter]

*bump* only a short time left to bid! Get in on these cages! Everyone can use a hospital/ travel cage! I use mine when I clean the rescue's cages

[Violet976]

I wish I had money to buy more items, as there really are a lot of great prizes. I'm happy I got some tickets in beforehand... I'm sure everyones getting anxious to see who the winners are. Keep those tickets coming people, its a great way to possibly get a great deal on some fantastic items, as well as helping an outstanding cause!!! Thanks to everyone who's put their time & dedication into this! You guys rock!

[BellaBooks]

I just bought some tickets. Paypal only allows for a certain number of characters in the message box, so please let me know if you need clarification on which items I entered for. And let me know if the payment doesn't come through!

[JOOOWEE]

I bought 10 more tickets for a shot at the cages...thanks

[ShadowDancer60]

Sent you another 20.

[BellaBooks]

I might have blindly missed this, but when is the drawing going to be held? I believe that today is the last day to buy tickets, but I can't find the actual drawing date/time anywhere. 

[Violet976]

Oooh, is it almost that time?!?!?!  I'm not really expecting to win because I couldn't purchase too many tickets this time around, but its always so much fun to see!!! Best of luck everyone!!! & thanks to everyone for helping these lucky rattums have an opportunity at a better life! 

[MaevePotter]

Hi Guys,

I am working solid 9 hour shifts until wed at 10 pm so I am not going to be able to get all of the raffle rickets together to draw until probably Friday by the time I organize it all, so if you want to get any last minute tickets, I am letting it go until Wednesday at Midnight (ie Thursday 12am)! The chances for several items like the cages, book, dvd, messenger bag, earrings, rat medallion, and a bunch of other items are still very good! They have not been bid on much besides random tickets, so please bid! The cages only have 2 people bidding on them so far!

Please help us get a few more spays in! Remember, each spay is $90 so even a donation of 20 or 30 dollars is about 1/3 of a spay! Even $5 donation feeds the rats for a day or two Every ticket bought helps a lot!

Thank you all so much for all you have donated and helped so far! You guys are truly awesome!

[Violet976]

ok, cash is tight, but i guess 5 teeny tiny dollars wont break me.  sent you another paypal for 5 tickets, let me know if it doesn't go through... i'm so excited  Best of luck to you to get through the hectic part of your week!

[MaevePotter]

bump! Today's the last day!

Thanks so much everyone!

[Opie-keebs]

Just bought 5 more last minute tickets!!

[Violet976]

I just sent you a paypal for 20 more tickets (with instructions on how to distribute, of course!). Cannot Wait!!! 

...Also, I'm sure you've posted it a million times, but I'm lazy... What time friday will the winners be announced? (i know, i'm horrible...) 

[andie3131]

Ok I just ordered a few more tickets....(fingers crossed)

[MaevePotter]

Hi Guys,

Actually, I meant by Friday, I should hopefully have time to get everyone in lists for what they bid on and distribute the random tickets into those pots (randomly ) I am working on it in all my spare minutes, but I do work today 5-10 and tomorrow the same, and saturday 9-6. Sunday is my first day off, so I would say the drawing should be definitely up by then. I will still try for Friday, but no guarentees. Thanks so much for all you guys have done..

Now I have to deal with paypal who has frozen my account pending confirmation that I am non-profit, so since I haven't registered as a 501c3, that will be fun. Wish me luck.

[momerath42]

How much was raised?   

[MaevePotter]

I am pleased to announce the winners of the raffle!! Thank you all so much for participating, you have made a huge difference! Thanks both to the people who donated prizes and to those who bought tickets. Thanks to you all we raised: $832.20, which amounted to $807.77 after paypal charges. We have been able to use this greatly needed money for food, blankets and vet care. We have neutered 3 boys so far, and will be able to spay 4 girls. Thank you all so much for all of you help! Also, please consider donating a couple dollars towards shipping for the prizes, as that will add up. You can help us finish getting the rest of the girls spayed by continuing to buy hammocks from my site: http://magicalhammocks.webs.com As always, please spread the word about us, we need adopters! We still have 24 rats in the rescue.

WINNERS

DVD- Rats: The Great Underrated Pet Laura Wiper

Book- Rat Training by Debbie Ducommun Anthony Bowen

Custom cage liner set with 1 matching hammock (Meg's Magical Hammocks) Marie Elena Bauman

Cube, Pyramid, Double Decker, Flat, Pocket Hammock Set (Meg's Magical Hammocks) David Amick


A human sized rat motif blanket (Meg's Magical Hammocks) Anthony Bowen

Bonding Pouch (Meg's Magical Hammocks) Anthony Bowen

A Rat Barn your choice of color (Meg's Magical Hammocks) Janine Brown

Rat Applique Messenger Bag (Meg's Magical Hammocks) Melissa Kress

Custom Rat Earrings (Made to look like your rat!) Larynn Whitaker

Kitty Catnip Fortune Cookie Toys (Set of 3, several sets available) (Trisha) Adam Gudis and Britt Fidler (If you don't have a cat and want us to draw again, let me know.)

A set of Illustrated Rat cards (Drusilla The Illustrated Rat) Trisha Christensen
 
2 Ratatouille Figurines - NIB (Drusilla) Polly Hommel and Anthony Bowen

A Rat-Motif Scarf (Drusilla) Judith Gilliam

A Chinese Medallion (Drusilla) Polly Hommel

Rat Print (5"x7") from Berkley Illustration (donated by LifeInCircuit) Laura Bates


~1 Peek-A-Boo Playhouse -OR- ~1 13"x16" Bunny Cube -OR- ~2 of any of the other hammocks (Violet976: Melissa from The Rat Stash http://www.freewebs.com/theratstash/) Carol Janchenko
 
Hammock Set of 6 (2 standard hammocks, pocket, corner, cube and tube). (EepOwned) Polly Hommel

5 piece spring-themed hammock set (Lauren_22) Melissa Kress

2 flat hammocks (one large, one small), a medium cozy hammock, a small tube, and some treat pouches (Kalijo from Kali's Comfy Critters) Julianne Sontag-Pierce                                                                 

2 Star Dome Homes (undergunfire: Amy's Star Dome Homes) Polly Hommel
 
Custom Rat Portrait (5 available) (ambermarie9187: Kiki of Farmhouse Rats) 1 Karen Borga, 1 Britt Fidler, 1 Melissa Kress, 2 Anthony Bowen
 
One 33lb bag of Harlan Teklad 2018 Lab Blocks (Donated by Dave) Andrea Romero
 
A pair of Ratty Potholders! 2 Sets available (donated by Phyllis) Nathalie Baldwin and Susan Dismore
 
An Awesome Custom-Painted Rat Shirt: Made to look like your rat! (donated by Phyllis) Debra Mendelsohn

 
Hot Pink Rat Lover decal (donated by Andie3131) Loree Stickles Noonan

Rat Lovers Only Aluminum Sign (donated by Andie3131) Britt Fidler

Teach Your Rat French (print) (Lynne at Lichenesque http://www.lichenesque.etsy.com/)  Anthony Bowen

Bedtime Reading (print) (Lynne at Lichenesque http://www.lichenesque.etsy.com/) Nathalie Baldwin

Seuratty (print) (Lynne at Lichenesque http://www.lichenesque.etsy.com/) Karen Borga

Bedtime Rat Illustration Signed Print (donated by Toadbriar http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=7410) Judith Gilliam

Girly Pop Goes the Weasel Barrel with Toys - a perfect snuggly place to sleep or play AND Moo Cow Hanging cube (9") and Double Pocket sleeper with toys (http://www.creationsbyangie.com/ ) Kathy Tsai

$25 Gift Certificate to http://www.creationsbyangie.com/ Britt Fidler

Cage 24"L x 14"H x 16"W and has one ledge and ramp. The wire wheel and two water bottles come with it. R-660 or equivalent. Julianne Sontag-Pierce

Cage 30"L x 18"W x 14"H and has no ramps or ledges.  Two water bottles come with it. The cage is equivalent to the G-310.  They each come with a plastic tray. Melissa Kress

[undergunfire]

Wow, that was a lot of money raised  !

I was soooo excited to see the winners announced and hoped I had won some hammocks or something...but I didn't, darn  .

[momerath42]

Yay!! Instead of earrings, I would like charms for a bracelet or necklace!  One black berk & one blue berk, both standard ears.  Like my Ojai girlies (one of them is already at the bridge). 

[Violet976]

Yay! I'm so excited. Can you post a photo of the messenger bag when you have a chance. & I'd like the 5 piece set from Lauren_22 to go to your rescue. & I think I'd like to donate the cage to a rescue. I'll let you know the shipping address when I contact them!

PS. Can you PM me the goosemoose screen name for my winner, then I can get started on her order! Thanks! You guys rock!

[majikbabygirl]

Yaaa I won something??  I never win anything. Let me know what to do next and also let me know how much shipping will be to 08817 and I will send that to you.

[MaevePotter]

Britt asked a good question about donating shipping fees. How to do it since my account is frozen?
I am working with paypal right now so they fix this, but I should have a response by Monday or Tuesday, so maybe just hold off until I post here. The money would still be able to be sent, but I want to make sure that the account is de-limited first. It apparently got classified as a non-profit account and that requires paperwork (ie from the government, which I don't have since I don't generate more than 5000 a year in donations and the process is expensive), so they are hopefully putting it back as a business account to give me access to my funds again. I hope they do it soon, as I really want to book the spays! Stay tuned and wish me luck wading through bureaucracy.

[MaevePotter]

Amy: Thanks for helping out anyway, remember, everyone wins at least a little bit, because you know you really helped out some rats who needed you! Kindness will always be its own reward

Momerath/Larynn: Please email me side profiles of the two so I can make sure to get their berk markings in roughly the right place

Melissa: Thanks for being so generous with your winnings! The ratties will be happy to have the hammocks Let me know the address for the rescue and I will have the donor ship it to them. I will post a picture of the bag as soon as I make it. I emailed your winner and she should contact you. I am not sure if she comes on here.

Marie: Congrats! You deserve it! You just have to let me know which cage you want the liners for and if it is not a standard cage listed on my site, what the measurements are. If you could give me a color scheme that you like that would be great, and I will let you know the choices for fabric.  Thanks for offering to pay the shipping, I will let you know as soon as I find out.

[Violet976]

No rush on the picture of the messenger bag or getting it out. i was just curious as to what they looked like, but you can put that at the bottom of your list of things to do as I am in absolutely no hurry whatsoever. I was very excited to see that I won the cage as I figured some lucky rescue would get such great use out of it! & I'm sure you can figure I have no shortage of hammocks of my own, so I'd much rather see your rescue bubs make good use out of the winnings! I really just have a blast and enjoy winning more than actually getting the items. Very easily amused on this end!
I emailed the rescue regarding the cage, so I'll post an address as soon as I have it! Thanks so much

Marie!!!! I'm so glad to see you won something. For everything you give away & donate, you most definitely deserve it!

& Thanks to everyone for making this possible! You guys are all fantastic!

[andie3131]

Yay!!!  Now I don't have to order more HT when I get back fromn Chicago  

Let me know where to mail out the Window decal and the rat Aluminum Sign.  I will get it out ASAP

[squishy!]

OMG i actually won something!   ...but, uh, now what?  i've never actually done a raffle before, so, uh... 

oh, and since i used my mama's credit card, i guess that for all intents and purposes, i'm janine brown.. lol

but, yeah, i'm not to sure what to do...   

[Violet976]

Ok, the cage I won is officially going to Hops & Lops Rabbit Rescue (for the rats they have there, not the rabbits, of course!  ) I am going to PM you the address they'd like it sent to as soon as I get it. Thanks so much to the donor, it's very much appreciated!!! 

[MaevePotter]

whew! Just added it up. That took a long time! I have 14 people to mail to! eek..

Everything that other people are sending should be set as everyone has been contacted, except for the Harlan Teklad. I am waiting to hear from Andrea to confirm her address before I contact that donor.

I will post when I start sending out, which should be soon. I am waiting to hear from paypal.