Introducing the NEW and IMPROVED IWC Raffle!!!
WHO IT BENEFITS: As anyone who has attended one of the recent IWC specialties knows, our raffle is one of the highlights of the show! Is it fun and can you win great stuff, yes! More importantly though, it raises money for our Health Fund, which allows the club to offer support for health and rescue-related club expenses. This benefits all of us, and well as these fabulous dogs that we love!
DONATING: As usual, we hope that everyone who participates in any IWC shows will donate something to a raffle each calendar year. A donation can be a single or multiple items, one or multiple complete baskets, or just cash! Items can be purchased new, be new but regifted, be hand made, and sometimes even be second hand (see more about this and more in the “Raffle
Tips and Tricks” section below!) Every donation is appreciated!
You may fill out a Raffle Donation form at any time, but we request that you please fill out the form and complete your donation within a week of registering for a show! Due to the size of our shows and the time it takes to organize the donations and prepare the beautiful baskets, we would like to be able to have
this work completed BEFORE show day.
MEET THE RAFFLE COORDINATORS (RCs): The RCs will work together to ensure that an adequate number of raffle baskets will be ready for each show. RCs may reach out to solicit donations from those who have not yet filled out a donation form. They may also make contact to confirm donations in the final days and weeks before a show. They will happily advise and answer any raffle-related questions, so feel free to contact them!
Lead Raffle Coordinators for 2024 Shows
Larisa Hawley (larisa.hawley@gmail.com) - Mid-Atlantic Specialty, May
Cat Seifert (catherine.e.seifert@gmail.com) - New York Specialty, July
Sara Martin (smartafrica10@gmail.com) - New England Specialty, October
Perhaps the BEST new feature of the raffle is that ALL DONORS to the day’s raffle will be automatically entered into the special “Donor Only Raffle” to win the DOR Prize (created by the fabulous Raffle Coordinators!) The winner will be drawn just prior to the drawing of the regular raffle. The very best news? Winning this prize does not preclude you from winning a regular raffle item!
There are three ways to donate, so you get to pick the one that works best for you!
1. For creative people who enjoy a fun project… donate a completed raffle basket to a show in your area. Deliver your neatly wrapped donation to the raffle table by 9am on Saturday morning of the show.
2. For creative people who wish to contribute specific things but can’t commit to making a complete basket… you can ship your own handmade items or new items you wish to regift, or simply order things from vendors online and have them shipped directly to the raffle coordinator in charge of the show in your area. Important note: Shipped items need to arrive at least a week before the show.
3. For people who don’t like to shop, or don’t have time or space in their house, brain or car to even try to figure this out… make it super simple and buy directly from the Amazon Gift List for the show raffle to which you wish to donate, or donate cash to the club and the RCs will purchase items for you!
Important note: Shipped items need to arrive at least a week before the show. Monetary donations are due two weeks prior to the show.