Popular Post Ed Mack Posted December 21, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted December 21, 2016 Hello LEGO fans...Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays. It's that time of year again. Time to raise money for my son Max's school, St. Paul School, in Burlington, NJ. After a very...VERY...successful first BRICKPICKER LEGO RAFFLE in which we raised over $62,000.00 for the school, a year has passed, and it’s time to raffle off some dynamic LEGO gifts for charity. The money we raised last year literally kept the school open...which is a great thing. It's a special school that once again was voted BEST Private School in Burlington County, NJ, by The Burlington County Times, along with numerous other awards, such as: CLICK HERE TO GO TO THE 2017 BRICKPICKER LEGO RAFFLE FOR ST. PAUL SCHOOL! Best Private School Best PreK-Nursery School Best Teacher Best Fundraiser Best Music Instruction Best Tutor Service (Junior National Honor Society) As I stated last year, St.Paul School (SPS) and its community are wonderful. People from all races and religions attend St. Paul School. Besides excelling in educating the children, the school does a tremendous amount of charity for local people in need. From food drives to helping out at local retirement homes, the children of St.Paul School are required to perform “service hours” that are designed to teach generosity, altruism and instill a hard-working, disciplined attitude. Excellence is expected and permeates through St. Paul School and the faculty and student body, so does a sense of goodness and frugalness. We make a little money go a long way. For example: All grade levels (Pre – K through 4) are scheduled for “Specials” each week...such as art, music, library, computers, and physical education St.Paul School is nationally accredited by “AdvancED” (the North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement – NCA – CASI. SPS middle-school students have three periods of Spanish and are testing into Spanish II for High School. SPS provides more periods of physical education each week than is required by the State. SPS provides multiple extracurricular activities such as: LEGO Robotics Club, Science Club, Vocal Choir, Rosary Group, Tonal Chimes, Hand Bell Choir, Crafty Kids Club, Basketball (Boys/Girls), Indoor Soccer, Cheerleading, Yearbook Club, National Junior Honor Society (NJHS), Student Council, MATHCounts, STREAM (Science Technology Religion Engineering Art Math, Activity Tutorial Period (ATP for 5th-8th grades) But all is not wonderful though. As many of you know, many Catholic schools have a hard time making ends meet. Enrollments are down due to weak economic conditions throughout the world. Even superb schools like St. Paul School have a hard time keeping the doors open. While we did pick up 25 new students this past year to ease the financial burden, we will still be way short of breaking even; thus the need for the 2017 BrickPicker LEGO Raffle 2.0. This year’s version of the LEGO raffle will start with TEN awesome prizes.These include: PRIZE #1 BRICKPICKER MEMBER RAFFLE LOT: 21301 Birds (Salimr) Comic Con Throne of Ultron (echin313) Comic Con Dagobah Mini-Build (echin313) A mint 7144 Slave I (echin313) A mint 8001 Battle Droid (echin313) 10218 Pet Shop (exciter1) Rio Olympic Mascots set (Emvisawthatswho) 70816 Benny's Spaceship (Brickcrazyhouse) A special custom LEGO snow globe (Flanagan Bros Inc) PRIZE #2 BRICKPICKER MYSTERY RAFFLE LOT (OVER 5000 PIECES): A bundle of quality LEGO sets from multiple themes that will far exceed 5000 pieces! PRIZE #3: 10220 - VW Camper T1 Van 42056 - Porsche 911 GT3 RS PRIZE #4: 10227 - UCS B-Wing 75060 - UCS Slave I PRIZE #5: 10221 - UCS Super Star Destroyer PRIZE #6: $500 Amazon Gift Certificate PRIZE #7: 75159 - UCS Death Star OR 10188 Death Star PRIZE #8 CHOICE OF: 75827 - Ghostbusters Firehouse Headquarters OR 71040 - Disney Castle PRIZE #9 CHOICE OF: 10225 - UCS R2-D2 OR 10197 - Fire Brigade OR 10228 - Haunted House OR 10211 - Grand Emporium PRIZE #10: 10255 - Assembly Square 10251 - Brick Bank This year’s total prize value exceeds last year’s total by over $1000.00. Last year we had 11 raffle prizes and winners from around the world. From Vancouver, Canada to Reno, Nevada to Miami Beach, Florida to the Isle of Man, United Kingdom and everywhere in between, generous raffle participants were rewarded with awesome LEGO prizes. The 2017 BrickPicker LEGO Raffle 2.0 can be found here on the secure Rally.up.com site: CLICK HERE TO GO TO THE 2017 BRICKPICKER LEGO RAFFLE FOR ST. PAUL SCHOOL! Like last year, we will ship the prizes to anywhere across the globe. If there is an issue with shipping or prizes, a comparable prize and/or shipping method will be arranged with the winner. Last year, the LEGO BrickPicker Raffle worked very well. The Rallyup.com site is a first class, secure site that made this all possible. They also issued the school a big fat check. All raffle proceeds and donations benefit the school directly by bridging the gap between what tuition covers and actual educational costs. It also raises money to upgrade the school’s technology, keeping St. Paul School ahead of the academic curve with a dynamic curriculum. The prizes have been donated by Jeff and I, the St.Paul School PTA and by some very generous BrickPicker members. I am hoping, like last year, that more people will donate sets after the raffle begins. It was fun adding to the prizes last year. You never know what can pop up as a prize! On a personal note, I would like to thank every person who donated sets/money and/or bought tickets to last year’s LEGO BrickPicker Raffle. It saved a wonderful school and kept dozens of people employed and 175 kids with their friends and teachers. I don’t like asking, but will anyway...please help out again this year. Even buying one ticket can help and it gives you a chance to win some great prizes. Watching the raffle ticket total rise every day was an intense rush and extremely gratifying experience. It made me so proud to have started this site with my brother Jeff and made me realize there is still good in this world… The contest will end on February 7, 2017 at 11:59 PM. Winners will be notified by Rallyup.com. If you are a winner, please contact me on the site so we can confirm the prizes and shipping addresses. The Rallyup.com site works very well and is secure, so please feel confident in donating to the school and purchasing raffle tickets. All the money goes to St. Paul School, which is a 501(c)(3), and to Rallyup.com for running the raffle. I will make every effort to supply the winners with the appropriate prizes. If there are shipping issues, inventory issues or potential problems beyond my control, I will make sure the winners are awarded LEGO sets/gift cards comparable to the original prizes. Any questions, ideas or concerns, please reply below or PM Jeff or me... TICKETS AVAILABLE UNTIL: February 07, 2017 at 11:59 PM EST DRAWING DATE: February 08, 2017 at 12:00 PM EST Thanks again! Ed Mack View full blog article 17 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Mack Posted January 29, 2017 Author Share Posted January 29, 2017 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebrickdad Posted January 29, 2017 Share Posted January 29, 2017 For the non-US members, could you please let us know what time zone this is. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Briggs Posted January 29, 2017 Share Posted January 29, 2017 I postponed my participation as long as possible but just bought some tickets for Ghostbusters HQ/Disney Castle. Let's see how this turns out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Mack Posted January 29, 2017 Author Share Posted January 29, 2017 It is Eastern. We are in New Jersey. It will be recorded for those who can't view it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Mack Posted January 29, 2017 Author Share Posted January 29, 2017 Questions can also be texted to this number... 909-529-2737 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lego Templar Posted January 29, 2017 Share Posted January 29, 2017 Just about 100 likes on the first page! Pulled the trigger just now for the first 100. Let's try and get to 150-200! If you have not yet please go on the first page of this thread and like the first comment (my post) I will donate 1 dollar per like! I believe it's at 97 or so so I just rounded up before today! Keep going guys! Let's at least finish around 30,000!!!! I have been apart of a lot of "communities" motorcycle, video games, cars, etc. no other community is this giving/thoughtful! Let's prove it! We can spend 1,000s on lego we can give something to this cause! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hadrake Posted January 29, 2017 Share Posted January 29, 2017 5 hours ago, thebrickdad said: For the non-US members, could you please let us know what time zone this is. Thanks. Hi and many greetings from Vienna, Austria. As I stated on Friday, I think that 2:00 pm EST will be 8:00 pm over here in central Europe. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Mack Posted January 29, 2017 Author Share Posted January 29, 2017 We should be live shortly. Some technical difficulties. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AirborneAFOL Posted January 29, 2017 Share Posted January 29, 2017 Appears to be up on running - I'm in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Mack Posted January 29, 2017 Share Posted January 29, 2017 I believe they said this was the first time they were streaming from Youtube, so we were not allowed to embed the stream. Needs to be at least 90 days. Everyone just needs to click this link to watch it directly on Youtube. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuzzy_bricks Posted January 29, 2017 Share Posted January 29, 2017 I realize anyone watching probably already knows, but you may want to put a link to the raffle in the comments or description. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpinemaps Posted January 29, 2017 Share Posted January 29, 2017 Watch the stream right now. Enjoying the conversation. Good job guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebrickdad Posted January 29, 2017 Share Posted January 29, 2017 Enjoyed the little I manged to see, before my youngest needed putting to bed. He loved the kid playing with the Mixel in the background. Great stuff... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hadrake Posted January 29, 2017 Share Posted January 29, 2017 I just finished watching the recording because (as I feared) I couldn't watch it live. Right at the start of the show, I had to leave to pick up my younger one. I am glad that you used the opportunity to go "on air" because this way I got the chance to see you guys "in person". The most likeable thing was what I heard from you, Ed: "I am just the guy who likes Lego." And that's it, the quintessence why we are all here and in times like these to help, of course. So I really hope we can make it to up to 30k at least this year. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LegoBro Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 It was cool to see that Ed actually looks eerily similar to his avatar. Cool! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AirborneAFOL Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 Good work today, Ed & Jeff! Was fun seeing the live show - and thanks for the "inside info" I needed to justify buying another $100 worth of tickets 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Mack Posted January 30, 2017 Author Share Posted January 30, 2017 3 hours ago, thebrickdad said: Enjoyed the little I manged to see, before my youngest needed putting to bed. He loved the kid playing with the Mixel in the background. Great stuff... The kid was my mini-me, the Dark Prince of LEGO...Max the Mixel Man. 1 hour ago, hadrake said: I just finished watching the recording because (as I feared) I couldn't watch it live. Right at the start of the show, I had to leave to pick up my younger one. I am glad that you used the opportunity to go "on air" because this way I got the chance to see you guys "in person". The most likeable thing was what I heard from you, Ed: "I am just the guy who likes Lego." And that's it, the quintessence why we are all here and in times like these to help, of course. So I really hope we can make it to up to 30k at least this year. Pretty much the truth. I never would have guessed 40 years ago that I could help people playing with a toy I was so passionate about. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Mack Posted January 30, 2017 Author Share Posted January 30, 2017 12 minutes ago, LegoBro said: It was cool to see that Ed actually looks eerily similar to his avatar. Cool! LOL...The avatar is a custom made avatar based on my face. Good observation. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Mack Posted January 30, 2017 Author Share Posted January 30, 2017 11 minutes ago, AirborneAFOL said: Good work today, Ed & Jeff! Was fun seeing the live show - and thanks for the "inside info" I needed to justify buying another $100 worth of tickets Thanks. People will just have to watch the video to find out the "inside info." 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Mack Posted January 30, 2017 Author Share Posted January 30, 2017 We have some great pictures to share... https://goo.gl/photos/Z5S7TYxMnKgeddPQ6 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hadrake Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 On 30.1.2017 at 1:56 AM, Ed Mack said: Thanks. People will just have to watch the video to find out the "inside info." He is talking about the Mystery Lot. You mentioned that not many have bought tickets for that raffle prize. To be honest, I picked up that remark, too and I am already thinking about bringing up my already "invested" $410 to a round figure and buy some more tickets for the remaining $90.? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Mack Posted January 31, 2017 Author Share Posted January 31, 2017 Countdown is on. It would be great if we could hit $20,000.00 before the end of today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Leveller Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 Picked up three tickets for the Disney/ GB HQ. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juan Carlos Gonzalez Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 I am daydreaming about the Ghostbusters fire station. I've even asked my wife where we should put it in our home once assembled, since we don't have a ton of space. I may be jumping the gun a little... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Briggs Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 2 hours ago, The Leveller said: Picked up three tickets for the Disney/ GB HQ. 19 minutes ago, Juan Carlos Gonzalez said: I am daydreaming about the Ghostbusters fire station. I've even asked my wife where we should put it in our home once assembled, since we don't have a ton of space. I may be jumping the gun a little... It's not that I want to dash anyone's hopes but... the Ghostbusters HQ will be mine. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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