Popular Post Ed Mack Posted December 21, 2016 Popular Post 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
Alpinemaps Posted February 3, 2017 Posted February 3, 2017 I thought this raffle happened already?Tickets available until 11:59 PM EST February 7, 2017. Quote
gazza Posted February 3, 2017 Posted February 3, 2017 Is the raffle open to people from Australia? Quote
c_rpg Posted February 3, 2017 Posted February 3, 2017 1 hour ago, gazza said: Is the raffle open to people from Australia? Yes On 21-12-2016 at 11:07 PM, Ed Mack said: 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. Quote
gazza Posted February 3, 2017 Posted February 3, 2017 51 minutes ago, c_rpg said: Yes great! thanks! Quote
BrickU Posted February 3, 2017 Posted February 3, 2017 Donated. Thanks Ed & Jeff for all you do and have done! 1 Quote
Ed Mack Posted February 3, 2017 Author Posted February 3, 2017 I will ship items anywhere in the world. I will also buy tickets for people with my credit card if they want to send me money via PayPal!!! 2 Quote
thebrickdad Posted February 3, 2017 Posted February 3, 2017 13 minutes ago, Ed Mack said: I will ship items anywhere in the world. I will also buy tickets for people with my credit card if they want to send me money via PayPal!!! Hi Ed, Do we get a second entry into the $100 club if we put in a second $100 ? If so, please pm me your Paypal address.... ? 1 Quote
Ed Mack Posted February 3, 2017 Author Posted February 3, 2017 On 1/8/2017 at 1:41 PM, Ed Mack said: I want to announce a secondary raffle that will take place a week after the conclusion of the main St. Paul School LEGO raffle. This raffle is designed to be a "thank you" for the most generous of the LEGO raffle contributors. All a person has to do to enter this "elite" raffle is to buy $100.00 (or more) of raffle tickets before the conclusion of the LEGO raffle. A donation of $100.00 or more will also qualify. The $100.00 amount will be a total of all raffle ticket purchases or donations. Upon conclusion of the primary LEGO raffle, I will aggregate the Rallyup.com data of the contributors and raffle off ONE of the packages below: COMCON004 2009 San Diego Comic Con Display (Ahoska Tano, Clone Trooper, Mace Windu) #290 of 300 COMCON006 2009 San Diego Comic Con Display (Count Dooku, Asajj Ventress, General Grievous) #69 of 300 COMCON009 2009 San Diego Comic Con Display (Anakin Skywalker, Clone Trooper, Obi-Wan Kenobi) One of 1250 COMCON019 2012 San Diego Comic Con Collectible Tin (Darth Maul's Sith Infiltrator) #305 of 1000 OR A SEALED CASE (64) OF MR. GOLD SERIES 10 COLLECTIBLE MINIFIGURES! They are both rare and valuable prize packages, with the potential to win a $1500.00 Mr. Gold minifigure! The raffle will also be exclusive in nature, with potentially very few participants. As always, if these prize packages don't interest you, we can always discuss one that would. So good luck...Remember, it's a scientific fact that generosity makes you happier and healthier! FOR EVERY $100.00 OF TICKETS BOUGHT, THE CONTRIBUTOR WILL RECEIVE ONE TICKET FOR THIS SECONDARY RAFFLE!!! Thanks again to all who have participated (and will participate) in the St.Paul School LEGO raffle!!! DON'T FORGET ABOUT THE SECONDARY RAFFLE!!!!! 1 Quote
Ed Mack Posted February 3, 2017 Author Posted February 3, 2017 25 minutes ago, thebrickdad said: Hi Ed, Do we get a second entry into the $100 club if we put in a second $100 ? If so, please pm me your Paypal address.... EVERY $100 IN TICKETS GETS YOU ANOTHER TICKET FOR THE SECONDARY RAFFLE! FOR EXAMPLE...$500 WILL GET YOU 5 TICKETS... 2 Quote
thlien Posted February 3, 2017 Posted February 3, 2017 My $100 is in. Thank you Ed and company for all your work on this site. 2 Quote
brickelements Posted February 3, 2017 Posted February 3, 2017 Thank you Ed / Jeff and all the others that keep this site up and running. I look forward to the updates and hope my contribution keeps the kiddos where they need to be. In for another $75. $205 total. I failed to contribute last year so I added to my total this year. 4 Quote
Ed Mack Posted February 3, 2017 Author Posted February 3, 2017 48 minutes ago, brickelements said: Thank you Ed / Jeff and all the others that keep this site up and running. I look forward to the updates and hope my contribution keeps the kiddos where they need to be. In for another $75. $205 total. I failed to contribute last year so I added to my total this year. 54 minutes ago, thlien said: My $100 is in. Thank you Ed and company for all your work on this site. Thanks and good luck...Crunch time is here! Quote
Ed Mack Posted February 4, 2017 Author Posted February 4, 2017 3 days left Brickpickers. Let's hit $30,000 and I will leave people alone and remove my signature! 3 Quote
Lego Templar Posted February 4, 2017 Posted February 4, 2017 On 12/21/2016 at 7:00 PM, Lego Templar said: I am stealing Jaisonline's idea from last year! For each LIKE $***THIS***$ post gets I will donate 1 dollar! 1 like=1 dollar towards the schools raffle! Like this original post (on page one) already 130 likes! Let's make it the most liked comment ever!! Already donated 100 and so far have to donate another 30 (as of right now) finally a like that actually makes a difference! Don't be lazy! Takes 15 seconds! Add another dollar to the school!!! 6 Quote
Ed Mack Posted February 4, 2017 Author Posted February 4, 2017 4 hours ago, Lego Templar said: Like this original post (on page one) already 130 likes! Let's make it the most liked comment ever!! Already donated 100 and so far have to donate another 30 (as of right now) finally a like that actually makes a difference! Don't be lazy! Takes 15 seconds! Add another dollar to the school!!! Let's make him pay!!! MUHAHAHAHAHHAHA! 2 Quote
Ed Mack Posted February 5, 2017 Author Posted February 5, 2017 I just completed two Pay Pal transactions for members. Let me know if I can help anyone else... Quote
beatpoppa Posted February 5, 2017 Posted February 5, 2017 Split the profit on my Arctic Ice Planes sales just now with St. Pauls. Good luck the rest of the way - guessing u will make it to 30k easy! 3 Quote
nolanfan34 Posted February 5, 2017 Posted February 5, 2017 In for another $100 as I actually saw the extra raffle prizes now. :-) 2 Quote
justapilgrim Posted February 5, 2017 Posted February 5, 2017 Remind us the bonus drawing is what? Quote
Ed Mack Posted February 5, 2017 Author Posted February 5, 2017 DON'T FORGET ABOUT THE SECONDARY RAFFLE!!!!! Quote
NJKelly Posted February 5, 2017 Posted February 5, 2017 Just bought 5 individual tickets. All I can afford just now but a worthwhile cause and the chance to win some LEGO. Good luck to everyone who bought a ticket. Fingers' crossed! 3 Quote
Quacs Posted February 5, 2017 Posted February 5, 2017 8 hours ago, Ed Mack said: Bought another $50 to bring my total purchases to $100. Couldn't resist that secondary raffle! 2 Quote
Ed Mack Posted February 5, 2017 Author Posted February 5, 2017 18 minutes ago, Quacs said: Bought another $50 to bring my total purchases to $100. Couldn't resist that secondary raffle! The SDCC displays are some of my favorite LEGO collectibles. 9 hours ago, justapilgrim said: Remind us the bonus drawing is what? COMCON004 2009 San Diego Comic Con Display (Ahoska Tano, Clone Trooper, Mace Windu) #290 of 300 COMCON006 2009 San Diego Comic Con Display (Count Dooku, Asajj Ventress, General Grievous) #69 of 300 COMCON009 2009 San Diego Comic Con Display (Anakin Skywalker, Clone Trooper, Obi-Wan Kenobi) One of 1250 COMCON019 2012 San Diego Comic Con Collectible Tin (Darth Maul's Sith Infiltrator) #305 of 1000 OR A SEALED CASE (64) OF MR. GOLD SERIES 10 COLLECTIBLE MINIFIGURES! Quote
Ed Mack Posted February 5, 2017 Author Posted February 5, 2017 Let's hit $24,000 before the end of the Super Bowl! Quote
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