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  • 2018 BRICKPICKER LEGO RAFFLE FOR ST. PAUL SCHOOL!


    Ed Mack

    Hello LEGO fans...

    It's that time of year again.  Time to raise money for my son Max's school, St. Paul School, in Burlington, NJ.  After two very...VERY...successful LEGO Raffles...

    ...in which we raised over $100,000.00 for the school, another year has passed, and it’s time to raffle off some dynamic LEGO gifts for charity. The money we raised the last two years 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:

    • Best Private School
    • Best PreK-Nursery School
    • Best Teacher
    • Best Fundraiser
    • Best Music Instruction
    • Best Tutor Service (Junior National Honor Society)

    CLICK HERE TO GO TO THE 2018 BRICKPICKER LEGO RAFFLE FOR ST. PAUL SCHOOL!

    As I stated the last two years, St. Paul School (SPS) and its community are special.  My son loves the school, even though he won't admit it.  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)
    • This year, we even added a LEGO club!

    But all is not wonderful though.  As many of you know, many Catholic schools have a hard time making ends meet. Enrollments are down and many families do not have the extra money to spend on a private education.  Even superb schools like St. Paul School have a hard time keeping the doors open.  While our enrollment has stabilized, we will still be way short of breaking even; thus the need for the 2018 BRICKPICKER LEGO RAFFLE. This year’s version of the LEGO raffle will start with TEN awesome prizes. These include:

                              2018 LEGO RAFFLE PRIZES

    $1000 Amazon Gift Card

    75192 UCS Millennium Falcon  

    The Lord of the Rings Two Towers Lot

    • 9474 LOTR Battle of Helms Deep

    • 10237 Tower of Orthanc

    • 9471 Uruk-Hai Army

    STAR WARS Empire Strikes Back Hoth Lot

    • 75098 UCS Assault on Hoth

    • 7879 Hoth Echo Base

    • TWO 8083 Rebel Trooper Battle Packs

    • TWO 8084 Snowtrooper Battle Packs

    • 8129 AT-AT Walker

    PICK ANY (ONE) RETIRED SET.  IF WINNER BUYS A COMBINED $100 OR MORE OF ANY RAFFLE TICKETS, PICK TWO!!!!

    • 10218 Pet Shop

    • 10211 Grand Emporium

    • 10197 Fire Brigade

    • 76023 The Tumbler

    • 10228 Haunted House

    • 10227 UCS B-Wing Starfighter

    • 10236 Ewok Village

    • 10240 Red Five X-Wing Starfighter

    10221 UCS Super Star Destroyer

    10188 Death Star with “Bonus Set”  

    Pick a New Set (Taj Mahal OR Ghostbusters Headquarters OR Disney Castle)

    BrickPicker Mystery Lot (Guaranteed to be AT LEAST 5000 pieces)

    10030 UCS Imperial Star Destroyer (Used and complete)

     

    Once again, this year’s total prize value exceeds the previous two year's total prize value.  The last two years, we had 21 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. I wish we had some winners in New Jersey so I can hand deliver the sets...maybe this year!  We even had a repeat winner!  The 2018 BRICKPICKER LEGO RAFFLE can be found here on the secure Rally.up.com site:

    CLICK HERE TO GO TO THE 2018 BRICKPICKER LEGO RAFFLE FOR ST. PAUL SCHOOL!

    Like the last two years, 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. The last two years, the LEGO BRICKPICKER RAFFLES 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(s).  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, once again, I would like to thank every person who donated sets/money and/or bought tickets to last two year’s LEGO BRICKPICKER RAFFLES. It helped save 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 March 13, 2018 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: March 13, 2018 at 11:59 PM EST (My 50th Birthday)

    DRAWING DATE: March 14, 2018 at 12:00 AM EST

    Thanks again!

    Ed Mack

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    I don't want to put the cart before the horse, but if we hit $40,000.00 this year...EVERY WINNER WILL GET A BONUS SET OR TWO!!  I am feeling generous on my 50th Birthday and my wife says I have to get rid of some of my inventory!!!

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    Really glad I read my emails. Awesome opportunity to win prizes that I'd actually want. But super happy when I read the words "faith based education". Something I'm so proud to have experienced myself in the school my grandparents helped start and build. What a great cause, and can't wait till next year maybe with the potential to donate a few more dollars.

    Also happy birthday from someone a long ways from 50, hoping I can be just as into LEGO and have an equally generous heart when I get there!.

     

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    Just a question: Is there only ONE winner for each prize group or several? Since I'm a TFOL and this site is very helpful I thought about just buying one ticket for the LOTR one. Not sure what my odds of winning are though!

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    4 minutes ago, Saruman said:

    Just a question: Is there only ONE winner for each prize group or several? Since I'm a TFOL and this site is very helpful I thought about just buying one ticket for the LOTR one. Not sure what my odds of winning are though!

    There is one winner per prize.  The Death Star and Lord of the Rings lot is way lower than the rest.  I am throwing in some bonus sets on those two prizes and will add a bonus set(s) to each of the 10 major prizes if we hit $40,000.00.  

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    Just now, Ed Mack said:

    There is one winner per prize.  The Death Star and Lord of the Rings lot is way lower than the rest.  I am throwing in some bonus sets on those two prizes and will add a bonus set(s) to each of the 10 major prizes if we hit $40,000.00.  

    Ok Thanks! and I LOVE your site!

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    5 minutes ago, Saruman said:

    Oh another question. Do I need a stripe account? 

    No, just a credit card.  The Rallyup.com site is a professional and secure site that uses Stripe to process the orders.  It is similar to Paypal, but take less of a commission.  We (school/Brickpicker) have to pay the credit card charges and a fee to Rallyup.com to run this.

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    I was trying to have my son and his friends say, "You have to be in it to win it!"  But they are knucklehead 8 year olds and it didn't work out as planned...

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    2 minutes ago, echin313 said:

    I just picked up some raffle tickets - better late than never, right?

    And happy birthday Ed!  

    Thanks...Every ticket has the same chance.

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    One last pic, Uncle Jeff Mack and nephew, Max, working hard at our live LEGO event last year at St. Paul School.  Although some may not know all the time and money, out of your own pockets, you and your big brother have put into this, I do. So I thank you from all the St. Paul families who will benefit from your self-less acts of kindness.  And one big thank you from Max!!

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    21 minutes ago, BrickU said:

    Another year, another Donation.  Thanks Ed & Jeff for all you do!

    Thanks...Every time I see your name makes me think of **ck U...I have a dirty and evil mind...LOL

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    27 minutes ago, jgschmieg3 said:

    How do I make a purchase using Paypal?

    Sorry...I was at swimming practice...PM me.  Basically, send me money through PayPal and I will buy the tickets for you with my credit card and give you the ticket numbers.  I have done it four times today and dozens of time the past three years.

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    I sure would love to give away extra sets to ALL of the winners, but it's getting close to 12:00 AM and we are still over $2000.00 away from $40,000.00.  Too bad really, I have a lot of inventory I have to clear out of my house.  My wife will be unhappy!

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    I just looked up the last two years winners.  70% of the winning tickets came from the last day.  55% of the winning tickets came from the last 3 hours...Just sayin'

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