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...
GiliusThunderhead Posted February 8, 2017 Share Posted February 8, 2017 Good work on the reminders Ed. Just put in a small contribution but if a lot of the other procrastinators do the same it will soon add up GL all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brickelements Posted February 8, 2017 Share Posted February 8, 2017 Almost there 40K. Where were you when we hit $40,000.00 in donations? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legomark3 Posted February 8, 2017 Share Posted February 8, 2017 Went in for a bit more! Happy to help the school out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Mack Posted February 8, 2017 Author Share Posted February 8, 2017 5 minutes ago, GiliusThunderhead said: Good work on the reminders Ed. Just put in a small contribution but if a lot of the other procrastinators do the same it will soon add up GL all. I hate bothering people but at this point...why not? LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terrymc4677 Posted February 8, 2017 Share Posted February 8, 2017 In for $100 worth. Only $110 away from $40k! Who will be the one to push us over?!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lego Templar Posted February 8, 2017 Share Posted February 8, 2017 Who is going to push us over?!! 40,000!!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brickelements Posted February 8, 2017 Share Posted February 8, 2017 We made it...nice job fello BPr's 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Mack Posted February 8, 2017 Author Share Posted February 8, 2017 $40,040!!! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lego Templar Posted February 8, 2017 Share Posted February 8, 2017 Did we double it in 1 day? Lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrickLegacy Posted February 8, 2017 Share Posted February 8, 2017 Finalizing my tickets and donation. Remind me again, is there a bonus raffle for $100+ donations? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Mack Posted February 8, 2017 Author Share Posted February 8, 2017 3 minutes ago, Lego Templar said: Did we double it in 1 day? Lol Pretty close. I knew BrickPickers would come through. Still have almost 2 hours to buy some more tickets! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Mack Posted February 8, 2017 Author Share Posted February 8, 2017 3 minutes ago, BrickLegacy said: Finalizing my tickets and donation. Remind me again, is there a bonus raffle for $100+ donations? Yes, for every $100 of tickets bought, you receive one ticket to enter the secondary raffle for the San Diego Comic Con displays/sets OR the sealed case of Mr. Gold Series 10 minifigures. Please give Jeff and I a few days to aggregate the data and come up with a method to fairly pick a winner. I will have my son pick out of a bowl or something on video and post it on the site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lego Templar Posted February 8, 2017 Share Posted February 8, 2017 Awesome job guys!! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
micbelt Posted February 8, 2017 Share Posted February 8, 2017 Just contributed $100 between the vehicle lot and the mystery lot. $50 each, got the email with 2 tickets with ranges. Is that right? Was there supposed to be a ticket for the $100+ drawing? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Mack Posted February 8, 2017 Author Share Posted February 8, 2017 Don't forget about the bonus sets for the Death Star and Porsche raffles and their low ticket purchases. Could be the best deals and chances! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terrymc4677 Posted February 8, 2017 Share Posted February 8, 2017 58 minutes ago, Lego Templar said: 700+ and I'll stop with the play by play lol... I know ed doesn't want to annoy you guys but I sure don't mind Don't buy Starbucks tomorrow....Donate! Don't super size that order....Donate!! Don't buy 11 of those sets buy 10...Donate!!! Wait to see TLBM on Tuesday (or whatever day your local theater is) when it's cheaper!....DONATE!!!!! OR...instead of donating $20 to the collection plate at church every Sunday, donate $100 to the BP Raffle and sleep in for the next five Sundays! That's what I'm doing! Thank you Ed, Jeff, and the fine members of Brickpicker! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lego Templar Posted February 8, 2017 Share Posted February 8, 2017 Kind of like tithing....lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Mack Posted February 8, 2017 Author Share Posted February 8, 2017 The St.Paul PTA and faculty are tremendous. They really go above and beyond almost any school I have ever heard of when it comes to fundraising to keep the doors open. Two years ago they raised $260,000 in two months to remain open. Last year we raised $280,000 to remain open. This year will be another prolific fundraising year, but the good thing is that enrollment is up, so the need is decreasing. I am hoping we won't have to do this again next year and that enrollment increases enough to support the school's costs. It is a constant burden and stress on families and faculty, but I know we have turned the corner and the future looks much improved. Principal Robbins and Father Chris are all in and set excellent examples for the rest of the St. Paul community. I am happy that I can give back and that something as crazy as LEGO bricks can help people remain in jobs and kids in their school. Thank you all for helping once again... 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Mack Posted February 8, 2017 Author Share Posted February 8, 2017 An hour to go! Don't be sorry! Pull the trigger! Be a hero, not a zero! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Mack Posted February 8, 2017 Author Share Posted February 8, 2017 22 MINUTES! THERE IS STILL TIME TO BUY WINNING TICKETS! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nolanfan34 Posted February 8, 2017 Share Posted February 8, 2017 2 minutes ago, Ed Mack said: 22 MINUTES! THERE IS STILL TIME TO BUY WINNING TICKETS! Not true, I already bought them? :-) 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thelovemachine Posted February 8, 2017 Share Posted February 8, 2017 Put in my contribution just now! Good Luck to All! Let all the late contributors show up! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leopard Posted February 8, 2017 Share Posted February 8, 2017 Just donated again, guess I'll have to find another way to get gas tomorrow morning lol 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharkbait Posted February 8, 2017 Share Posted February 8, 2017 Contributed with 2 minutes to spare 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheese Posted February 8, 2017 Share Posted February 8, 2017 just got mine with 1 min to go! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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