Raffle Rules

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1) We hold one raffle a month, with 3 to 5 items per month.

2) You need not be a member of any particular organization to participate.

3) We don't sell raffle tickets per se, but rather, for every $5 donated to the Tripoli Legal Fund, a ticket is issued. Donations to other organizations do not quality for entries.

4) Donations will be accepted via the mechanisms currently supported by Tripoli. There is an online form, as well as the ability to mail a check to HQ or the Treasurer, and the ability to FAX to the Treasurer.

5) A monthly cut-off date will exist. The money must be in the Treasurer's hands by that date to get tickets issued for entry in that month's drawing. Note that we'll need to make it plainly obvious that when money is sent to HQ, it takes a period of time to be forwarded to the Treasurer. If the donation arrives after the cut-off date, the
contributor will receive entries in the following raffle.

6) A web page will be maintained, with information on the items in the monthly raffle, as well as some advertising provided to the donors. The web page will contain all entry details, the cut-off date, etc.

7) The cut-off date will be at least 3 mailing days prior to the drawing.

8) Every ticket will be issued a unique number. Numbering will be of the format YYMM-NNNN, with YY being the last two digits of the year, MM being the month number, and NNNN a 1 to 5 digit sequential number.
Donors will be notified of their ticket numbers via email only, to save on mailing expenses for Tripoli. A complete list of tickets & numbers will be available online.

9) The drawing will take place at a Tripoli club meeting or launch. The tickets placed into the drawing will contain only numbers, and the tickets will be drawn by a Tripoli member present who does not place the tickets into the drawing container, and who does not have a list that maps tickets to numbers.

10) The prizes will be listed on the web site in the order in which they will be drawn. The item for which the ticket is being drawn will be announced before the corresponding ticket is drawn.

11) The drawing will be certified by the Tripoli members present as having been conducted in good faith and in accordance with these rules.

12) The winning names and numbers, as well as the names of those Tripoli members who certify at the drawing, will be posted on the web site. The winners for previous months, as well as the list of prizes, will be available for subsequent months.

13) A minimum of 5 (five) Tripoli members, in good standing, must be present for the drawing to be conducted.

14) On explicit written request of the donor, a donation may be spread across multiple raffles. The request must explicitly state how the entries are to be spread out. If the raffle is discontinued prior to all entries being entered, the donation will not be refunded, and no further compensation will be issued.