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[WreckWench]

My check is also in the mail, put me down for 10 tickets.

Thank you Carla...that is awesome! We've got you on the list! -ww

[finley]

Toys for the Children Annual Toy Drive and Fund Raising Raffle!

Hey gang...a couple of things...one its that time of year for one of my favorite charities to do their annual raffle. This organization buys school supplies, clothes, and small toys for needy children in Honduras, Costa Rica, and now Turks and Caicos. It started out as a Hurricane relief project in 1997 and has grown exponetially from there.

The organization is www.ToysForTheChildren.org and we had hoped to help with the toy distribution this year but it will end up being next year! We can however help with the fundraising and I hope that each of you can help in some small way and you may even receive a great present for yourself as an added bonus from the generous contributions of dive resorts, dive manufacturers and dive shops!

What: Raffle tickets $5.00 each

When: Drawing is 12-31-05

Who: Anyone who wants to help support this great charity and help make a difference this Christmas in the life of children.


I'll do five tickets through paypal
Why: To help those less fortunate, and to help the very generous dive operators and merchants get rid of all the great prizes they donated such as..

1 wk - Anthony's Key Resort (Roatan)
1 wk - Bay Islands Beach Resort (Roatan)
1 Cochran Dive Computer
1 wk - CoCo View Resort (Roatan)
1 wk - Fantasy Island Resort (Roatan)
1 wk - Laguna Beach Resort (Utila)
1 wk - Manta Ray Bay Resort (Yap)
1 wk - MV Wildcat (Red Sea)
1 wk - Posada del Sol (Guanaja)
1 wk - Sueno del Mar (Roatan)
3 dy/nt - Villas Sol Resort (Costa Rica)

(Note prizes may vary slightly from year to year.)

How:

You can paypal your donation as well as send a check for your contribution. (I told Jimmy one of the founders that we would support his organization to the tune of at least 100 tickets. I hope that our members will all help out and buy a ticket...or two...or 5....or 10! If using paypal...please be sure to note your screen name and mention raffle tickets.)

For PayPal Enter:

Name = SingleDivers.com
Email = kamala@singledivers.com

About:

Toys for the Children (TftC) was founded in 1997 and is committed to providing toys, school supplies, household goods, and personal items to the children and families in the Honduras, Costa Rica, Mexico, and elsewhere. We have delivered gifts to over 9,000 children since 1997.

As divers, we are privileged enough to visit some of the most beautiful places on earth - places where the local population typically lives well below the "American" version of the poverty line. Toys for the Children has one goal in mind: to give something back to these communities.

Each year, TftC collects toys and other goods and volunteers personally distribute these items to the children and families in the areas we target. Our organization is supported entirely by volunteer efforts, including everything from warehousing the goods we collect to shipping the items to the destination - and we are proud to note that each year provides us with an opportunity to deliver more items to more children in need.

Whether you donate a toy, buy a raffle ticket, or sponsor TftC by donating a prize, equipment, or trip, Toys for the Children provides the global diving community an opportunity to give something back to the places that given us so much.


Remember....To give is to receive!!! Thank you all...Kamala aka wreck wench!


Contributors so far:

Wreck Wench 10 (rec'd $)
FinGrabber 10 (rec'd $)
Narwhal 5 (rec'd $)
Dejah 5
ScubaHawk - 20 (check's in the mail)
Nextarial - ? (check's in the mail)
sun50 - ? (check's in the mail)
Rkymtwy - 10 (check's in the mail)


Hey everybody!!

it's that time of year again...Toys for the Children is such an incredible charity that I've bought 10 tickets. Who's with me????

[finGrabber]

Finley!!

we have you on the list of contributors!!!

thanks!

[H20 Bug]

Put me down for 20 tickets again this year, I'll put the check in the mail tomorrow morning.

[finGrabber]

Bug!!!

we have you on the list too

[Dejah]

Please change mine on the payment information I just sent payment via PayPal a few minutes ago since I'm unsure as to when I'd get into Dallas to pay in person.

Thanks!

Dejah

[finGrabber]

And I just got word that Beach Bunny is buying 10 tickets!!

[rkymtwy]

Sent in my $ via paypal.

Are we going to beat last year??

[finGrabber]

Thanks Carla!

I hope we bet last years total, but, I have to find out from WW what that total was!

[finGrabber]

Sun50 and Latitude Adjustment,

we received your checks today!

thanks for supporting such a wonderful cause!

[DiveCandy]

Add me to the list for 10. Just sent the $$ via Paypal.

Kerry

[finGrabber]

Add me to the list for 10. Just sent the $$ via Paypal.

Kerry

Thanks Kerry!!

you're on the list of potential winners!

now, who else wants to try to win a trip??? We've hit over 100 tickets so we're trying to get 200 sold but we have to get your money by 29th of December since WW and I will be in Cozumel for New Years

[Terri]

Put me down for 20 tickets as well. I'll put the check in the mail today.

Hope that gets us closer to our 200 goal!

Edited by Terri, 17 December 2005 - 11:28 AM.

[finGrabber]

Excellent!!! Thanks for getting us closer to our goal

[Sonny Beaches]

Opps :lam: Have not been on in a few days,,, Hey Girl put me down for 20 tickets also, Sending a check today....

Lets break the goal by a long shot,,, Everyone who can buy one ticket,, that will put us at the top of tickets sales this year....Think how much joy it will bring ot those who are not as lucky , plus it will help put you on Santa's good list this year.. It will put you on the Wenches good list, That will always help.. Got to keep the wench HAPPY So for one ticket, one missed starbucks, or movie rental this week, or for us bad people one less pack of smokes, it will help several children have a smile on ther face , and believe, that are people who care who do not know them...

Edited by Sonny Beaches, 19 December 2005 - 08:06 AM.