National Christmas Raffle

[bootneck]

I think this one is a little too close for this year, but let me know your views ASAP.

the idea is to get in touch with Toyota, which is on my doorstep, sponge a car off them, after explaining what its for, and thats the star prize.
then, contact Virgin Holidays, P&O Cruiselines, and a few other people who knock out holidays, and various other goods, TV`s DVD`s etc, and make the prize list up from those.

Each book of tickets, say a book of 10, will have a cover on it, where the person selling the tickets, puts his or her name,(I will explain this in a minute) The tickets are knocked out at £5:00 each, quite cheap as you stand to win a brand new car, and get them out to all the units, shore establishments/ships/airfields etc, you can even get your arse down the local and flog them there, WHY, because the more YOU sell, the more chance YOU stand to win the holiday for the sellers.

so if El Prez sells thirty books, he has thirty chances of winning a holiday
Derek sells 40, ( sorry rob) he gets 40 entrys into the sellers draw, and so on, O by the way, the holiday is a week in Baghdad central

so come on, lets have your views, do we stand a chance of getting this rolling for this christmas??

[JulesB]

Um, I could try and prof a keyboard or guitar or summat off my lot before I leave if its a goer...

[ratso]

Good one it could be done as part of the 30 miler weekend.

[flo]

i'm up for that, they dont call me the queen of the prof for nothing you know. In fact we have some raffle prizes left over from families day, let me check out whats left and i will get back to you.

[Humphs]

Good idea, Ive been doing a quick survey at work about this. They like the idea , but a lot said they would buy more tickets over a period of time if they were priced at £1.00 rather than a fiver. Its all to do with the mind, they will give you a couple of coins rather than a note. Anyhelp with the producing of the tickets give us a shout.

[Rotary Booty]

Trev

Does it need to be a 'Christmas' event, as available family funds tend to be taken by pressies, Xmas cards, and food? Also there are 'Office Parties', school nativity plays etc to pay for.

How about, say, Easter, which will give you more time to prepare, but you won't have to wait 'til next Xmas. It needs to avoid the fund raising for the Yomp30 in June (?) next year, if possible as we tend to 'hit' the same people.

Aye, Derek

[Tommy Gun]

Ill speak to the RI shop on camp & see if they will give something ,Trev he's got 40 CDO ties for sale ill get one in the post to you as soon as flo gives me the address!!!!!

[bootneck]

derek, no it doesn`t have to be a xmas raffle, easter/yomp 30 2004 is fine by me, just gets more coin in to the kitty,

ahh my tie, no rush, anglesey will do, and many thanks, I`ll make sure i get some extra pocket money it`s only about five weeks away even got my bivvie out, those were the days, stuff the ritz

[Artist]

Bootneck

I can offer an original painting for the raffle. Can be anything that takes your fancy. Let us know if your intrested. Have just done a piccy of HMS Newcastle (the cruiser, circa 1950's at Venice) and rucks of other warships RNA chaps quite like them (It's a way of making dosh for Gods sake before anyone starts, Fearless decked out in classic canal boat roses and castles looks great!). Would quite happily do a piccy of Fearless/Intrepid/Hermes etc, etc, you hum it I'll paint it! But......ain't doing a piccy of Royal ashore! (Hmm.....fu*k it why not, would be intresting ifen nought else) Might just do a piccy of HW's working. Easy peasey that one, just a piccy of a pussers slug!! with Andy enconsed in it?!?! Have a nice day Mr O'pray.

Aye Artist

[Humphs]

just an idea ( steady I know I dont get that many ) but one of the prizes could be a day out with the Corps, ie flying in a chopper ,I said flying, a bit of roping down, LCs could do something , an hour or so on the 25 m range , x country driving you get the idea

[Humphs]

just an idea ( steady I know I dont get that many ) but one of the prizes could be a day out with the Corps, ie flying in a chopper ,I said flying, a bit of roping down, LCs could do something , an hour or so on the 25 m range , x country driving you get the idea

[Andy O'Pray]

Humphs me old mate, you must be going soft in the head. Roping down from a chopper, wet landings, cross country driving. Sure, I do things like that every day. Why not try for a free day in the NAAFI.

Aye - Andy.

[Andy O'Pray]

Humphs, Love the profile photograph, the outfit has been tastfully chosen and I am sure would have been the envy of the anti tank troop.

Aye - Andy.

[JR]

Sticky blue,I am not sure but I think there is a Painting of the 'Yomper' Painted by David Whittley if its the same one I'm thinking of would that be Cpl Robinson sporting the Union Jack on the Ariel of his set,The Brood bought me the painting to stop me chomping at the bit,the painting I have is called the 'Way to Stanley' and was painted in 1983 mine is 15 of 200,no doubt someone will put me in the picture?.Aye JR

No I have'nt highjacked the thread again just on the same stream?