Re: Raffle for The Perl Foundation?

I like your idea. Can we expand on it? Get some more stuff, "add value" to it (1), and put it in the raffle. Raffles with many prizes seem to go better than single-prize-raffles.

Ideas for prizes.:

Some more books similarly signed (merlyn, are you interested in signing some books?).
Some T-shirts from past events, optionally signed by speakers at those events.
Some ThinkGeek products. "No, I will not fix your computer."

I'm out of ideas. But work has fried my brain today, so that isn't saying much. Can we make this a big event, something that the whole Perl community will hear about and participate in?

(1) - Get someone to sign it, or the like. I told you, work has fried my brain. :)

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Re: Re: Raffle for The Perl Foundation? by Elian (Parson) on Nov 14, 2002 at 05:53 UTC
Well, there are always Parrot T-shirts if you want one. (And we can get them signed to raffle off for more than the comission the foundation gets for normal sales) We ought to get mugs and mousepads one of these days...	[reply]
Re:^3 Raffle for The Perl Foundation? by Louis_Wu (Chaplain) on Nov 15, 2002 at 03:05 UTC
We could get a birdcage, put a Parrot inside, nail the Parrot to the perch, get someone to sign it, and see how much we get for it. . . . Or I could go home and get some sleep. Yeah, sleep is probably better for me.	[reply]
Re: Re: Raffle for The Perl Foundation? by theorbtwo (Prior) on Nov 14, 2002 at 01:03 UTC
More importantly, vroom, are you interested in signing somthing? `;)` Oh, and as far as places to publicise go, the LiveJournal perl community is undertrafficed, but perhaps a mention here will help them, and a mention there would help your cause -- LJers seem to be fairly giving people, even where money is concerned. Warning: Unless otherwise stated, code is untested. Do not use without understanding. Code is posted in the hopes it is useful, but without warranty. All copyrights are relinquished into the public domain unless otherwise stated. I am not an angel. I am capable of error, and err on a fairly regular basis. If I made a mistake, please let me know (such as by replying to this node).	[reply]