nanamOOn wrote:the winner will be drawn on October 13th.
Today will be someone's lucky day!
:fingers crossed:
How do we find out who won?? We didn't buy any tickets but would be interested to see who wins!
I was wondering the same thing-here's the update on the website for the raffle:
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A HUGE Finnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnns Up! to everyone who particpated in our Hurricane Katrina Raffle. The Raffle is now closed. The Parrot Heads in Paradise Club
will conduct the drawing on Thursday, October 13th.
Capt'n Harry of the Tampa Bay Parrot Head Club will telephone the winner.
The winner's name and the final tally of monies raised will be posted
on this site as soon as the winner is confirmed.
(wondering what number I used, and hoping it wasn't home, since hubby answers and hangs up on all unfamiliar numbers. Also, hoping that if that were to happen Capt'n would try other means, like email. )
You’re still grinning, we’re still winning, nothing left to say
I’m still gliding as I go flying down this endless wave
So, a bunch of Parrot Head Clubs got together over the past few weeks and decided to raise some money for Parrot Heads who were affected by the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina. They sold thousands and thousands of raffle tickets. And finally, on Thursday, October 13, 2005 at around 9:00 p.m., about 35 friends from the Buckeye Parrot Head Club gathered around and accounted for all of the tickets, filled up a 5 gallon bucket of ticket stubs, transferred it into a bigger container and then they pulled a winner . . .
AND THE WINNER IS . . .
Eli Wilson
who, believe it or not, is from Louisiana. I would have to say all is well with the world at this moment.
Congratulations to Eli. However, everyone is a winner who took part in this fund raising raffle. Special thanks go out to all of the Parrot Head Clubs across North America who took part and helped to raise $77,160.00
Yep, that is $77,160.00
for the Parrot Heads In Need Fund. This was truly a Team Effort. A lot of wonderful people worked hard to pull this off in a short amount of time. I would like to personally thank all of the club leaders who made this happen. Also, thanks to the Tampa Bay Parrot Head Club for all of the help and especially to four main people in our club who worked constantly to ensure the Internet sales ran smoothly - Susan, Dave, Rachel & McGill. In addition special thanks go out to Bill Page of PHiP/PHINS who had to deal with all of the ticket packages coming in at the end and getting his group of Buckeye Parrot Heads together to pick the winner.
I would also like to thank David Crumbi and all of our friends at Margaritaville Tequila and PHiP for putting up the prizes and funds to pull this off. Thanks go out to the Las Vegas and Colorado River Parrot Head Clubs who helped with some prizes of Bahama Breeze and tiks to the Mac McAnally Show. Also, thanks to my pal Tommy Rocker who came through at the end when we ran into a problem with rooms.
Finally, we could not do it all without being part of this wonderful organization, Parrot Heads in Paradise. I always say we may not be a Jimmy Buffett fan club, but we are certainly fans of Jimmy and the tropical attitude he puts out there. So thanks Jimmy for bringing all of us like-minded, good-hearted folks together. It is truly amazing what some crazy-ass Parrot Heads can do when they put their hearts and mind to it.
To everyone I mentioned above (and anyone I forgot), there are going to be some very grateful Parrot Heads thanking you soon. Sooooooooooooooooooooo, please join me and raise your glass high above your heads and . . .
"In your honor, what time is it?
IT'S TIME FOR A TEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAMMMMMMMMMMM DRINK!!!"
Also, hoping that if that were to happen Capt'n would try other means, like email. )
