CDXC Raffle to Support the FSDXA T32C DXpedition

Please make cheques payable to CDXC and send them with stubs to:

Neville Cheadle G3NUG

Lower Withers Barns

Middleton on the Hill

LEOMINSTER HR6 0HY

Background

 This note sets out details of the CDXC raffle being run to support the T32C DXpedition in late 2011. T32C will be the most expensive DXpedition undertaken by FSDXA. The budget has had to be balanced to fund the DXpedition whilst at the same time keeping the costs for participants at a reasonable level. Nonetheless, participants will be paying in the order of £3,500 – £4,800 each.

Fundraising therefore represents a major element of the budgetary plan for the DXpedition. This includes sponsorship, pre-selling of videos and other sources.

As part of the fundraising programme, FSDXA is joining with CDXC in organising a raffle to raise further funds. This note describes the process and the issues involved.

The Raffle Process

The raffle is to be run as a small society raffle within the terms of the Gambling Commission rules. A rule of a small society raffle is that tickets can only be offered on an unsolicited basis for sale to members of that society. For this to be meaningful the society needs to be CDXC and this is why CDXC needs to be involved. Only UK members may be mailed.

 Raffle tickets are being mailed to UK- based CDXC members with the March Digest and there will be one prize – a Yaesu FT-950 transceiver that sells for around £1,290. This is sponsored by Martin Lynch & Sons, Nevada Radio and Yaesu UK. ML&S is also supplying a 30A power supply, a MyDEL MP-30SW111.

Non-members are able to buy tickets through CDXC members. The CDXC member should enter the following on the counterfoil. Bought by G3AAA (member) on behalf of G3BBB (non-member). Of course G3AAA should try to persuade G3BBB to join the Club.

•  The draw is planned for 26 August 2011 just prior to the DXpedition.
  
• Tickets are priced at £1 each in books of 10
  
• 1,500 books are being printed initially.
  
• The Promoter is to be our President, Neville G3NUG.
  
• Further raffle tickets are available from Neville.
  

 Proceeds (net of costs) will be distributed as follows:

• 90% to T32C.
  
• 10% retained by CDXC for allowing use of their mailing list.   
  

£20 worth of tickets is being mailed to all CDXC members in the UK with a return envelope.  We ask members to return unsold tickets.

Publicity will be via the CDXC Digest, T32C website, RadCom etc.

 The advantages to CDXC are: 

• One CDXC member or his/her contact will win an outstanding prize.
  
• Since we plan to advertise the raffle widely we may attract members into CDXC (and then hopefully retain them).
  
• CDXC is seen to be actively promoting this UK-lead DXpedition with nearly all team members being members of CDXC.
  
• Substantial potential income.
  

FSDXA is assuming all liabilities (financial and operational) concerning the running of the raffle. The administration is to be handled by FSDXA. Members of the T32C Planning Team are excluded from the raffle.