THIS RAFFLE IS CLOSED!

Joseph and Samuel are in town, waiting like we are for this surgery on a million different factors.  I had a nice conversation with him Sunday regarding our kids, these surgical delays (which he’s dealing with better than I am) and his biggest lament through this whole process isn’t the delays as he’s almost zen-like with his tolerance.  What he rages about are the sneaky charges.  Copays.  Supplies.  Joseph’s got a feeding tube, and those supplies aren’t cheap.  ACTH, hospitals, doctors, scans, tests, bloodwork, transport, ad infinitum.  We both want more therapies for our kids than the state thinks we really need.  This is a list I’ve been over before, and if you’re a regular reader you know some of these expenses. We’ve been donated an iPad 2 to raffle for our kids.  It’s a wifi only 32 gig 2nd generation iPad in black, complete with smart cover in the color of your choice.

Here’s the basic deal.  Tickets cost a $2 donation per ticket.  Click here to donate, or click on the big total banner on this page or on the homepage. If you own a Fairfax bunny purchased before May 1st 2011 and you donate with the same email that you bought the bunny, then you get twice as many tickets as you would otherwise.  Within 24 hours of payment receipt, I’ll send you your ticket numbers.  On May 27th we (or our designated representative) will go to random.org and pick the winner, or winners- more on that in a little bit.

Where are the funds going to?  Directly donated funds from this will be split 50/50 and deposited into long-term special needs care funds that have been established for both Marissa and Joseph.  Regardless of surgical outcome, they will both still have lifetime needs.  The corporate overmatching of donations still applies, and those funds go to the Marissa’s Bunny Foundation for future endowments to special needs families and relief to Japan’s children affected by the earthquake.

This just in! 5/12

Just heard from the Semi-Silent Business Partner.  We’ll do another special needs iPad giveaway!  For every $1000 this raffle generates, we’ll have five 2nd generation iPads for special needs to give away like the last time!  We’ll wait until this raffle is over for the specific details, but it’ll be much like the last one.

We’re close to a $1000 increment now.  $2 a ticket, how can you go wrong?

Got some stuff you want to give?

Are you reading this and want to help?  Do you have anything you want to toss in the pot?  Shoot us an email and let us know.  We’d be happy to publicize you if you do!  Companies and individuals b0th welcome.  We’d prefer it if you shipped straight to the winner, but we can collect prizes here and do the shipping if you’d rather.

Prizes Added!

1. -16 Gears of War 3 Cole Thrashball Plushies for your xBox Live avatar courtesy The Light Show
   

2. -15 Noble 6 Helmet codes for your xBox Live avatar
   

More Prizes, Added 5/16

1. -A Joyride Studios 2002 First Edition Cortana figure, sealed in the packaging (donator calls it near mint packaging) - Donated by Neebius
   

2. -A Halo:Reach Legendary Edition, sealed - Donated by Neebius
   

3. -Slapshot for the Nintendo Wii - Donated by Das Kalk
   

Yet More Prizes, Added 5/17 AM

1. -One lot consisting of a WGP Synergy Equalizer Paintball Marker, a 47 cubic inch 3000K HPA tank, and a Vlocity Jr. loader. - Donated by Draeno
   

Another Two Prizes Added 5/17 PM

1. -We made the target for this phase of the fundraiser, so a second 32 gigabyte 2nd generation iPad has been added to the raffle, courtesy Semi Silent Business Partner
   

2. -Custom glass pendant donated by DMC Jewelry
   

Prizeapalooza!  Added 5/18 PM

1. -Another target reached, so an Alienware M11x gaming laptop with a core i5 1.4 ghz, Windows 7 Home Premium, 4 gigabytes of RAM, and a 500 gigabyte hard drive.
   

The Fine Print

Entry in the contest gives us permission to use whatever name you’ve provided us, whether it be your real name or your screen name for winner announcement purposes. USA and Canadian residents only, please.  If you’re under 18 years old and you win the contest, a guardian will have to accept your prize and sign a release.  If you work with me (and you know who you are), you’re ineligible for this contest.  In order to qualify for double tickets, you must have purchased both the tickets for this contest and the Fairfax bunny on the same email address.  We won’t harvest your email address, ever, or sell them, ever.  Entries close on May 27th at 11:59 AM eastern standard time or perhaps a bit later if we’re out of the house that Friday. The drawing will be held at 6:00 PM eastern standard time on May 27th by us, or by a designated substitute which will be announced ahead of time in this post if necessary.  One iPad winner will be selected, other prizes will be awarded if donated.  If other prizes are donated, they will be listed here.  Upon notification of a win by email, you’ll have 72 hours from the time the email was sent to respond to it with your mailing address.  The iPad will be shipped to to the winner by us or our representative.  If any other prizes are contributed to the raffle, they will be mailed by either us, our designated representative, or the prize supplier, as desired by the prize supplier.