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I think it's a great idea, and I'm behind it if we can find prizes. I was thinking about donating my Boba Fett maquette, but I'm not certain. Still might put it up on eBay. I don't know if comic stores would donate. Chris has spoken with Razor's Edge- who has previously sponsored the Tampa Club- and he, Michael at RE, can't justify donating when it's being held at a store that sells the same type of products. It's a conflict of interest.

Well done! Assuming we find some other items, what charity do you think we should work for? Alliance Council? Anybody?

My first choice would be for animals or the environment, ideally something that will have a positive impact on Florida. I'm going to do some research at this CharityNavigator.org.

Great work, man! With that kind of dedication I don't know how I can not donate my Boba Fett maquette. [I'm watching one for sale on ebay to see if it brings any money].

To everyone else, Aaron and I have started discussing how best to work this for donations to a charity. Let's say we have what Aaron's listed so far.

1 autographed A Force Among Us DVD
1-2 sketch cards from Tim Procter
1 sketch cards from Kevin Graham 
Jake Lloyd signed carded action figure
Amy Allen signed carded action figure
Peter Mayhew signed carded action figure
and possibly one more. 

What do any of you think we could stand to make selling raffle tickets? Aaron suggests $1 each, 6 for $5. I think we're going to have 50-100 guests at our April event, and possibly more. It's had a lot of exposure and we've got at least two talents there signing autographs. I'm asking this because I want to see if it's worth us giving this stuff away for what we stand to gain for donations.   

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If we are going to start charging for raffle tickets though, we need to A. have a posted reason for charging and B. all the items will need to be out on display prior to someone paying.

Excellent points. My vote is going toward this going to some sort of animal shelter. Ideally I'd say it should be something that benefits the state, but unfortunately The Humane Society and the ASPCA are not directly affiliated with the local shelters. In fact, what I've read suggests that money given to the national organizations largely goes to lobbyists, and of course advertising, trying to change laws for the good of animals. These may be noble efforts, but I'd rather have a direct impact on our local community. 

Anyone against the April 17th raffle monies going toward the SPCA of Central Florida?
Here's one website's breakdown of the group and their funds.

Not only do I like supporting local animal causes, but I also have not heard of a Star Wars fan group donating to them.

Unless anyone else has any other ideas, how about we have a one day poll to decide? Anything can be brought to the table, but as you say, Rich, we really need to decide this soon. I'd say that involving the 501st is not something we should do this late in the game on this particular project.

I'm also a fan of Make-A-Wish (I've done a couple of walks for them and even helped put together a golf tournament for them through work), but my vote's going for the SPCA. There are two sides to the SWGFA supporting Make-a-Wish. It's the sort of thing that the 501st does regularly so it doesn't set us apart, but it also might provide an "in" for us with the 501st.