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Bogiediver:
To try and answer your questions:
1 - this is an absolute raffle like a "no reserve auction" meaning there is no minimum number of tickets that must be sold in order for the drawing to occur; someone's ticket will be drawn and they will win the engine - the drawing will be held on June 8th at the awards banquet concluding the 50th Annual Model A Ford Texas Tour (statewide convention).
2 - There is no maximum number of tickets to be sold (our club hopes to sell at least enough tickets to cover our cost of buying the freshly rebuilt engine though).
3 - The beneficiary of the raffle proceeds is our club which bought the engine from the rebuilder; we are a non-profit corporation and a 20 year old chapter of the Model A Ford Club of America.

Hope that answers your questions and we appreciate your participation. We have hosted the statewide Texas Tour twice before and have had good success in raffling off newly rebuilt engines.

Be sure to include your email address when you send in your money so I can confirm receipt of the funds and send you your ticket numbers. We will announce the winner on June 8th and hopefully I'll get to give you a phone call if you're the lucky winner. A $5,000 inserted engine for a $5 ticket isn't such a bad deal! Or if they are smart, they'll but five tickets for $20 to increase their odds and possibly win a $5,000 inserted engine for a $4 ticket!

Thanks,
Fred
Membership Chairman and Founder/First President
Lone Star Model A Ford Club
Georgetown, TX