Testimonials
I’ve just started keeping track of these (after three years) and I’ll be posting any comments we get here from organizations who had had their raffles posted on HarleyDavidsonRaffles.com for free…
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“Hi Bill,Our raffle was very successful this year, in part to additional ticket sales from HarleyDavidsonRaffles.com. We were completely sold out of tickets about 2 weeks prior to our draw date. Due to HarleyDavidsonRaffles.com, we were able to reach out to Harley-Davidson enthusiasts across the United States! The winner of the 2009 Road King Classic was ticket holder #1823, Lynn G. She had bought the ticket for her husband for Valentine’s Day, and it was still enclosed in his card at the time of the drawing. Thank you for your additional resource to support our fundraiser.” Kari Puleo
Development Associate
Sitrin Foundation
2050 Tilden Avenue
New Hartford, NY 13413
www.sitrin.com
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“Bill,Thanks so much for helping our non-profit organization sell raffle tickets for the 2008 Harley-Davidson. Without this site and your help, we would have not met our goal with ticket sales! We truly appreciate your willingness to help our organization free of charge. We couldn’t have done it without you!”
Stephanie Carper
President & Co-founder
Thykidz, Inc.
www.thykidz.com
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“Bill,
Of the tickets we sold, about 20% came by way of your website. We had purchases from all over the country–Maine, Florida, Texas, Oregon and everywhere in between. Several came back and made a second purchase just before the drawing. Your website does a great service to non-profits trying to raise money in this very tough economy. Thanks very much for supporting the Red Cross on www.harleydavidsonraffles.com! Thanks, Bill!”
Gena J. Gates
Executive Director
American Red Cross, East Shoreline Chapter
228 Washington Avenue, Bay City, MI 48708
RedCross-esc.org
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“Bill,…having our raffle listed on HarleyDavidsonRaffles.com helped us reach a broader audience. We received phone calls and e-mails from all over with great interest in our raffle. It was a great success raising $42,000 for Special Olympics Wisconsin. Thank you for supporting this raffle with your web site!”
Andrea Wetzel
Visual Media Manager
Special Olympics Wisconsin
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Feb 4th, 2009 at 11:39 am
We have a winner! Thanks again for all your help. Wishing you all the best!!
Stephanie Carper
Feb 4th, 2009 at 5:21 pm
Stephaine,
You are more than welcome! Be sure to keep in touch and when Thykidz does their next raffle just drop me a line!
Bill
Feb 11th, 2009 at 4:06 am
Bill,
Waymart Lodge #542 F & AM has completed another successful Harley
raffle. The service you provide is terrific and the folks that go
to harleydavidsonraffles.com are great. We truly appreciate you and
all that participated this year. I have no doubt, we will be back
with another raffle. Thanks to you and everyone that e-mailed, called,
and purchased a ticket. I can’t wait to see the 2010s.
Thanks,
Chuck
Mar 16th, 2009 at 4:53 am
How do these raffles work? how many tickets do people usually sell from this website? How long a period are tickets available? Is it better to have more tickets at a lower price, or fewer tickets at a higher price? Do you purchase the harley prior to the drawing – what happens if you don’t make enough to purchase the Harley?
Mar 16th, 2009 at 2:00 pm
Wendy,
Thanks for stopping by! As for your questions: On this site I simply list charity raffles for free and I don’t run or really have anything to do with the management of them. You ask some good questions however. The price of tickets and length of the raffle is going to depend on the situation of the organization, the demographics of your potential ticket customers and the cost of your raffle prize. Typically it seems that most org’s will have the Harley prize before starting the raffle…either they will get it donated or have an arrangement with a local Harley Dealer. What some org’s will do is have a stipulation that if X numbers of tickets are not sold (ie. not enough tickets are sold to cover the cost of the motorcycle) then the raffle reverts to a 50/50 cash raffle. If you are thinking about running a raffle I’d suggest three things. First find an organization in your area that has already done one and see if they will offer you some advice or contacts. Secondly get an attorney involved right away due to the raffle laws and possible liability. Thirdly visit TheRaffleSite.com for some tips on raffle advertising. Hope the above helps and feel free to shoot me an email with any questions. I’m not expert on running a raffle but I’m happy to help you out any way I can. Best of luck and keep in touch!
Sincerely,
Bill