POSTSCRIPT - Fantastic Result - CLIC Sargent and Samaritans Charity Raffle

[Mr Curta]

Charity Raffle for CLIC Sargent and Samaritans

Newmark 71 Reissue, Newmark 6BB Chronograph, Rodina Automatic and a Splendid Strap Package

This fundraiser is for two charities devoted to helping people who are going through the toughest of times. Donations to the VMG fundraising page will be split equally between the two charities. https://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/Som...cial/Listening

Up for grabs are a pair of Ewan’s finest which are very well respected in these parts, punching well above their weight. Once again some generous members have added to the prize pot, and as usual you can expect for some other consolation prizes to appear as we go along.

CLIC Sargent fights tirelessly to stop cancer destroying young lives and were instrumental in supporting us through the toughest days of Laura’s treatment. CLIC continue to encourage her rehabilitation through listening and reacting to her input to their Children’s Advisory Group.

Samaritans vision is simply that fewer people die by suicide. Volunteers work around the clock to listen to and support those in crisis. Over five million calls are answered annually. They run 201 local branches and carry out community outreach work and national awareness campaigns to try to prevent people from reaching breaking point. Funds donated to Samaritans Central Office will be used all over the UK.


The Raffle

To take part, please post in this thread and donate* £5 per entry here: https://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/Som...cial/Listening

Feel free to take part multiple times and if you are not interested in the prizes, you are very welcome to donate anyway!

Please include your TZ-UK user name in the comments if it's not obvious. I’ll maintain a list of the participants here.

Laura will personally draw the winners on Monday 17 February.

The Prizes

1. Newmark 71 Reissue
2. Newmark 6BB Chronograph
3. Rodina Automatic donated by Jeremy67
4. Super Strap Package donated by Sinnlover
5. Casio G-Shock GD-100 donated by badger1
6. Longitude Book and DVD Bundle
7. Rolex Gustbuster Umbrella donated by gcleminson


Newmark 71 Reissue bought here. I’ve just worn it once to check it out, it’s a cracker with fantabulous lume and as good as new. Classic look with black dial, 60 minute bezel and no date. Full bracelet and tropic strap included.





More info here:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects...-watch-reissue
https://forum.tz-uk.com/showthread.p...mark-71-Launch


Newmark 6BB Chronograph bought here. Also only worn by me once and pretty much pristine. Admiralty Grey and Cordura Straps included.



More info here:
https://www.newmarkwatchcompany.com/newmark6bb.htm
https://forum.tz-uk.com/showthread.p...aph-Re-Edition


Jeremy67 has kindly donated a lovely Rodina Automatic which certainly has something of the Bauhaus about it.

38mm diameter but wears large. Pretty good condition with a few small scuffs on the case and bezel, and an unmarked crystal. It has a display back so you can see the Seagull ST1701 movement with "Shanghai striping". Comes on a fairly well worn Timefactors Darlena strap. Original box and unworn strap included, which Jeremy assures me is far too nasty to wear.






Sinnlover has generously donated a splendid strap package consisting of:

26mm Ericas - unworn
22mm Black leather from a little leatherworker in Saigon - unworn
20mm Uncle Seiko tropic - unworn
20mm Zulu Diver canvas - tried on once




badger1 has kindly added a Casio G-Shock GD-100 in good nick, which is a great travel beater. Original box but no manual (readily available on t'internet).




I've added a small consolation prize of a Longitude book and DVD bundle. Brand new, delivered to your door.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Longitude-G.../dp/0007214227

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Longitude-D.../dp/B000L42N96






Massive thanks to all supporters, and of course to Eddie.

Matthew and family


https://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/Som...cial/Listening


I'll update the list below as often as I can, roughly in the order that posts and donations appear. The list will not become final until just before the draw.

1. Jeremy67
2. Jeremy67
3. Jeremy67
4. Jeremy67
5. ENES
6. ENES
7. willie_gunn
8. willie_gunn
9. willie_gunn
10. willie_gunn
11. Sinnlover
12. Sinnlover
13. Sinnlover
14. Ghost Chilli
15. Village
16. Village
17. unclealec
18. unclealec
19. timor54
20. timor54
21. JackW
22. JackW
23. Ruggertech
24. Ruggertech
25. Ruggertech
26. Ruggertech
27. Ruggertech
28. Suds
29. Suds
30. Suds
31. Suds
32. alfat33
33. alfat33
34. alfat33
35. alfat33
36. PeteS
37. PeteS
38. PeteS
39. PeteS
40. Devonian
41. Devonian
42. Devonian
43. Devonian
44. Devonian
45. Devonian
46. Devonian
47. Devonian
48. Devonian
49. Devonian
50. Dr Wolff
51. Dr Wolff
52. Dr Wolff
53. Dr Wolff
54. sish101
55. sish101
56. Christian
57. Christian
58. Chris W
59. Guillermo Gaspar
60. Guillermo Gaspar
61. Guillermo Gaspar
62. Guillermo Gaspar
63. Hennersf
64. Hennersf
65. Hennersf
66. Hennersf
67. PickleB
68. PickleB
69. PickleB
70. PickleB
Anon
Anon
73. SiSetts
74. SiSetts
75. ged
76. ged
77. ged
78. ged
79. Neil.C
80. Neil.C
81. Neil.C
82. Neil.C
83. Carlton-Browne
84. Carlton-Browne
85. Carlton-Browne
86. Carlton-Browne
87. Carlton-Browne
88. Carlton-Browne
89. Badger1
90. Badger1
91. Badger1
Anonymous
Anonymous
Anonymous
Anonymous
Anonymous
Anonymous
98. Craizeehair
99. Craizeehair
100. Craizeehair
101. Craizeehair
102. Craizeehair
103. Craizeehair
104. Wimm
105. Wimm
106. apm101
107. apm101
108. Chris W
109. Anonymish
110. Anonymish
111. Anonymish
112. Anonymish
113. Anonymish
114. NCC66
115. NCC66
116. NCC66
117. kace
118. kace
119. Montello
120. Montello
121. Montello
122. Montello
Anonymous
Anonymous
Anonymous
126. Artium
127. tokdok
128. tokdok
129. tokdok
130. bambam
131. bambam
132. jeromeo
133. jeromeo
134. jeromeo
135. Mainspring
136. Mainspring
137. Mainspring
138. Mainspring
139. K9david
140. K9david
141. sweets
142. sweets
143. sweets
144. noidea
145. noidea
146. noidea
147. noidea
148. OliverCD
149. Gordon76
150. Gordon76
151. Gordon76
152. Gordon76
153. Peck
154. Peck
155. Peck
156. Peck
157. Tenko
158. Tenko
159. Tenko
160. Sweepinghand
161. Sweepinghand
162. DaveB
163. Ruggertech
164. Wooster
165. Wooster
166. Wooster
167. Wooster
168. Wooster
169. Wooster
170. Wooster
171. Wooster
172. Wooster
173. Wooster
174. Ruggertech
175. nitsy
176. nitsy
177. Lampoc
178. Lampoc
179. Lampoc
180. Carlton-Browne
181. Carlton-Browne
182. Carlton-Browne
183. oldoakknives
184. oldoakknives
185. gary1064
186. gary1064
187. gary1064
188. gary1064
189. gary1064
190. petethegeek
191. petethegeek
192. docd
193. docd
194. docd




*Voluntary in the smallprint for Gift-Aid reasons

[Jeremy67]

Well done Matthew, some excellent prizes there, hopefully I won't win my own watch back.

Ball set rolling with £20 from me.

[ENES]

Well done - I'm in for £10.
Thanks

[willie_gunn]

Excellent effort for a fantastic cause.

Donated accordingly.

[Mr Curta]

Fantastic figure going into the final day. Thanks so much to all.

We’ll aim to close this at 7pm with the draw shortly afterwards. Still a few hours left to participate.

Have a great day everybody.

----EDIT----

Draw delayed to 9pm to give everyone interested a chance to participate.

[sweets]

Just donated for 3 as well, great cause and event once again Senor Curta, chapeau

[noidea]

I have just donated for 4, thank you for organising for two very good causes.

[Mr Curta]

I'd like to give a massive shout out to the selfless anonymous donors who have contributed to the fabulous result, the latest of whom has just taken the total to a grand.

[Sinnlover]

Count me in for 3 - £15 donated

[Ghost Chilli]

In for a fiver.

[village]

I'm in for a tenner

[unclealec]

2 entries for me.

I'll have the Newmark Chrono please Laura.

[Mr Curta]

A final additional ***Rolex*** prize has just been added!

gcleminson has very kindly donated a lovely brand new Rolex Gustbuster umbrella. Many thanks!

[timor54]

And £10 for me.

I hope Laura is doing well

[Mr Curta]

Ton up

Many thanks for giving this a great start. Here are a few words from the causes.

[Suds]

Good Luck Matthew

[alfat33]

I don’t know how you keep doing this Matthew. Top effort. Donation made for 4 tickets.

Good luck everyone.

[PeteS]

Very happily put £20 towards these most important causes


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[Devonian]

This is great, £50 from me and best of luck raising a lot of money for great causes. Stephen

[Mr Curta]

We've just got in from a rather tedious motorway drive home to find a lovely boost in donations whilst we were on the road. I've just updated the list.

To give everyone who might be interested in the recently added prizes a chance to participate, the raffle will now close at 9pm with Laura making the draw shortly afterwards.

She will draw the winning tickets in reverse order to the prize list below.

The Prizes

1. Newmark 71 Reissue
2. Newmark 6BB Chronograph
3. Rodina Automatic donated by Jeremy67
4. Super Strap Package donated by Sinnlover
5. Casio G-Shock GD-100 donated by badger1
6. Longitude Book and DVD Bundle
7. Rolex Gustbuster Umbrella donated by gcleminson


https://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/fun...eUrl=Listening

Still a few hours for an entry or two

[Wooster]

Almost missed this... Ten tickets for me please :)

[Mr Curta]

That is a most satisfying postscript to the thread, many thanks indeed to all involved. A further £175 was raised through Lampoc's initiative, the final total is quite outstanding.

https://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/fun...pageId=1141843

[inspector gadget]

That is a most satisfying postscript to the thread, many thanks indeed to all involved. A further £175 was raised through Lampoc's initiative, the final total is quite outstanding.

https://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/fun...pageId=1141843

Sorry to have missed this Mathew but mostly not been doing much watching, mostly PCing and flying, I hope you do something similar again and would appreciate a heads up lol...

Les

[Dr Wolff]

4 for me, £20 plus gift aid paid.
Another great cause, another great fundraising thread

[sish101]

£10 in from me plus Gift Aid.

Good luck all!

Sent through the ether by diddling with radio waves

[Christian]

£10 sent.

[Chris W]

In for £5
Cracking charities - good luck.

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[Hennersf]

Superb effort, thank you for doing this for these brilliant and much needed charities - donation made, hope you raise a great amount

[PickleB]

I'm in for £20...thanks for the opportunity.

[Carlton-Browne]

Put me in for 30 squid. It may just be where I am at the moment but the credit card payment page seems a bit flaky today.

[Mr Curta]

Put me in for 30 squid. It may just be where I am at the moment but the credit card payment page seems a bit flaky today.

Great stuff, and thanks for the info. I know that some overseas members often have issues.

If anybody has difficulties making a donation please let me know. I'm more then happy to assist via our PayPal/Virgin Money Giving account.

M

[badger1]

I’m in for 3 tickets (if I happen to win the G Shock please redraw!!!)

[Mr Curta]

And we’re now closed. It’s an absolutely magnificent total - massive thanks to all concerned. This will make a big difference to a lot of people.

We’ve folded all the tickets and our resident expert will give them a really good randomising mix before commencing the draw. Watch this space…

[Carlton-Browne]

Put me down for another 3.

[oldoakknives]

Go on then, I'm in for 2.

[gary1064]

Hats off to you for organising this, donation made, I'm in for five.

[Mr Curta]

Massive thanks for the flying start and for the encouraging messages. Also to Anonymous for the overnight donation, if you want to go into the draw just let me know.
M

[SiSetts]

Great stuff again. I'm in for two please.

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[ged]

Thanks for organising this and for the generous prizes. Just put in £20.

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[Neil.C]

I'm in for £20.

Glad to help out.

[Mr Curta]

badger1 has thoughfully added a Casio G-Shock GD-100 to the prize pot, I've just updated the Opening Post.
Many Thanks!
M

[Mr Curta]

I've just updated the participant list. Many thanks for the anonymous donations, which are listed to help me to keep track but won't go into the hat unless I hear otherwise.

For anyone not aware of Laura's story and have access to the Bear Pit, there is some background in this thread that I started around halfway through her treatment for kidney cancer: https://forum.tz-uk.com/showthread.p...rsonal-Message

To be clear, all donations will be split equally between the two charities.



https://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/Som...cial/Listening

[Neil.C]

I've just updated the participant list. Many thanks for the anonymous donations, which are listed to help me to keep track but won't go into the hat unless I hear otherwise.

For anyone not aware of Laura's story and have access to the Bear Pit, there is some background in this thread that I started around halfway through her treatment for kidney cancer: https://forum.tz-uk.com/showthread.p...rsonal-Message

To be clear, all donations will be split equally between the two charities.



https://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/Som...cial/Listening

I don't visit the BP but I followed your link.

All best wishes to Laura and all your family.

(Plus a bump won't hurt the raffle appeal.)

[Mr Curta]

I don't visit the BP but I followed your link.

All best wishes to Laura and all your family.

(Plus a bump won't hurt the raffle appeal.)

Many thanks, Neil.

I put that thread in the BP to allow the use of strong language and to keep it from the open area at the time, but totally appreciate why many forum members avoid the place.

There are a few posts in there that explain why we think that CLIC Sargent is such a great charity. Laura's wonderful CLIC nurse was an absolute pillar of support, going out of her way to make special home visits when the hospital port access procedure had become dreadfully traumatic. She provided unstinting emotional support for all of us and was a massive calming influence, good humoured guide through the darkness, and an inspiring role model.

Most people have been touched in some way by the tragedy of a suicide, it is the single biggest killer of men under 45 in the UK. We lost our dear friend Ian in January six years ago and we will always remember him with affection tinged by a great sadness. Samaritans provide somewhere to turn to for anyone in emotional distress, struggling to cope, or at risk of suicide.

[Wimm]

Thank you again Matthew. I'm in for two. Hopefully Laura can work her magic in my favour again.

Will

[apm101]

Super job. £10 in from me.

[Mr Curta]

First out and winning the Rolex Gustbuster (am I the only one who keeps reading that as Ghostbuster?) Umbrella donated by gcleminson is...



60. WillemKaspar / GuillermoGaspar / BillyCasper

[Suds]

Laura, don't forget the 'Welshies'

[Mr Curta]

Okay all, it's prize reverse order as mentioned earlier just to keep things interesting. The odds are exactly the same regardless, for anyone interested an explanation of the maths is here: https://math.stackexchange.com/quest...tickets-matter

[Craizeehair]

I’m in for £30