Phelps admits to a bit of trepidation: “I’m a little nervous; it’s a big undertaking, but I’m confident we’ll be able to sell 1,200 tickets. This is one of the things Julian told us: ‘Start small, don’t get greedy.’ We’d like to do this annually if it works,” she added. “And with the take what you want” grand prize of airplane or cash, “it’s pretty cool.”So keep an eye out for the Aviation Museum of Santa Paula Raffle brochures with the color photo of the Stinson 180-1 Voyager. The vintage airplane, or plenty of cash, can be yours for the taking while showing support of the museum.For more information, visit the AMSP website www.amszp.org and click on “Raffle.”
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The Aviation Museum of Santa Paula knows a good thing when they see it, and they’re counting on 1,200 people who share that insight with the raffle of a classic (pictured above) 1947 Stinson Voyager or, if the winner prefers, $20,000 cash. Raffle tickets for the blue beauty with the gold trim are now on sale at only $100 each. (Photo by Don Johnson) |
Aviation Museum of Santa Paula staging Stinson airplane – or cash! – raffle
July 04, 2008
Santa Paula News
By Peggy Kelly
Santa Paula TimesThe Aviation Museum of Santa Paula knows a good thing when they see it, and they’re counting on 1,200 people who share that insight with the raffle of a classic 1947 Stinson Voyager or, if the winner prefers, $20,000 cash. Raffle tickets for the blue beauty with the gold trim are now on sale at only $100 each, and the “odds can’t be beat,” according to AMSP Board President Judy Phelps.“The odds are pretty cool - one in 60 of matching the purchase price of a ticket” through the August 3rd Early Bird drawing, with prizes ranging from eight winners of $100 each, two cash prizes of $250, and the big one of $500. The final drawing for the Stinson Voyager - valued at $25,000 - will be held September 7, and aside from the grand prize of the airplane or cash, runners-up will also be big winners: the second place prize is $5,000, third place $2,000, with seven cash prizes of $250.The Stinson 108-1 Voyager, a four-place plane, has an Franklin 6A4-150-BB, 141.82 SMOH engine and a package of Narco instruments, including the Comm 810, Nav 825, ID-825, AT-150 and AR-850.Phelps said the idea of the airplane raffle initially came from Julian MacDonald, who at “one of the airport meetings mentioned he had done this before and it would be a good way to raise funds for the museum.” Later, during a “brain-storming session, we came up with different ideas” for fundraising, and MacDonald’s “name came to mind.... Because he’s done this and knows all the legalities” a meeting with MacDonald was arranged, a committee formed and the raffle took flight.Phelps said that outreach efforts would include a mass mailing to pilots in the Southern California area, as well as advertising and brochures which will be available at various sites in Santa Paula, including CP Aviation at the Santa Paula Airport. “Wherever you see a brochure, there’s an order form” inserted to make it easy to purchase a ticket by mail or fax, which will be returned via mail after payment processing. Tickets will also be available for purchase at the First Sunday of the Month Santa Paula Airport open house.
