I wish you luck. I ran the New Mexico Trout conclave raffle for two years, it was a lot work but after it was over, definitely worth it.

With 150 slots and hoping to fill those with a dozen or so flies, I would hope you get more than $600.

I'm not sure how you plan on raising money for this, but for an item of that nature, a suggestion to increase money - do a square board raffle - have 100 squares and sell them for $20 a piece at the least. With that many flies hopefully, you shouldn't have any problems getting $2000 for it, especially with the case being offered.

Another suggestion, offer tax deduction forms for those who donate. I know it's not a huge deduction for some, but it's just something to help.

Again, good luck!