I am a member of another online group (not fly fishing/tying related), but another terrific group of folks none the less. That being said, every year we have a Birthday Bash celebrating the ?birthday? of the website. The members and some commercial sponsors donate items to the bash and everyone (not really everyone but lots of members) purchase raffle tickets via PayPal. All proceeds go towards supporting the upkeep and maintenance of the site. It's always loads of fun and builds comradery amongst the members while raising money for the site.

I realize that this can be a touchy issue as indicated by some of the responses during the JC Memorial Bench raffle. I still think it would be a good idea to consider and would be totally on a voluntary basis so people don?t feel forced to join in the fun. Your thought?


Jim Smith