Just to set the record straight: I don't usually buy raffle tickets.
Part of the reason is that I don't have that kind of luck.
Better that someone else should try for, and win, whatever the prize.
However, during intermission at the show tonight, something clicked.
I didn't need to win the prize for me, but for my brother, Smitty.
Well, there were three possibilities.
Each was an artwork crafted from a book, and there would be three drawings for these donated items.
My photos don't really show them well, but the first was of several candles, the second was a reindeer, and the third is a mysterious woman in a hat.
My thought was this: if I won, my brother would be able to figure out how to craft these for his grandkids for Christmas.
He's retired now and needs something as a creative outlet.
So, I bought five raffle tickets, spending $20 in the process.
Even if I didn't win, I knew the money would benefit the troupe... but I did win, not once, but twice!!!
I chose the "reindeer" art-book, then had them draw again so someone else could receive a prize that night.
One was all I needed.
(smile!)
