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While there isn't a max number of sweepstakes entries, I wouldn't consider this a scheme; as transparently as I can put it, we're a small nonprofit trying to maximize our fundraising efforts. If we could turn this into a cheap money scheme and sell that many tickets, we'd never have to fundraise...

We will! It won't be the 40% that was offered to this community, but I'm launching a general public early-bird campaign this Thursday, June 16, on our Facebook page for 30% bonus entries: https://www.facebook.com/henryfordestate.

Glad to hear you finally received the free entry! I haven't had a chance to meet with TapKat today, but my guess is that it's a bot deterrent. In looking back at last year's sweepstakes data, there were definitely some bots attempting to make hundreds of free entries each day using the same...

I'll chat with TapKat tomorrow morning to figure out how they push the free entry emails. While testing their service, I signed up for a bunch of free entries with other sweepstakes and I didn't receive an email until 12:00 AM EST. My guess is that their system sends them out once per day...

@Internationalraptor, @Drex, @DaveInSA - I appreciate the candor and the effort to protect the community, but I hope to ease some of your concerns. It's clear I should have done a better job of providing validation for this fundraiser and will keep that in mind going forward. Your feedback is...

I don't mean to spam thread watcher notifications, but I want to send out a MASSIVE THANK YOU to everyone that has participated so far. I'm truly humbled by how such a tightknit community could come together and support our small team. In less than 24 hours, Bronco6G members raised $17,000 for...

I know this answer is annoying, but we defer to some legal jargon, "Your ticket purchase is a donation to the nonprofit Fair Lane: Home of Clara and Henry Ford. Check with your accountant to determine if your donation is tax-deductible. We do not warrant that your donation is or is not...

You can email [email protected] with the details of the entry, and the email address a receipt should have been sent to, and I'll get it handled for you.

Really good observation as I also question sweepstakes like these. We're doing a soft launch and have not made a push to advertise the sweepstakes yet to the general public. This is our justification for doing early bird directed promotions to previous donors, dedicated Bronco fans, and a few...

You can win! We made sure that Ford Motor Company employees would be eligible. While the language in the FAQ on TapKat's website is very broad, we made sure, with our attorneys, that the only ineligible donors would be Henry Ford Estate and TapKat employees. This is because we're the only two...

Great question and thank you for referencing this! Yes, the winner assumes all taxes, but being a sweepstakes, the tax laws are a little different than from a raffle. Instead of the taxes having to be paid upfront, to the awarder (Henry Ford Estate) so they can remit them to the IRS and report...

I completely understand. If it helps at all, the winner last year bought 10 tickets ($25) and didn't even use a promotional code!

For those interested, I've officially launched the promotion! https://www.bronco6g.com/forum/threads/win-a-bronco-raptor-bonus-entries-through-sunday-6-12.46455/

Hey there! Calling all Braptor fans! This is your chance to win a 2022 Bronco Raptor, Area-51 with the Lux package, while supporting the small Dearborn, Michigan nonprofit I work with: Henry Ford Estate: Fair Lane, Home of Clara and Henry Ford. While I'm just the team's finance guy, I wanted to...

Nope. As you addressed, that promotion was for former donors, but it has expired. Ultimately, the devoted Bronco forum members (Bronco6G, Bronco Nation, and Bronco Raptor) are going to get a similar, timed promotion for bonus entries instead of having to buy from the standard sweepstakes (e.g...

That's a hilarious and very valid point.

That would be incredible! We have some connections with teams that can make something like that, but we won't physically have the vehicle until just before the drawing. We thought about working with a third-party to customize it, making it one-of-a-kind as our team did last year with an RTR...

I 100% expected this question and agree. I was part of the team deciding which color to go with and I had to be realistic about what kind of color would bring in the most money. While I'd personally go with Code Orange, also thinking it'd be flashy for a fundraiser, our partners had data showing...

That's a great question! 100% of the profits (less hosting & CC fees) go to our team, the Henry Ford Estate, to continue the restoration of Fair Lane. While this may be TMI here, the 1915 Estate was the home of Clara and Henry Ford up until their deaths in 1950 and 1947, respectively. Being an...

I mean, it doesn't hurt for me to ask! We sometimes get weird donations from their archives so I'll be sure to throw it out there.