Raffle to Benefit Degenerative Myelopathy August 2005 We will be raffling off a 16 x 20 color portrait of your German Shepherd, which will be donated by the well known and talented German Shepherd Artist, Syd Mailberg, for the purpose of collecting monies for Degenerative Myelopathy research. Syd will donate a portrait of the winning ticket holder's dog (one dog), size 16 x 20, with a "portrait" background (as shown in the sample, below), value $500.00. The winner of the raffle must provide a good quality close-up photo of their dogs head, to Syd, for the portrait to be painted, upon winning the auction. Funds collected for this raffle will be sent to the American German Shepherd Dog Charitable Foundation, where the monies will be matched by the Charitable Foundation, and then sent to Dr. Clemmons. With the purchase of a raffle ticket, you will be receiving an acknowledgement from Ginny Altman, the Health and Genetics Liaison of the American German Shepherd Charitable Foundation. Here is your chance to win a beautiful color portrait of your German Shepherd and contribute to a good cause! This is a $500 value!! For those of you who cannot see the photo, a photo of the sample portrait is displayed at this URL: _http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/jossiesgirl16/detail?.dir=/b80d&.dnm=4bc0.jpg&.src=ph_ (http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/jossiesgirl16/detail?.dir=/b80d&.dnm=4bc0.jpg&.src=ph) If you have any questions about the portrait, or wish to purchase raffle tickets via check or money order, please email _LinronsKnl@xxxxxxxx (mailto:LinronsKnl@xxxxxxx?Subject=GSD Jacket Raffle) for the address to which payment should be sent. How to Purchase a Raffle Ticket/Tickets: Raffle tickets cost 1 chance for $20, 2 chances for $30, 6 chances for $60, and 15 chances for $100. (Of course, more tickets may be purchased.) Raffle tickets may be purchased via check, money order, or Paypal _German Shepherd Portrait Raffle_ (https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_xclick&business=DMResearchRaffle@xxxxxxx&item_name=DM%20Research&no_shipping=0&no_note=1 &tax=0¤cy_code=USD&charset=UTF-8) . Tickets purchased via check or money order must be received by Tuesday, August 30th, 2005, while tickets purchased via paypal can be purchased up until the close of the raffle on Thursday, September 15, 2005 at 12 a.m. The winning raffle ticket will be drawn by a police officer from the community where the drawing will be held. You will be emailed a receipt with a raffle number on it, for each of your purchased raffle tickets once your check has cleared. You must keep your receipt, with your raffle number on it, to claim the portrait, if you win. Each person who purchases a raffle ticket will be acknowledged as a donor to DM research. Thank you to all who will participate in this raffle! Purchasing a raffle ticket will help us to fund DM research, and possibly lead to the eradication of this heartbreaking and devastating disease. A special thank you, to Syd Mailberg, for the generous offer of your talent, and for the donation of the portrait! Permission is granted to cross post this raffle announcement. ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2005. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://www.showgsd.org ============================================================================