The Pen Addict Raffle for St. Jude, featuring a very special Field Notes Collection - Update 1!

We are rolling right along with our Relay FM fundraiser for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. With over $200,000 raised so far this year, and over $1,000,000 (!) in the three years since we began this campaign, ya’ll are knocking it out of the park!

To do my part, I’m organizing a raffle to help raise the profile of our charity drive even more. I released the initial details and prizes last week, and I’ve had other donors step up and add to the prize pool for all raffle entrants. Here is the updated list:

— A one-of-a-kind Spoke Icon barrel, fitted with a custom acrylic eyedropper section made by the mad scientist himself, Jonathon Brooks at Carolina Pen Co..

— A Kanilea Kona Cherry fountain pen with your choice of steel nib from Kanilea Pen Co.. This is the Pen World Magazine Reader’s Choice Award for Best Artisan Pen of 2021, and one of my personal favorite models.

— A Kasama Tala in Ultem from Mark Bacas, aka Nib Grinder, with a steel nib and a custom nib grind of your choice.

— A Schon DSGN Ultem fountain pen with a Fine steel nib.

— NEW: The Penwell Craftsman Deluxe in Galaxy Black, courtesy of Good Made Better

— NEW: An Additive Pens ACP6 Ribbon fountain pen, with your choice of nib grind (excluding the Tailor grind), courtesy of Nib Tailor.

— And more to come soon …

So, how can you help out the kids at St. Jude, and have a chance at winning some great prizes? Here you go:

1. For every $10 you donate via the Relay FM for St. Jude 2021 page, you will receive one entry into the raffle. You are not limited to how much you donate, or how many entries you have. For example, $20 donated = 2 entries. $100 donated = 10 entries. We are trying to raise as much money as possible for the kids, so go wild!
2. After you donate through this link, forward a copy of your donation receipt, or a screenshot including the amount and date of donation to stjude@penaddict.com with 2021 Raffle in the Subject line. Only donations timestamped on or after September 1st, and before 11:59 p.m. on September 21st, are eligible.
3. All entries will be added to a spreadsheet after September 21st, and Random.org will be used to select the winners.
4. One winner will receive the Grand Prize of the Field Notes Collection. Other winners will be selected for the remaining prizes listed above.

Helping to raise funds for St. Jude is one of the highlights of my year. Their work is important and impactful, and I appreciate your support of this great cause.

The Pen Addict Raffle for St. Jude, featuring a very special Field Notes Collection

Every September, the Relay FM community of podcasters and listeners join together to raise funds for the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital during Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. This is an amazing organization that does important work and means a lot to so many families from all around the world.

In the past, I have donated directly to the cause, as have countless Pen Addict readers and listeners. Last year, we helped raise over $11,000 for the kids. What an amazing number! This year, as you might expect, I want to raise more. How will we do that? By having even more awesome goods that will be raffled away.

Here is the list, for starters. I’m hoping once we get underway, this list will expand even further.

Grand Prize: A set of Field Notes sealed 3-packs, starting with FNC-01: Butcher Orange, through FNC-36: Dime Novel. These are from my personal collection, and include all of the rarest, most sought after Field Notes Editions produced. Butcher Blue? Included. Grass Stain Green? Included. Sealed 3-packs? Yes. Every edition between 1 and 36 are included, including a few bonus items that Field Notes sent through the years.

I also have some amazing friends that have donated additional prizes to be raffled off to raise money for St. Jude. The list:

— A one-of-a-kind Spoke Icon, fitted with a custom acrylic eyedropper section made by the mad scientist himself, Jonathon Brooks at Carolina Pen Co..

— A Kanilea Kona Cherry fountain pen with your choice of steel nib from Kanilea Pen Co.. This is the Pen World Magazine Reader’s Choice Award for Best Artisan Pen of 2021, and one of my personal favorite models.

— A Kasama Tala in Ultem from Mark Bacas, aka Nib Grinder, with a steel nib and a custom nib grind of your choice.

— A Schon DSGN Ultem fountain pen with a Fine steel nib.

So, how can you help out the kids at St. Jude, and have a chance at winning some great prizes? Here you go:

1. For every $10 you donate via the Relay FM for St. Jude 2021 page, you will receive one entry into the raffle. You are not limited to how much you donate, or how many entries you have. For example, $20 donated = 2 entries. $100 donated = 10 entries. We are trying to raise as much money as possible for the kids, so go wild!
2. After you donate through this link, forward a copy of your donation receipt, or a screenshot including the amount and date of donation to stjude@penaddict.com with 2021 Raffle in the Subject line. Only donations timestamped on or after September 1st, and before 11:59 p.m. on September 21st, are eligible.
3. All entries will be added to a spreadsheet after September 21st, and Random.org will be used to select the winners.
4. One winner will receive the Grand Prize of the Field Notes Collection. Other winners will be selected for the remaining prizes listed above.

Helping to raise funds for St. Jude is one of the highlights of my year. Their work is important and impactful, and I appreciate your support of this great cause.

The raffle for St. Jude is complete!

Thanks to your amazing support, we raised $11,030 through our raffle for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. How great is that?

The winner of the Urushi Lamy Safari - kindly donated by Jonathan Brooks of the Carolina Pen Company - has been drawn, has been notified, and they have responded, so I’ll be shipping it out this weekend to its new home.

Thanks again for your support, and if you are still interested in donating throughout September’s Relay FM charity drive, head this way as the campaign closes in on $350,000 overall.