Great IRG raffle gift...thanks Mark!!!

[doug hodder]

I just got these in the mail yesterday....a couple of very lucky IRG attendees will get a chance to win them in the "pay it forward" raffle. Mark72 taps his own maple trees, cooked down the syrup, and blasted the bottles with the logo....Thanks so much Mark. This is the stuff that makes teardroppers such a special group of people...well done guy! Doug

[Kevin A]

OOOOOOOH!!!!!!!! I WANT ONE....

[martha24]

Mark that is really nice!! To send something for the raffle and not be there, now that is classy.

Somebody is going to be happy for sure!!!

I have my raffle items but they are a surprise.

[danlott]

a couple of very lucky IRG attendees will get a chance to win them in the "pay it forward" raffle

What is the "pay it forward" raffle?

Dan

[Ken Fincher]

Mark
Nice job on the bottle, & thanks for you donation.

I'm sure that it would be very tasty on some cast iron waffles.

Maybe we could cook up some & ship them to you.

Thanks again.
Ken F.

[S. Heisley]

Kevin A wrote:

OOOOOOOH!!!!!!!! I WANT ONE....

Me Too!

Thank you, Mark, for making such a special gift for some lucky person.

[Mark72]

I hope the lucky recipients enjoy their homemade maple syrup. The idea for the commemorative bottles was hatched before it was clear whether or not I would be able to make it to to this IRG. You know how hard it is to kill a good idea right?! Enjoy!

Mark

[Blumie]

As a new IRG attendee, I've been wondering what the "Pay It Forward" Raffle is, and am glad to see someone else also asking. My other questions are, how far is the nearest ice/grocery store, and do folks usually go out or stay put during the gathering? I'm thinking about packing the camp food pantry for next week!

[doug hodder]

There is a very complete grocery store/with gas less than 10miles away, or pretty close at any rate. The raffle is just that...bring some small item that would be useful when camping...IE...first aid kit, bottle of wine, grill tools, etc... or something from your local area that others might not get a chance to find. Everyone dumps some tickets (free) into the bag for a chance to win. That drawing is held on Sat. night. Doug

[Dean in Eureka, CA]

The nearest ice/grocery store is about 8 miles west of Pamplin Grove on Highway 36... Murrish's Market in Hydesville.
Some folks hang at the campground the entire time and some folks go exploring to take in what else the Northcoast has to offer.
The "Pay It Forward Raffle" is a raffle where folks bring something they think others would like. You can't buy raffle tickets... You earn them by doing random acts of kindness onto others. Each item will have it's own basket or bag for tickets... Improving your odds to win what you want to win.

Mark!!!

[Blumie]

"... doing random acts of kindness ONTO others" would be like, what, inflicting a piece of coffee cake hot out of the dutch oven on someone passing by?

[dguff]

I think the "pay it forward" concept is to do something now without any expected immediate return but in the long run those selfless acts of kindness/generosity will generate rewards. Just my interpretation.

Jerome

[cherokeegeorge]

Jeromes right....But, it wouldn't hurt to give me a piece of coffee cake. Karma being what it is

[doug hodder]

I think the "pay it forward" concept is to do something now without any expected immediate return but in the long run those selfless acts of kindness/generosity will generate rewards. Just my interpretation.

Jerome

Jerome has it right....I let him acquire ice out of my cooler for his "apple juice" on a weekend of camping and then down the road he "gifts" me an iron bacon and egg skillet. Thing is, you never know sometimes when it's coming back to you or from whom. It's a real "what goes around, comes around" thing....a real teardropping thing....OH OH...I'm in a TTT! Doug

[Blumie]

Are you not bringing one of your fabulous famous in photos teardrops, Doug?