FUELthe School

B"H Cheshvan 5775 / November 2014

Dear Friends,

Welcome to the 12th annual Maimonides Raffle-Auction!

This year's theme is "Fuel Our School" with a full tank of communal support! Last year's raffle-auction raised $12,000 which goes a long way at Maimonides. This year we hope to raise the bar and aim for a goal of $18,000!

Your contribution/raffle-ticket purchases help support quality Jewish & General Education so all our students shine brightly all year long.

EVERYONE IS A WINNER!

Your odds are greater here, and your support makes a big difference right here in our community.

Please mail this form with your raffle choices and payment, or join us personally on December 23rd. You need not be present to win.

THANK YOU!

The Maimonides Raffle-Auction Committee

12th Annual Maimonides Raffle-AuctionTuesday Night, December 23, 2014 8th Night of Chanukah 5775 5-7 pm

at Maimonides, 404 Partridge Street in Albany

Tickets can be purchased via mail, online, by calling the school office, or at the event until 6:30pm. Drawings begin 6:45pm.

Chinese-themed CHANUKAH DINNER$7pp or $25 per family

KIDS ENTERTAINER

Prize Packages on Display

Lighting the World's First 8 CYLINDER MENORAH!

MAIMONIDESHebrew Day Schoolof the Capital District 404 Partridge Street Albany, NY 12208

Non-Profit-Org US Postage

PAID Permit #14 Albany, NY

FUELthe School

Fill 'er Up, PLEASE!Maimonides is fueled by communal friends inspired by our dedicated teachers and students, creative projects and exciting programs, shared weekly in the MC newsletter. We help refine our world instead of polluting it, running on the pure breath of Jewish Life experience that drives and energizes us all, regardless of affiliation.

Most Efficient MPG (Maimonides per Gelt)!We stretch every education dollar for maximum return, and we're here for the long haul, serving students and the community since 1980. EVERYONE IS A WINNER!

Your odds are greater here, and your support makes a big difference to each individual child, and the general community. Enter by mailing this form, or personally attend the dinner drawing event (need not be present to win). THANK YOU!

P.S. If you have no interest now in buying any of the listed gift packages, please realize that we're not just "fuelin'" around here! School seriously needs funds to cover the budget, and we hope you can contribute to enable quality Jewish and Secular Education, assuring Jewish continuity right here in the Capital Region.

N / $5 FUN TABLES (1) A mini table tennis (aka ping-pong) that

stands on its own with foldable legs, Plus a

(2) tabletop foosball (3) and tabletop tennis.

Great for use in limited spaces!

STEINZALTZ TALMUD The full set of the original edition of the

Hebrew Steinzaltz Talmud, small size

hardcover, courtesy of Koren Publishers.

SILVER STYLE Treat yourself to silver style with

(1) $250 at “A Silver Breeze” in Saratoga

(2) Silver & Pink Sapphire & Diamond earrings

from 1sale.com

PHOTO-SHOOT (1) 30-minute family portrait session, at the

Caras home studio or at a location of your

choice (within 20 minute drive from Albany).

Get up to 10 high-resolution digital images.

(2) And a photo shoot at the Picture People

in the Mall with 4 free photo sheets

KEURIG 2.0 K350 Keurig 2.0 brews for both cups &

Carafe, plus an assortment of 100+ K-Cups

compatible with earlier models.

OUT AND ABOUT Get out and enjoy! (1) CNSE-CMOST 6-month

family membership (2) $40+ 4x 1-hour

passes at Flight Trampoline Park (3) 4

Passes at Glow-Golf (4) $40 at FunPlex (5) 2

4-hour Passes at Maple Ski Ridge

HOUSEWARES Add to your kitchen arsenal with a Toaster-

oven, blender, crock-pot, sandwich-maker, &

food-processor by DrimmersHousewares.com

plus Microwave and Jumbo Family Size

George Foreman Grill.

MAGNATILES These colorful translucent multi-shaped

magnetic tiles are a great fit for kids of all

ages. This prize package is a large set of

100 pieces courtesy of LullabyBaby.com

WOODEN TOYS Durable, high-quality, kid-friendly wooden

toys. (1) KidKraft Master Cook’s Kitchen

($300 value) (2) Assorted collection of

“Melissa & Doug” wooden toys including:

100pc block set, band in a box, slice & bake

cookie set. 54 pc pizza party set, and more!

NIGHT OUT IN TOWN (1) $100 at the new Terra Kosher Restaurant

(2) 2 Proctors Tickets (limited shows)

(3) $25 at Price Chopper (get a bite at Kosher

PC Colonie or use at any Price Chopper).

AMERICAN GIRL DOLL “Rebecca Rubin” is the American Girl Doll

dating back to the early 1900’s Lower East

Side. The doll company is donating a full-size

Rebecca Rubin doll along with the book that

tells her story.

TIME FOR ART (1) $30 at Albany Art Room on New Scotland

(2) $70 of useful Art Supplies

(3) A framed piece of original Judaic artwork

by Susannah Levin

ROOM FOR A GUEST (1) 8-piece twin-size bedding set (4

pillowcases, 2 fitted sheets & duvet covers)

300-thread count, in striped Coral sateen

fabric. (2) “Royal Velvet” Dark Java set of

bath sheets & towels, hand-towels &

washcloths. (3) Handwritten Mezuzah by

local Sofer M. Serebryanski dedicated in

memory of Dr. B. Teitelman

J / $10

iPadMini + JEM & AMI iPad mini features a beautiful 7.9" display,

iSight® and FaceTime camera, A5 chip, iOS8,

ultrafast wireless (Wifi enabled) and up to 10

hours of battery life. Plus get a one year

subscription to JEM (Chabad) “Living Torah”

App & a year of online AMI Magazine.

D/ $15

DRESS UP (1) $120 at Ruthie’s Unique Boutique in

Monsey NY (2) Multicolored graduated pearl

necklace with matching pearl earrings

(3) $75 Spa treatment at Zen Again Spa

(4) 2 Sheitel Wash & Sets by Chaya Bracha

E / $15

HOME IMPROVEMENT Make some changes to your home with...

(1) $250 of Lighting at Wolberg Electric

(2) $150 Gift-Certificate at Home Depot

(2) Area Rug from Modern Carpet, Albany

(3) 2 gallons of wall paint, 1 gallon of ceiling

paint, a brush, roller, t-shirt & other Sherwin

Williams painting supplies.

C / $20

B / $20

F / $15

H / $10

K / $10

L / $10

I / $10

O / $5

P / $5

Q / $5

R / $5

M/ $5

NOTE: Photos are for illustrative purposes only and may differ from

actual prize. Maimonides assumes no responsibility for exact

specifications, Kashrus or quality of individual prizes. Winners need

not be present to win, but do assume shipping costs for larger or

heavier prizes that are not picked up in Albany. All proceeds directly

benefit the Maimonides Hebrew Day School.

LAPTOP COMPUTER DELL Intel Core i3 Windows 8.1 laptop

computer with a 500GB hard drive, 4GB

DDR3L Memory, 15.6” touch screen display

with webcam, DVD drive.

A / $20

SHABBOS PACKAGE (1) 1 case of Benz’s Frozen Gefilte Fish

(2) 1 case from WinebytheCaseStore.com

(3) $100 at Vital Choice Seafood

(4) Honest Weight Coop Gift Basket

(5) Trader Joe’s Gift Basket

(6) 4 Bottles Farbrengen Wine from Ebers

G / $15

T / $5 ACTIVE KIDS (1) Step-It-Up JR, a Jewish DDR dance and

exercise program playable on your computer.

(2) 3 expandable 290pc MazeNRace sets

(3) 3 Remote-Control Helicopters

(4) 4 Feldheim Jewish Children’s Books

(5) 10 Loom-Band Kits

GAMES GALORE Look for Trouble, Sorry, Rummikub, Chess &

Checkers, HeadBanz, Words with Friends,

Life, Mancala, etc… Enjoy a stack of classic

board game fun, for long Shabbos afternoons

or cold snowy nights, with family or friends.

ALL SET! Set up beautifully with 18/10 stainless

steel flatware service for 12 by Wallace,

6 dish-towels, 8 glasses with cozies, set of 3

small bowls in a basket, an apron and an

oven-mitt. 2 espresso cups and saucers

from Sophie Conran For Portmeirion,

2 egg-cups, and a footed cake platter.

MYSTERY Previous mystery packages included store

gift-cards, iPod, airline or Amtrak tickets,

watches & more… Let’s see what’s in store

this year!

PHONE SET AT&T 4-handset cordless expandable phone

with digital answering system, intercom

feature, & large screen display.

BREAKFAST PACKAGE Start your morning off right with (1) Case of

Chalav Yisrael Milk (2) case of orange juice

(3) Hot-Water Urn (4) A Basket of assorted

herbal teas (5) A dozen assorted cereals.

GIZMOS & GADGETS Power strip, headphones, car phone

charger, hair-cutting kit, massager, hair

straighteners, flash drives, and more!

Maimonides School Raffle-Auction 2014

ORDER FORM PRIZE PACKAGE # OF

TICKETS

A $20 / LAPTOP

B $20 / TALMUD

C $20 / HOME

D $15 / iPAD MINI

E $15 / DRESS-UP

F $15 / SILVER STYLE

G $15 / SHABBOS

H $10 / PHOTO

I $10 / WOOD TOYS

J $10 / ROOM

K $10 / OUT & ABOUT

L $10 / HOUSEWARES

M $5 / KEURIG

N $5 / FUN TABLES

O $5 / NIGHT OUT

P $5 / GIRL DOLL

Q $5 / ART

R $5 / MAGNATILES

S $5 / GAMES

T $5 / ACTIVE KIDS

U $5 / SUPER CLEAN

V $5 / BREAKFAST

W $5 / ALL SET!

X $5 / BUILD UP!

Y $5 / PHONE SET

Z $5 / GADGETS

? $5 / MYSTERY

SPECIAL $10 / SPLIT

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Early Bird Special: free $10 ticket before Dec 15

$100 buys

$130 in tickets

$180 buys

$250 in tickets

Checks payable to “Maimonides”

or credit-card info below

Mail with raffle-choices to:

404 Partridge St Albany NY 12208

SPLIT THE POT 50/50 Cash Prize. Winner and Maimonides

split the proceeds to this special entry.

NOTE: Bonus tickets (from $100 or $180

packages) can not go toward Split the Pot.

SUPER-CLEAN (1) Dustbuster Hand-Vac & Clothing Iron from

DrimmersHousewares.com

(3) $100 at Colonial Dry-Cleaners on North

Allen Street

V / $5

W / $5

Z / $5

? / $5

SPECIAL / $10

Y/ $5

BUILD UP! There’s so much a young creative mind can

build and enjoy with 450 LEGO City pieces,

800 LEGO Friends pieces, 400 Kinex

pieces, and 215 Clics. Keep busy for hours,

come up with different things each time!

X / $5

S / $5

U / $5