[GCARC] GCARC Digest, Vol 164, Issue 26

Thu Oct 15 11:12:55 EDT 2026

Hi

On Thu, Oct 1, 2026 at 11:49 AM Steven Farney via GCARC <
gcarc at mailman.qth.net> wrote:

> When I was Erial Little League President (1992-1999) Highland High School
> (Gloucester Twp.) did an annual fundraiser on the football field of cow
> patty grids. Someone that had paid for one of the grids felt they were
> cheated and got the police and the state got involved. The organizers were
> required to refund all the money they collected. ELL immediately changed
> from a raffle funder to selling candy bars as a fundraiser. On of the state
> requirements (besides all the forms that need to be applied for and
> approved) half of all monies raised must be given back to the participants.
> Having said all this I also suggest don't get involved in anything the
> State has oversite of if we don't have to.
>
> Steve W2SEF
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: gcarc-bounces at mailman.qth.net <gcarc-bounces at mailman.qth.net> .) On
> Behalf Of Vinnie Sallustio via GCARC
> Sent: Wednesday, September 30, 2026 6:28 PM
> To: Beth Barnish <blbarnish at gmail.com>
> Cc: gcarc at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [GCARC] GCARC Digest, Vol 164, Issue 26
>
> One other point I want to make. Years ago before I joined the club in
> 2009, there was a notorious event where the state showed up at one of our
> hamfest and demanded that everybody start paying sales tax. And that'll be
> in notorious mess, that turned off a lot of vendors and almost killed the
> annual hamfest.
>
> It took a few years to recover from that, my suggestion would be to try to
> keep the state as far away from the hamfest possible. Since we're talking
> about state licenses and stuff.
>
> Vinnie N4NYY
>
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> From: gcarc-bounces at mailman.qth.net <gcarc-bounces at mailman.qth.net> on
> behalf of Beth Barnish via GCARC <gcarc at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, 30 September 2026 14:41:42
> To: John Zaruba Jr <k2za at icloud.com>
> Cc: gcarc at mailman.qth.net <gcarc at mailman.qth.net>
> Subject: Re: [GCARC] GCARC Digest, Vol 164, Issue 26
>
> I would caution against a raffle at Hamfest. Gaming commission is very
> watchful of correct license and paperwork. I don't want us to have any
> trouble and it opens up other groups wanting to do the same.  My opinion.
> Beth
>
> On Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 1:29 PM John Zaruba Jr via GCARC <
> gcarc at mailman.qth.net> wrote:
>
> > I think they will be OK as long as the drawing is not at the hamfest
> > (which I think would run afoul of the small games of chance regulations).
> >
> > But I am (obviously) not a lawyer…
> >
> > 73 de John K2ZA
> >
> > > On Sep 29, 2026, at 12:01, gcarc-request at mailman.qth.net wrote:
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> > > Today's Topics:
> > >
> > >   1. FW: [ARRLSouthernNewJerseySection] New Jersey Knights of
> > >      Columbus Amateur Radio Club Raffle (Jeff Seven)
> > >
> > >
> > > --------------------------------------------------------------------
> > > --
> > >
> > > Message: 1
> > > Date: Tue, 29 Sep 2026 11:19:09 -0400
> > > From: "Jeff Seven" <djgrath7 at gmail.com>
> > > To: <gcarc at mailman.qth.net>
> > > Subject: [GCARC] FW: [ARRLSouthernNewJerseySection] New Jersey Knights
> > >    of    Columbus Amateur Radio Club Raffle
> > > Message-ID: <[email protected]>
> > > Content-Type: text/plain;    charset="UTF-8"
> > >
> > > To the powers that be,
> > >
> > > Is it OK that the NJ Knights of Columbus ARC are selling raffle
> > > tickets
> > <https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.
> > google.com%2Fmaps%2Fsearch%2Fights%2Bof%2BColumbus%2BARC%2Bare%2Bselli
> > ng%2Braffle%2Btickets%2B%3Fentry%3Dgmail%26source%3Dg&data=05%7C02%7C%
> > 7Cb14e6546dc6e4e9897ce08df1f228b85%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%
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> > Bs%3D&reserved=0<https://www.google.com/maps/search/ights+of+Columbus+
> > ARC+are+selling+raffle+tickets+?entry=gmail&source=g>>at
> > our HamFest?
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Thanks
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > D. Jeffrey Garth
> > >
> > > 621 Greenbriar Drive
> > >
> > > Williamstown, NJ 08094-1149
> > >
> > > 73, WB2ZBN
> > >
> > > Club Publications
> > >
> > > https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.
> > > w2mmd.org%2F&data=05%7C02%7C%7Cb14e6546dc6e4e9897ce08df1f228b85%7C84
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> > > rg/>
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > "Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in
> > > your
> > life" - Confucius
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > From: ARRLSouthernNewJerseySection at groups.io <
> > ARRLSouthernNewJerseySection at groups.io> On Behalf Of Thomas M Perrotti
> > via groups.io
> > > Sent: Tuesday, September 29, 2026 09:42
> > > To: ARRLSouthernNewJerseySection at groups.io
> > > Subject: [ARRLSouthernNewJerseySection] New Jersey Knights of
> > > Columbus
> > Amateur Radio Club Raffle
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Greetings:
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > The New Jersey Knights of Columbus Amateur Radio Club (NJKCARC) will
> > > be
> > holding a raffle on Columbus Day, Monday, October 12, 2026, at 4:00
> > P.M., at Saint Mary's Church at Bridgeton, NJ.  Doors open at 2:00 P.M.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > The winner will receive $1,000 in Visa gift cards.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Tickets are $10 apiece will be available at the Mullica Hill
> > > hamfest,
> > and at the raffle site the day of the drawing.  Refreshments and club
> > T-shirts will be available.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Tickets sales have been dismal, with just over 100 tickets sold so
> > > far,
> > so your chance of winning is probably better than at most raffles.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Thanks for looking.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > 73,
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Tom
> > >
> > > N2JIE
> > >
> > > Thomas M. Perrotti, FN, FDD, PCP, PGK
> > >
> > > President
> > > New Jersey Knights of Columbus Amateur Radio Club (NJKCARC)
> > > President Knights Amateur Radio Society (KARS) Amateur Radio
> > > Operator N2JIE
> > >
> > > (856) 602-2525
> > >
> > >
> > >
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