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​January 2025
3 Digit Raffle
GOING, GOING,
ALL GONE!
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It's now over, so if you haven't got yours already, there's a 100% chance that you won't.
You couldn't have procrastinated again this year.
Or did you?
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If you DID get in, you could end up being the favorite member of your family and of all your friends. IF you got them a winning ticket, that is.
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For a measly $5, you were able to give these out like candy as stocking stuffers.
Now all you, your family and your friends need to do is watch for their number(s) to be drawn each night in January.
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Any ticket that you sold or bought for yourself could win 31 times! (But they won't. I'll bet you).
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GOOD LUCK!​
Thanks a million to you from all of us at Ravens Roost 138!
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Marine Toys For Tots Foundation
Holiday Toy Drive
November 1 - 30, 2025
Your little secret is out. We know that you've ALWAYS dreamed about sitting on Santa's lap.
Unfortunately, THAT ship has sailed. You're a little too old to try doing that today. Plus, our toy drive for 2024 is now in the books. You might still try to sit on Santa's lap (we can't stop you), but if you get arrested, that's on YOU!
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A number of Roost members and some Monaghan's Pub customers saw fit to contribute a bunch of toys to The Marine Toys For Tots Foundation again this year.
Those toys have now been given to Santa so he can honor all the requests made this year by the kids who ARE young enough to live out your dream.
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Overall, we schlepped a total of 6 big bags of new, unwrapped toys to Santa's secret toy drop location known only to a handful of people. You can see our Elf Phil completing these transfers in the scrolling photos on our main page, but you can't tell exactly where the secret drop off is located. Hopefully.
Santa dutyifly responded to this huge responsibility as he always does. He and his reindeer delivered all of the toys according to his well laid-out Christmas Eve delivery schedule.
Hopefully you and your children were able to follow Santa's progress on NORAD's website​​
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You should feel good that you helped Santa, Santa feels good that he was able to meet all of the kids wishes, and the kids are going to be happy playing with their new toys for a whole year.
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It's was a WIN-WIN-WIN proposition -
and it was only possible because of YOU.
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Silent Auction
November 3, 2024
1:00 PM - End of Game
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We could never forget those who weren't able to make it to our Charity Auction in October. For you, we held a Second Chance Silent Auction, this year coincident with what SHOULD have been our trouncing of the Denver Broncos.
There was a LOT of merchandise up for grabs, partly because some of the great stuff we thought we would have for the initial Charity Auction was stuck in transit.
THAT problem was resolved, and ALL those items were available for you to place your best silent bids on.
Many people placed their bids, then ate, then watched some of the game. At halftime some came back and raised their initial bid. Hopefully it was enough to WIN! (If not, maybe they should have come back a few more times to make sure they DID win. That's on them.)
When the final hammer fell at the end of the game, our charity coffers were a little over $7,000 richer.
That was still not enough, because our sights were set on $7,500.
We rectified this issue by holding another silent auction during the Ravens - Steelers game on November 17th. Through that effort, we ended up clearing a little over our $7,500 target.
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Success!
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Thanks a million to all those who donated the great stuff we had to auction, as well as all those who opened their wallets and pocketbooks to make our fund raiser a resounding success.
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Those who won were supposed to back their cars and trucks up a few minutes early so they didn't have to carry their new stuff very far. Hopefully they did.
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Ravens Roost 138
Annual Holiday Gathering
December 18, 2024
7:30 PM
​Most of our members were present for our December meeting.
Do you really wonder why that was?
Certainly because of all the meaningful things that we had to discuss (like confirmation and acceptance of our charitable donations scheduled to occur in January), but also because of the FREE FOOD available to all Roost members immediately following this important meeting.
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Great food. Great comradery. Piped in music too!
Who could ask for more.
Charity Award Night
January 15, 2025​​​​
Our Charitable Donation Night on Wednesday was a resounding success! Between all of our members and the representatives of the charitable organizations that we had selected to receive our funding this year, there were plenty of smiling faces present.
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The representatives receiving our checks were all outstanding again this year. Each one impressed our membership with an update on the great work their organization had accomplished in 2024. The Ronald McDonald House of Baltimore representative even found out what had happened to their old facility after they moved into a larger place a few years ago. It has been purchased by the Hope Lodge, one of the organizations to which we gave a check for the first time this year.
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It’s a small world, isn’t it?
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Check out photos from this night in the scrolling box above.
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As my own personal reflection, but one which I believe our Roost members would share, the organizations that we have selected for funding do some very needed work in our community. They should each be congratulated on their accomplishments and thanked for their caring.
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Anybody can get a job, but not all that many get a job that gives back so much. You might each want to consider that the next time you have a few dollars to give to a good cause.
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Meetings
Polar Bear Plunge
February 1, 2025
9AM - 4PM
Sunny, 90 degree days in Bermuda? Who needs them! We've got our own little 39 degree, overcast and windy days here in good old B'more.
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That's PERFECT weather for a little plunge, don't you think?
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Go grab a bunch of your friends and get down to Sandy Point. That's where a giant polar bear will greet you and show you where the warmest water is.
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Just don't forget to register as a Ravens Roost 138 plunger before you go.
We'll make that so easy for you to do that you won't be able to refuse.
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Simply scan the QC Code on the flyer.
Or, for the more technically challenged among us, you can just click on the Ravens Roost 138 Team Polar Bear Plunge link here: ​
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