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​3 Digit Raffle
January 2026
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Yep. We DID do it again, but it's ALL OVER NOW!
If you got yours, you're on the way to winning.
If you didn't, you've already lost.
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This was a great opportunity for you to help our local charities while helping yourself as well. For a measly $5, you could have given them out as stocking stuffers, or used them as a real cheap way to buy yourself back into an ungrateful family.
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Numbers are drawn each night in January, so you could be winning 31 times!
(But you probably won't. I'll bet you).
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If you procrastinated too long this time, you should probably put this on your calendar for next December so you don't "forget" again.
1,000 of these bad boys always sell out quickly.
​​Thanks a million to you, from all of us at Ravens Roost 138!
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Annual Charity Auction
October 23, 2025
Bidding Started at 6:45PM
Hopefully you were able to join us at Monaghan's for this once-a-year event. It's usually one of our most lucrative fundraisers of the year, and this time was no exception.
A bunch of our Roost members donated items for the auction, as did many of Jack's suppliers.
This night was also when the winner of the Ravens Scratch Off Ticket Bundle was selected.
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With the final hammer of the night, every donated item had been auctioned off.
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That's right.
EVERY ITEM!
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Although the math hasn't quite been finalized yet, we definitely took in over $6,100 from this night.
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Thanks again to all those people and companies that made this event possible.
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Marine Toys For Tots Foundation
Holiday Toy Drive
October 31 Through December 10, 2025
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Some people put out cookies and milk for Santa. We did a whole lot better than that!
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On or around October 31st, a giant Toys For Tots Drop Box magically appeared at Monaghan's Pub.
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But it was EMPTY (at first)!
That's where YOU came in.
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Our Roost's goal, as always, was to fill this box to overflowing - not just once but multiple times - with new, unwrapped toys. You know, the GOOD stuff that you would buy for your own children or grandchildren.
We were successful in our quest!
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​On or about November 10th, Elf Phil made his initial toy drop at the secret Toy Transfer Location known only to him, the other elves, and, of course, Santa himself. That first one was quickly followed by Toy Drop #2, Toy Drop #3, and even Toy Drop #4. That last one was executed on December 15th. He's now done, because the other elves have run out of time to match up all the donated toys with the various kid's wish lists.
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There were far too many kids out there that wouldn't have gotten ANYTHING at all for Christmas without the toys collected every year by the Marine Toys for Tots Foundation. The problem was that there are way too many kids for the Foundation to provide toys to without YOUR help. Our Roost stepped up again in 2025.
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The box was disassembled (once Elf Emily crawled right into it to make certain that Elf Phil had removed ALL the toys and was not keeping some of the sports items for himself). The box is now successfully stowed away - you guessed it - until NEXT November when we'll be helping the Maine Foundation again.​
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A GIANT Thank You to all those that brought in the toys.
We couldn't have done it without YOU!
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Ravens Roost 138
Annual Holiday Gathering
December 17, 2025
7:30 PM
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We had a great turnout for our December meeting, and do you know why?
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If you don't already know the answer to that question, you must be a newbee.
(That's OK. Everybody's got to start sometime.)
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FOOD.
That's why.
Once we got all those pesky business details out of the way, it was
STRAP ON THE FEEDBAG time!
​​Great food.
Great comradery.
Piped in music too!
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Who could ask for more?
Better not be you, unless, of course, you decided NOT to come.
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That's on you.
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Maybe next year.
Put it on your calendar NOW.
​Charity Award Night
January 21, 2026​​
I hope you had the chance to attend our monthly January meeting to watch all the money being given out. As always, the organizations that we donated to were there to update our members on the good work that they had accomplished in 2025, as well as their plans for 2026. It was obvious that the money we saved up last year was going to some wonderful causes.
The upstairs meeting room at Monaghan's Pub was again filled to capacity with us and the representatives of our selected charities. Many of the people couldn't even sit down, but they all stuck it out none the less.
​Including the money distributed on this night, our Roost has now given out over $121,000 since our first Charitable Donation Night in 2016. Photos of each donation can be found in the scrolling window on our Home Page.
Without our Roost members and loyal Roost supporters, however, we are nothing. Unlike the government, our Roost can't just print money. We must rely upon your charitable nature to provide us with the means to distribute these funds. Our Roost conducts a number of fund-raising activities each year, but make no mistake, the money being distributed was yours.
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On behalf of our entire Roost membership, we thank Monaghan's Pub and all of you for your support. You're the greatest!​​
Meetings
Next Up
Polar Bear Plunge - 2026
Sandy Point State Park
January 31, 2026
10AM - 4 PM
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Well, Plungemaster Will is at it again. Already.
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Apparently he thinks that if he sets up our Ravens Roost 138 Polar Bear Plunge Team in October then he can plunge now and take advantage of the current bath-like water temperatures.
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No, Plungemaster Will. It doesn’t work that way.
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Sorry.
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While you SHOULDN’T be taken in by Will’s vain attempts to plunge in warm water, you SHOULD go ahead and sign up as a plunger on the Ravens Roost 138 Plunge Team. And do it early like Plungemaster Will did.
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We had a record number of plungers on our team last year, but with all the new Roost members Patrick signed during 2025, we should be able to beat that record again this year.
Just CLICK ON THIS LINK.
https://support.somd.org/team/779165
When you do, you’ll be taken directly to our Team’s 2026 Sign Up Page. Accessing it this way will assure that you get on our team. We’ve had more than a few Roost plungers try signing up by going to the Special Olympics Polar Bear Plunge website and weren’t able to see how to get on OUR team.
Just use the link provided here. It’s so easy even a caveman (or cavewoman) can do it.
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Ravens Roost 138
Bull and Oyster Roast
March 21, 2026
6 PM - 10 PM
This year's event will be done in collaboration with Ravens Roost 117, so it should be a rockin' good time.
Jill Black and the Panic Attack has already been contracted to play. This will be their third time with us. We just can't get enough of a good thing.
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Tickets available starting in January 2026.
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