***CHRISTMAS FUNDRAISER FOR KELSIE! PJ MYSTERY BOX PRIZE!!! DEADLINE 12/17***

SS9981

P.M. sent

WhatYouTaughtMe

Bump

Natashapearljamfan

Last chance bump :x

Brane_of_JFK

UPDATE:
So I got a voicemail from Paypal this morning when I went home for lunch. Didn't give me an explanation, just said they would send me an email (which of course they didn't). I then had someone who was interested in getting tickets tell me that their payment couldn't go through, so I just called Paypal and apparently receiving funds for raffles or tickets is illegal and against their policy (news to me).

So they limited my account (I can't withdrawal or accept payments). I accepted their terms and conditions in the resolution center, and yet it is still limited (even though no open cases are currently showing up in my resolution center).

This is just so ridiculous, trying to do some good and the Nazis at paypal pull this crap. If anyone else wants to contribute over the next day-plus, please PM me and I'll have you send funds via Paypal for 'goods and services.' There will be a fee on my end, but I'll just cover that when we total everything up. This is assuming they take the limitation off my account. If not, we will have to extend the deadline...

Brane_of_JFK

Brane_of_JFK said:

UPDATE:
So I got a voicemail from Paypal this morning when I went home for lunch. Didn't give me an explanation, just said they would send me an email (which of course they didn't). I then had someone who was interested in getting tickets tell me that their payment couldn't go through, so I just called Paypal and apparently receiving funds for raffles or tickets is illegal and against their policy (news to me).

So they limited my account (I can't withdrawal or accept payments). I accepted their terms and conditions in the resolution center, and yet it is still limited (even though no open cases are currently showing up in my resolution center).

This is just so ridiculous, trying to do some good and the Nazis at paypal pull this crap. If anyone else wants to contribute over the next day-plus, please PM me and I'll have you send funds via Paypal for 'goods and services.' There will be a fee on my end, but I'll just cover that when we total everything up. This is assuming they take the limitation off my account. If not, we will have to extend the deadline...

Received a donation even with the limitation still showing up in red on the top of my account page, so everything should be fine as far as receiving payments. Again, if you want to enter today or tomorrow, PM me. You will have to send for "goods and services' where there will be a fee on my end, but again, I'll simply cover that. Also do not include the words "raffle" or "ticket" in the notes section. Apparently those are words that make Paypal cry...simply note "For Kelsie, [my board name].

Brane_of_JFK

Thankfully it has been fully restored. That being said, again, please send all donations the next 2 days for "goods and services" just to keep them happy. Again, I'll cover the fees.

Natashapearljamfan

Glad it's all resolved, lucky last 24 hrs, get your entry before it's too late. :bz

Brane_of_JFK

UPDATE:
I am ending the deadline a little early, as in right now. I have 1 other person who PMed me earlier today, and they will be the last one in if they decide to enter tonight. I simply don't want my paypal account to be restricted again and have any issue transferring the money.

The drawings will still go on as scheduled, tomorrow around 8pm ET. To add some intrigue, I will be notifying all winners via PM, but will simply inform them that they won, not what particular prize was won. Thought it might be a little more fun to wait for a mystery prize instead of knowing beforehand what you are going to receive

To all item donators, I will PM you tomorrow evening as well, or as soon as I receive mailing address for the winners. Any questions, just shoot me a PM.

Brane_of_JFK

Also, to all those who do NOT win, I will be sending each of you a little something (and it will be your choice). So look for a PM, most likely on Wednesday.

SS9981

Sorry if I caused any problems for you. Didn't realize certain words would set Paypal off. For what it's for, they should be trying to help, not make it more of a hassle for you to help a sick child.

Brane_of_JFK

I have tennis from 6-7:30pm ET, so I will still do the drawing around 8pm ET, 8:15 ET at the latest. I'll be sure to post updates in the threads once I've begun and ended the drawing, and again, will notify winners once it concludes.

Brane_of_JFK

SS9981 said:

Sorry if I caused any problems for you. Didn't realize certain words would set Paypal off. For what it's for, they should be trying to help, not make it more of a hassle for you to help a sick child.

All good, I haven't heard anything from then since I got your donation. I understand the legalities of why raffles and lotteries can't be run (due to fraud concerns), but it's not as if I opened this account the day before I started getting donations, I've had it for 10-15 years. Had I just opened it, I could see some red flags being raised.

But what pissed me off the most is that they simply restricted my account, and THEN let me know about it. That's like throwing someone in jail and then telling them what they're being charged with...

Natashapearljamfan

Well done Jeremy on raising everything for Kelsies family, you deserve more than a round of applause , next time you are in Australia I'll buy you a few drinks. I love this great PJ community great to see everyone helping Kelsie, so sad what she must be going through and heartbreaking as a parent to watch her suffer. Thank you from everyone for arranging this raffle. =D> =D>

Peacefrog1975

Well said…
Thank you Jeremy!

Brane_of_JFK

My pleasure guys!
Again, drawing around 8pm ET tonight. I still have to tally up the total funds to go to Kelsie's fund, but as soon as I do (hopefully tonight) I'll be sure to post it here.

Natashapearljamfan

Good luck everyone \:D/

Brane_of_JFK

Pushing it to 9pm ET, sorry :( Tennis is going a little long.

Brane_of_JFK

Winners have all been notified. Thank you all again so very much for all of your contributions!

I just tallied up the total amount, and we raised $1,190 ($1015 sent through paypal and $175 sent directly to the fundraising site in the link on the first page). I am going to bump it up to $1250 total, so I will be transferring $1075 to Kelsie's fund by the weekend (I'd like to complete the process on all of the prizes first).

Thank you all, this could not have happened without you. We finished a little short of my $1,500 goal, and the Monaldi family is still well short of their $10,000 overall goal for medical bills, but this will certainly go a long way.

Again, thank you all very much!!!!

Jeremy

jlaustin

=D> :x

Peacefrog1975

Great Job Jeremy!