A fundraising event to honor the memory of long time Newberrytown community member, Kevin Kummerlen (kookie). A dedicated 25 year state employee and devoted father, Kevin passed away on October 12, 2024, two weeks after suffering a traumatic brain injury he sustained when he was hit by a car outside of a local business. He leaves behind a wide circle of family, life long friends, a 16 year old son, and his girlfriend of 6 years and her adult children. He is deeply missed by everyone that knew him. This fundraiser is part two of the initial event held at Blue Sky Tavern on November 9th. It was a fantastic event & Kevin's family, Nicole, Ethan, and I wish to send out heartfelt thanks to Blue Sky Tavern & Staff, Jess, Nikki, everyone that donated in person and through patronage, & all that came out to show love and share memories of Kook. Seeing the huge outpouring of people that came together to and honor his memory was so very comforting to us. The funds raised helped alleviate the financial stress of his loss and contributed to the Foundation for Autism Research which is a wonderful organization making strides in the study of Autism Spectrum Disorder. The donation made will help fund research that may help us better understand the mystery of ASD including the possible causes, effective therapies, and hopefully lead to better treatments and maybe one day a cure. The Yuengling merchandise and other items were donated to be raffled off at the Blue Sky Event but due to local and state regulations we could not conduct a raffle at the location. Through my small business, PingKarma Custom Designs I have partnered with the software platform Raffall to host a fair, regulated, and legal contest giving everyone the opportunity to win the prizes that were donated by our generous sponsors. As was the intention of the sponsors, the proceeds from the raffle ticket sales will be directed as the Blue Sky funds were. The funds will help ease the financial burden of Kev's loss and benefit yet another great cause with 10% of the total ticket sales being donated to Tails of Hope. This 501(c)3 charitable organization was founded in 2020 with the mission to rescue and train abandoned and surrendered dogs as service dogs, to be given along with "people training" and life time support free of charge to anyone that can benefit from owning a service dog. This includes: survivors of traumatic brain injury, autistic children, wounded veterans, first responders, and their families. Read more about Tails of Hope and why we chose them as our charity on our Facebook Page at https://www.facebook.com/rememberingkummerlen. You can learn more about Tails of Hope's Mission and how they are "saving lives at both ends of the leash" by visiting their website at https://tailsofhope.com/our-story/. Due to the wide variety of prizes, raffle winners will be awarded their prize using a choose your prize format, so as Raffall does the official draw, first picked gets first choice and so on until all 6 packages have been awarded. After the draw, I will contact you each in order to record your choice and arrange for delivery of your prizes. The more tickets you buy, the better your chances of winning one of our awesome prizes and your 85% of your ticket price goes directly to help Kummerlen's dependents and our chosen non profit Tails of Hope. Partnering with Raffal guarantees that our contest is fair, legal, transparent, your purchases are secure and backed by their raffle participant buyer protections, and that all funds, donations, and prizes are properly distributed. All contestants will have access to the platform in live time to see ticket sales, and experience the automatic electronic draw when the countdown clock reaches 0:00. Follow Like and Share our Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/rememberingkummerlen and be sure to check in daily for ticket bundle special sales, exciting surprise prize additions, and updates on the contest. Black Friday BOG3 Ticket Bundles information and surprise opportunities to win extra tickets can all be found on the fb page as well. We are very very excited about all of the prize packages and grateful to all the businesses and organizations that have contributed. We think that utilizing the merchandise donated for the Blue Sky event and procuring and arranging additional donations into packages representative of Kev's favorite pastimes and activities is an awesome way to honor his memory, support his loved ones and raise money for a great cause. Prize List A. Yuengling Lager Garage Hangout Package B. Yuengling Lager Outdoor Adventure Package C. Yuengling Lager Winter Package D. Yuengling Lager Solo Package E. Excitement Smokin Basket w/ Bonus Gift-Large Bingco Freeze Dried Ice Cream Treat homemade in Newberrytown by the Bingaman Family F. Hand & Stone Massage and Facial Spa Package w/ Bonus Gift-Bingco Freeze Dried Skittles Treat homemade in Newberrytown by the Bingaman Family G. Boardpushers Custom Decks Wall Art Package w/ Bonus Gift-Bingco Freeze Dried LemonHeads Treat homemade in Newberrytown by the Bingaman Family H. Pet Supplies Plus Package Detailed Prize Package descriptions with photos can be found on the Facebook page as well https://www.facebook.com/rememberingkummerlen * Custom Prize Options are created and produced post draw. For prize compliance purposes they are awarded as as a gift certificate You may select from the list of available products and choose one of our ready to print designs or request a custom design created and personalized to your specifications by PingKarma Custom Designs. Finished products will be delivered within 1-2 weeks of order being placed and will be shipped directly to the winners by our print service provider free of charge.