Did you ever win Oorah Chinese auction?

amother

Calendula

Sun, Jun 02 2024, 1:23 am

No. I really want to win this year. I've been going through a few years of horrible issues and pain and lost a lot of money dealing with it all. Am in debt. Itd be so nice to win. So nice. Id be so surprised. I doubt I'll win. But who knows. Itd be nice.

amother

Molasses

Sun, Jun 02 2024, 1:28 am

Rem They used to do a chanukah raffle 8 nights 8 flights? I won a flight once Smile

(Cash “equivalent” actually. They sent me $1000)

P3aches

Sun, Jun 02 2024, 1:34 am

amother Snapdragon wrote:

Don’t know if this counts, I won a sweatshirt

Same lol

amother

Slateblue

Sun, Jun 02 2024, 2:00 am

We’ve been having big parnassah issues lately. I had $100 left in my account and I used $5 of those dollars and put in to one prize. The prize of $1000 a week for a year. Gosh would that help me. Hashem, this is part of my hishtadlus. If it’s right for us, please make us win!

amother

Lightcyan

Sun, Jun 02 2024, 2:03 am

Shoots, how do I change my vote? I won the sweater back in 2021. I just went in before and I'd love to win a vacation! I missed the bonus prize while choosing but it's crazy that someone won it last year.

anothermother6

Sun, Jun 02 2024, 3:54 am

My family won the ticket in every prize when I was a kid, we didn't in anything though Smile

For a couple years after that, they would call and thank us for our generous donation Wink

My uncle won the sefer torah a couple years ago!

amother

Fern

Sun, Jun 02 2024, 4:48 am

Not Oorah, but a close family member won a nice cash one from Bonei Olam.
Oh and my brother once won a car from a random sweepstakes years ago we thought it was a scam but it was legit. He had to sell the car to pay the taxes but he came out with some money.

amother

Nasturtium

Sun, Jun 02 2024, 7:08 am

Not in Oorah, but God loves giving me stuff through raffles and Chinese auctions. I feel like it's our little secret language of hugs and kisses.

I've won: membership and a huge gift card to Costco, 1000$ worth of Lego and Playmobil, a sweatshirt, a massive meatboard for Shabbos (500$), a spray paint party for 50, and my most expensive win, a 5k custom wig.

amother

Lightgray

Sun, Jun 02 2024, 7:41 am

amother Snapdragon wrote:

Don’t know if this counts, I won a sweatshirt (one of a thousand “losers prizes”

Me too and I voted yes

amother

DarkMagenta

Sun, Jun 02 2024, 8:12 am

I don’t understand the cash prizes or exchanging the prize for cash. I always thought the organizations need money and the prizes are donated items-meaning they are not costing the organization anything or taking any money away from the organization. When you win a silver menorah, or airline tickets, or shaital, the owner of the prize has donated the item, but wouldn’t cash take away from the organization which we are giving tezedaka to?

Help me understand

amother

Peach

Sun, Jun 02 2024, 8:24 am

Not Oorah but I just won a wig from my daughter's school. That's the only place I ever won from. Won three things over last couple years. Wig was amazing since I am making a bar mitzvah in two weeks and was planning on buying anyways and this was handed to me bh!

amother

Cantaloupe

Sun, Jun 02 2024, 8:40 am

Oorah employee here. The prizes are all sponsored by donors. The focus of the auction is fundraising, but also to raise awareness and attract people to become Torahmates.

amother

Tiffanyblue

Sun, Jun 02 2024, 12:57 pm

Even if the prizes are donated, they are still tzedaka. As in the people donating prizes could give the money to tzedaka but instead are spending it on prizes. I just don't get tzedaka spending so much on prizes. I don't enter raffles like this, I would feel weird taking money from a tzedaka if I won and I think it puts pressure on other tzedaka to offer ridiculous prizes for people giving tzedaka. Either, I'm playing the lottery or I'm giving tzedaka. I don't get moving the two.
Would be happy to hear how I am wrong?

Ruchel

Sun, Jun 02 2024, 2:57 pm

Won a gold, diamond necklace we keep for girls bm but not oorah (unsure what'soorah)

amother

Aconite

Sun, Jun 02 2024, 3:03 pm

amother Snapdragon wrote:

Don’t know if this counts, I won a sweatshirt (one of a thousand “losers prizes”

Same but I never got it

amother

Pumpkin

Sun, Jun 02 2024, 9:24 pm

Twice, one year when I was single I won a trip to Israel and a few years later (married) the tablescape prize (3K gift cert to a china/homegoods store).
I was reeeeeeeally hoping to win the 6 tickets to Israel this year as I have been dreaming of going for years, so sad I did not … Crying

amother

NeonYellow

Sun, Jun 02 2024, 10:43 pm

amother Aconite wrote:

Same but I never got it

I also won and received two sweatshirts in two separate shipments. It's possible that's where yours ended up Very Happy

I think it was in 2021

Hashem_Yaazor

Sun, Jun 02 2024, 10:56 pm

Well that's a real losers prize... When the prize is lost 😂