Posts filed under St. Jude

Pen Addict Raffle for St. Jude, Final Hours!

We are down to the final hours of The Pen Addict Raffle for St. Jude! Your support has been amazing over the past few weeks, and I’m hoping to get one more push on this last day before the raffle winners are selected.

Have you seen all of the amazing goods being raffled off? The participation in this fundraiser has been off the charts from vendors and readers alike, and has been great to see.

After the window closes for this raffle, I’ll spend the next few days finalizing the donations and randomly selecting raffle winners. Winners will be contacted directly via email, and I’ll post one final thank you post once everyone has been contacted. Stay tuned, and once again, thank you!

Posted on September 26, 2023 and filed under St. Jude.

Pen Addict Raffle for St. Jude, Update Two

The Pen Addict Raffle for St. Jude has become epic, especially with all of the new goods added today. If you have already supported St. Jude and sent in your receipt, you are eligible for these goods as well, but if you haven’t, then now may be the time to think about it.

Here is what’s new, and then read below to find out how you can help out St. Jude Children’s Hospital and possibly win some cool stationery.

Flax Pen to Paper

The Montegrappa Venetia Fountain Pen - Rio Di San Marcuola is a Flax Pen to Paper exclusive, and they have sent two (!) or these pens for the raffle. One raffle winner will receive the Venetia with a Fine Steel nib, and another will receive the Venetia with a Medium Steel nib.

In addition, Flax Pen to Paper has sent three sets of their exclusive Troublemaker Inks, with each set featuring one bottle of Into the Depths, Sage Green, and Momo Mochi. I will be selecting three different raffle winners, each of whom will receive one set of three inks.


Retro 1951

Retro 1951 has pulled some pens directly from the archives to help us raise money for St. Jude.

First up is the A.A. Milne Winnie-the-Pooh - Tornado Collector's Set, marked with Serial #1. That’s right, the first of this set will go to one lucky raffle winner.

Retro 51 has also provided the #1’s of other Winnie the Pooh products: the 100 Aker Wood Fountain Pen, Decorations Fountain Pen, and Decorations Rollerball. Each of these pens will be raffled off to individual winners.


Tactile Knife Co.

The Rockwall is one of the core designs from Tactile Knife Co., and was donated to this raffle by EDC guru Anthony from Everyday Commentary.


London Pen Co.

The Nona 14 is a beautiful, faceted, 9-sided fountain pen barrel, made by London Pen Co. This model is turned from Primary Manipulation 1 from Carolina Pen Co., and features an Extra Fine Steel Jowo nib.


Abidel Acosta

Abidel released a new print for the Orlando Pen Show, “Seahorse III,” and provided me with print number 6 of 15 to raffle off to one winner.


So, how can you help out the kids at St. Jude, and have a chance at winning some great prizes? Here you go:

  1. For every $10 you donate via the Relay FM for St. Jude 2023 page, you will receive one entry into the raffle. You are not limited to how much you donate, or how many entries you have. For example, $20 donated = 2 entries. $100 donated = 10 entries. We are trying to raise as much money as possible for the kids, so go wild! Donations made through Relay FM affiliated Community Campaigns are also eligible.
  2. After you donate, forward a copy of your donation receipt, or a screenshot including the amount and date of donation to stjude@penaddict.com with 2023 Raffle in the Subject line. Only donations timestamped on or after September 4th at 9 a.m. Eastern, and before 11:59 p.m. on September 26th, are eligible.
  3. All entries will be added to a spreadsheet after September 26th, and Random.org will be used to select the winners.
  4. All winners will be contacted directly via email, if selected.

Helping to raise funds for St. Jude is one of the highlights of my year. Their work is important and impactful, and I appreciate your support of this great cause.

Posted on September 19, 2023 and filed under St. Jude.

Pen Addict Raffle for St. Jude, Update One

The Pen Addict Raffle for St. Jude kicked off last week, and as promised, I have even more goods to add to the overall raffle pool. If you have already supported St. Jude and sent in your receipt, you are eligible for these goods as well, but if you haven’t, then now may be the time to think about it.

Here is what’s new, and then read below to find out how you can help out St. Jude Children’s Hospital and possibly win some cool stationery.

Kanilea Pen Co.

Kanilea has been a long-time supporter of our charitable work, and they have added two pens into the mix for two separate raffle winners this year:

Aolani Fountain Pen

Like a luminous blanket, moody morning clouds float between Maui’s Haleakala crater and the fading stars in the heavens above.

Classic Flush profile, rose gold medallion, with a steel nib in your choice of finish (polished or rose gold-plated) and point size ( EF, F, M, B, or 1.1mm stub.)

Kilauea Kai Fountain Pen

Rivers of fiery, molten lava from Hawai’i Island’s Kilauea volcano scorch a path across the land and flow into the sea, sending up a think, gray haze.

Created with an equal proportion of colors (gray, black, deep orange) in the Classic profile, with an Argentium silver medallion and a steel nib in your choice of finish (polished or rose gold-plated) and point size ( EF, F, M, B, or 1.1mm stub.)

Enigma Stationery

Special Edition #7 - PDX was launched by Enigma Stationery for this year’s Pacific Northwest Pen Show, and have kindly donated one pen with your choice of Jowo #6 steel nib to one raffle winner.

Enigma is also offering one of their 31-Day Ink Sample Stands for one raffle winner. The winner will be able to pick their own stand color, and Enigma will add in a few inks to get you started.

Finally, Enigma has donated one $50 gift card to their online store for one raffle winner.

So, how can you help out the kids at St. Jude, and have a chance at winning some great prizes? Here you go:

  1. For every $10 you donate via the Relay FM for St. Jude 2023 page, you will receive one entry into the raffle. You are not limited to how much you donate, or how many entries you have. For example, $20 donated = 2 entries. $100 donated = 10 entries. We are trying to raise as much money as possible for the kids, so go wild! Donations made through Relay FM affiliated Community Campaigns are also eligible.
  2. After you donate, forward a copy of your donation receipt, or a screenshot including the amount and date of donation to stjude@penaddict.com with 2023 Raffle in the Subject line. Only donations timestamped on or after September 4th at 9 a.m. Eastern, and before 11:59 p.m. on September 26th, are eligible.
  3. All entries will be added to a spreadsheet after September 26th, and Random.org will be used to select the winners.
  4. All winners will be contacted directly via email, if selected.

Helping to raise funds for St. Jude is one of the highlights of my year. Their work is important and impactful, and I appreciate your support of this great cause.

Posted on September 12, 2023 and filed under St. Jude.