Every year at Spring FFling, we've raffled off a brand new portable sling to raise money for a Somoma Count AIDS Charity. Again this year the beneficiary of your generosity is the Sonoma County AIDS Emergency Fund. Last year we raised $1,000. This year, we're hoping to do even better!

Again this year, the generous folks at JIMSUPPORT.COM have donated the sling for the raffle! This is a brand spankin' new portable sling stand, sling and stirrups, we're talkin' about! Check them out HERE

We've been buying our slings from these guys for years and they are consistently of the highest quality. (They even supply the guys at Ft. Troff with their slings!) In fact if you've ever put your butt in a portable sling, the chances are great that it was one of their slings.

We really like the AEF because there are no administrative fees or expenses associated with AEF. This means that every penny donated goes DIRECLTY to client services!!!

I've talked with the director and their funds are really low at the moment. They are great to work with and will be staffing the raffle, assisting with setup and will probably have other contact with the event throughout the weekend, which will be announced later.

Over the last two years we've raised $2300 through our raffles and our swim suit auction for either AEF or Food For Thought, the AIDS Food Bank. Last year on Memorial Day Weekend, our swim suit raffle raised over $700 for AEF. We'll be coming back again on Memorial Day this year for another swimsuit raffle. The suits last year were donated by famous clothing designer Andrew Christian. We've asked him to be involved again this year. It should be another really fun way to get involved and to raise some money for a very worthwhile cause. Reade the PRESS RELEASE here.

Raffle tickets are 1 for $5; 3 for $10; and 7 for $20, "Around the World" (both inseams) for $40, and can be purchased from any representative of the AIDS Emergency Fund all weekend. We'll also have some fun, high quality leather, DVDs and gift items in the raffle courtesy of various sponsors. This year's raffle will take place on Saturday evening at approximately 6:30 p.m. To broaden our base and raise more funds for AEF, Day Pass holders will be eligible to purchase raffle tickets.