Hello everyone! June is upon us, and it's summer! I wanted to do something fun for the group, and I have about $160 in dividends to my REI account that I don't need in the short term, so why not give it away! For those unfamiliar, it's free money, but you have to get something with it, it's not just giving the cash away.

As it is a significant amount though, I wanted to put some conditions to it.

1) You must be a part of the group to participate. If you're seeing this invite, then you're probably already good to go. I am allowing people who join the group after this date to participate as well.

2) You must click attending. I will not filter through the maybes, not goings, and no replies.

3) You MUST attend at least 3 events (This one doesn't count) for one entry. This means if you do 6 events, you get 2 entries!

4) If you have received something out of the kindness of any of our members, please do not enter this raffle, and let others have a chance to win as well.

5) You have to follow my page... NAH JK don't. Just wanted to see who would read this far. I will not accept friend requests of anyone I personally have not met or interacted with (Unless you're hot, like Ray).

To make things easy for me to verify, please post the event link in the comments along with a picture of you somewhere during that activity. I will go on that event page to look up the details and the picture is just to let me know you were there. You can submit at any time between now and the drawing.

You can either submit the event right after you complete it, or submit 3 at a time for one entry.

PAST EVENTS BEFORE THE CREATION OF THIS EVENT PAGE DO NOT COUNT!

I am not allowing any outside events at this time because I don't want someone to exploit the unlimited entries perk and go on 100 short hikes in their backyard, sorry.

You must get something at REI, because that's how I can apply the dividends. I am not responsible for anything that happens to the gear(s) you choose to acquire with the dividends. You are making the choice, and you are using your gear, so once I have paid for it, my responsibilities end there. You can get multiple items, as long as it adds up to under $160. I must be with you to give them my account info.

Your entries will be given a number, and I will put a number into a hat and draw it at random. I will try to be as unbiased and as transparent as possible.

IF your number is drawn, you will have 24 hours to reply and confirm your prize!

IF the winner doesn't reply within 24 hours, I will draw the next number, and so on and so forth.

IF you win the raffle, and do not need it or want it, you can give up your prize and I will draw the next number. 

Sorry for the essay! Goodluck!