Ah! That makes perfect sense. Thank you. The tone of it just came off as absurd in an article about raising so much money. I think I like the charity auction

Ah! That makes perfect sense. Thank you. The tone of it just came off as absurd in an article about raising so much money. I think I like the charity auction route much more than the raffle with that in mind. The auction is simple and familiar but the raffle version needs to have this mechanic where you win and then you pay. It just feels weird, especially at first glance: "You won! Here's the bill."