Holly Robinson wrote, in part:
> I also felt that it sounded a bit like extortion.

Such a harsh term for friendly Maine fans!  ;-)

I didn't realize we had that many $10,000 donors.  Pretty impressive,
whatever the number is!

I thought the pitch for a donation would come across better if (1) a
minimum number of tickets were set aside for the lottery and (2) the
pitch was to people considering making a future donation to the
BlackBear Club or Shawn Walsh drive ... to make the donation now, to
increase their lottery odds of winning a pair.

Nero and Co. could have had a lottery of just donors, but decided to
include everyone.  I hope they have a tough skin; Mainers are a stingy
lot (me included).

cheers, wayne