Step Right Up, Place Your Bets! The Fundraising Committee’s “Anything Goes Gala!”

Step right up, folks! Place your bets and get ready for the grandest, most dazzling, can-you-believe-it charity extravaganza this side of Texas! Well, hold on to your hats, because what we’ve got here ain’t your run-of-the-mill charity event. No sir, this here is the Fundraising Committee’s “Anything Goes Gala!”—where the rules are made up, and the laws are, well, totally ignored!

Come one, come all! We’ve got raffles that shouldn’t be happening! That’s right, folks! Watch as our daring committee defies Texas law with unlicensed raffle tickets and online sales! Yes, you heard that right, folks, the state of Texas strictly says “no can do” to online raffle tickets, but here we are, riding the edge of legality like a tightrope walker on a windy day! Oh, but it gets better! Not only are we selling raffle tickets where we shouldn’t, but this organization couldn’t even be bothered to be a qualifying organization to hold raffles in the first place! Ain’t that a hoot?

But wait! There’s more! Just look at these flyers, folks, sent out across the land proclaiming “charity event!” Ah, the nerve! Because—drumroll, please!—we’re not actually a charity! No 501(c)(3), no paperwork, no IRS blessings, just pure, unadulterated, make-believe charity status! It’s all part of the show, folks!

Now, let’s turn your attention to the main event! Direct your gaze to none other than our illustrious organizer, Cody Yawn! Yes, you heard it right, folks—this is the man of the hour, the guy drawing the raffle tickets! Oh, and here’s a little twist to spice things up: Cody Yawn is a convicted felon! Who better to handle the money, sell the tickets, and pull those winning names than a man with a past as colorful as a carnival itself?

But don’t let that scare you off; this is all part of the thrill! It’s not every day you see a “charity event” run by an organization that isn’t a charity, hosting raffles they aren’t legally allowed to have, with tickets they shouldn’t be selling online. And our main man Cody Yawn? He’s pulling those tickets like a magician pulls rabbits out of hats, laughing in the face of those pesky little laws.

And now for the grand finale, ladies and gents! The pièce de résistance! Gather ’round as we reveal the most stunning trick of all: this so-called “nonprofit corporation” isn’t even legally a corporation! That’s right, folks! There was never a member vote to transition from an unincorporated nonprofit association to a nonprofit corporation in Texas. They skipped that critical step and set up shop anyway, hoping nobody would notice!

So step right up, place your bets, and marvel at the dazzling display of legal confusion! Because here at the “Anything Goes Gala,” rules, regulations, and legalities are just part of the fun!

Luckily, this already occurred – June 22, 2024 and will not be occurring again.