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Newton Pens Raffle Soon

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Hi everybody,

It's been a while since my last raffle and a lot has happened.

Newton Pens has it's own Employment ID number (EIN) - YAY!

I've figured out a way to get the scholarship money to students, and after this year, I'm going to make the scholarship available to kids anywhere in the country. I'll have to start my own non profit I believe, but I think I have a friend or two who can help me get the paperwork together and filled out.

 

Since I started making pens I have made two pens for very nearly every order - I lost track a while back, but I've made lots of twins - and these pens have been given to dozens and dozens of deserving high school students at my school and several other schools around Arkansas. I have ten or more student pens to make, and then I'm going to call it quits for student pens. Instead I'm going to focus on the scholarship. Starting this summer, every pen you buy will have a portion of the money sent directly into the scholarship fund to join the money made from raffling pens off each month. This will help to grow the scholarship and help more students achieve their college goals. Each recipient will get a pen and a couple bottles of ink of course. :)

 

This also means my prices will be changing a little bit - more on that later when I've figured out exactly what I'm going to do. I am going to get rid of the 15mm pen reducing my lineup to four sizes with four main styles for each size, and of course any style full custom you come up with for me. ;)

 

My plan to select students for the scholarship is to form a group of like minded pen nuts to go through applications and pick recipients each year. Any advice here would be greatly appreciated. :) I still have to figure out what the requirements for being selected will be. Hopefully some of you brilliant pen lovers will have some good ideas. If you do - please email me - shawn@newtonpens.com

 

The next pen raffle starts tonight. The pen isn't finished yet, but here's a sneak peak...

 

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Raffle will end May 3rd so I have time to get a check from Paypal to my school for two lucky students before graduation.

So far you've all helped to raise $1,701.67 USD.

 

Visit my other home on the web for details on how to win this pen. ;)

http://www.newtonpens.com

 

 

Thanks everybody.

Shawn

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terim

Great idea, Shawn! How are you going to pick your scholarship winners? How about a hand-written essay?

 

You are certainly making some beautiful pens these days :-)

 

 

TERI

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brinda55

Wonderful Shawn. Keep meaning to purchase one/two pens to assist with the scholarship but just cannot get around to it.

Keep it up.

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Thanks! Recipients will be picked anonymously by the teachers I work with. I'm going to photocopy their essays without names so the other teachers won't know who they're reading from (hopefully) - and then after that, we'll pick from the top 2 or 4, and give first to those who have the most financial need.

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Bhavna

Shawn, this is a beautiful, precious idea that is creating your legacy to the world, bless you. What a wonderful way to use your amazing skill to raise funds to help young people get an education - the greatest gift any of us can have. I have taught many thousands of students, and I can tell you, your approach will change lives and alter destinies. I wish you incredible success.

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