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Help some kids and you could Win a box of OpusX Love Affairs

Hey everybody. It is that time of year again. Every spring I do fundraising for the Ride for Kids. The Ride for Kids raises money every year for the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation of the US. Last year was great, I raised over $3000 for the second year in a row. A recap of last year’s event can be seen here: http://mattscigar.com/2009/05/04/ride-for-kids-2009-recap-the-winners/. Social Cigars own John Long Island was one of the lucky winners last year.

This year I have enlisted the help of CigarsDirect.com, Sam Leccia, and Empire Cigars of Raleigh to help me raise some money. I am even throwing in some prizes from my personal stash. My goal this year is even bigger than it has been in the past. I want to raise $5000 this year and become a Ride for Kids Champion. If I can do it, I'll have a chance at the event to get up on stage and talk about my fund raising efforts and will have a chance to tell 750+ people how generous the cigar community really is. With a goal this large I really need every dime I can get so please help if you can. You may just win some sweet cigars in the process.

A $10 donation to a great cause gets you entered into a drawing to win one of these prizes. The cigars that are up for grabs are the following:

    * 1 box of Fuente Opus X Love Affairs provided by CigarsDirect.com
    * 1 Box of Fuente Hemingway Short Stories provided by CigarsDirect.com
    * 1 Box of NUB Cameroon 466BPT provided by Sam Leccia & Empire Cigars
    * 1 Cain F 5 Stick Sampler box provided by Sam Leccia & Empire Cigars
    * A five pack Tatuaje Sampler* incl. “The Frank” from my personal stash
    * A five pack of OPUS xXx Power Rangers from my personal stash
    * A five pack of Oliva Serie V Belicosos from my personal stash

Every $10 you donate gets you one entry and $50 will get you seven. Please visit my blog at http://mattscigar.com/2010/03/13/rfk2010/ to get all the details and to learn more about the Ride for Kids. Be sure to follow the instructions carefully to make sure your name gets into the drawing. It's a chance to win some really great cigars and support a really great cause in the process.

All donations must be made by April 28th to be included in the drawing. Winners will be announced on May 3rd after the Ride. The Ride is at Jordan Lake in North Carolina on May 2nd.

Thanks guys, for all your help and support. And be sure to thank and support the generous businesses that have helped out and donated the cigars. Billy Ferriolo of CigarsDirect.com, Sam Leccia and Oliva Cigars, and Hal "the Lord of Ligero" Rubin at Empire Cigars in Raleigh, NC.

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Permalink Reply by Lorax429(Matt) on March 18, 2010 at 9:13am

If you are in the Triangle area and you ride a motorcycle you should come out to the event and join me. I smoke a cigar every year while I wait for the ride to start. There is more info on the ride here... http://www.pbtfus.org/rideforkids/calendar/2009/triangle.html

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Permalink Reply by JohnLongIsland on March 18, 2010 at 9:25am

LETS TRY TO BEAT LAST YEARS TOTAL BOYS AND GIRLS!!!!!

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Permalink Reply by Lorax429(Matt) on March 18, 2010 at 1:38pm

Thanks for the support John. As always I appreciate it.

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Permalink Reply by Buddha Kalutika on March 18, 2010 at 7:09pm

Hot damn. I might be able to throw in for this one. Those are some tasty smokes and a great cause.

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Permalink Reply by Lorax429(Matt) on March 22, 2010 at 2:22pm

Thanks man. Lots of great cigars up for grabs this year. Still have a long way to go to get to $5000. Just $10 and besides doing a lot of good for some sick children you could walk away with several hundred dollars worth of cigars.

Come on everyone. You can make $10 back in a month or two just by pulling change out of your couch cushions. Bag your lunch for work just one day and you got it back. $10 by itself is small, but when small things get together in large numbers they have a huge impact.

$10 gets your name in the hat once. Every $50 gets you 7... http://mattscigar.com/2010/03/13/rfk2010/

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Permalink Reply by JohnLongIsland on March 29, 2010 at 10:55am

Birthday dittos to Matt and don't forget to support the ride....

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Permalink Reply by Lorax429(Matt) on April 1, 2010 at 2:39pm

*bump* only a 3rd of the way there....

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Permalink Reply by Lorax429(Matt) on April 5, 2010 at 10:13am

Remember. Donations need to be in by April 28th to be included in the drawing. A sealed box of Opus X Love Affairs, a Box of Hemingway Short Stories, A box of NUB Cameroon 466BPT's (Sam Leccia's favorite NUB), and more will be given away. Your donation could win you some nice cigars while also helping some very deserving children. I really need a lot of help to get to my $5000 goal. Please consider giving to this worthy cause if you can.

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Permalink Reply by Lorax429(Matt) on April 7, 2010 at 3:19pm

Remember, donations are tax deductible. An added bonus for those of you who itemize.

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Permalink Reply by JohnLongIsland on April 12, 2010 at 9:31am

bump

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Permalink Reply by JohnLongIsland on April 13, 2010 at 7:53am

bump

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Permalink Reply by Lorax429(Matt) on April 13, 2010 at 8:23am

Almost at the Half Way mark. I am going to add a couple more 5'ers to the prize pool from my personal stash. I am going to try and get it up to 9 or 10 prizes to give away this year. Still time to get donations in. Remember to donate by the 28th!