The 2022 Time 4A Pint Movember Raffle - Results (More than £9k raised!)

Hey guys and girls,

Working through the winners and have had 4 people pick their prize - I am stuck on number 5!

Gilbert H in Canada - if you are here, please reply to my email! 👍

Thanks!

Chris

I could be Gilbert H if required 😉😁

Jokes aside, great job Chris, thanks for all you do for Movember & charity 👍

2022 marks my eighth year of spectacularly awful moustache growth.

I have proven beyond question that I am not good at growing a moustache.

But each year I remove the beardy mess that hides my double chin, and hand over my upper lip to a good cause for a full 30 days.

Now you may ask why I put myself, or indeed those I love through this - well, partially because I quite like it and it is the only time of the year that my long suffering partner will allow such silliness, but primarily because it announces to the world that I am raising money for the Movember Foundation - A leading charity that is changing the face of men’s health - And supporting their mission to stop men dying too young, of testicular cancer, prostate cancer, and through suicide.

This is a mission that I think is incredibly important.

Just looking at the simple numerical facts - Testicular cancer is the most common cancer in young men, prostate cancer the most common cancer in men overall, and suicide the biggest killer of men aged under 50 globally, with the loss of one man’s life every minute.

Wouldn’t it be wonderful if no man had to lose their life to these three things?

I think so.

To help make this a reality, over the last few years I’ve grown moustaches and raffled off horological goodies with the support of some wonderful people and companies.

In 2022 those kind and generous souls were: The AHS, Bremont, Cased in Time, David Rooney, Farer, Fears, Harris Horology, Isotope Watches, Renitor, Two Stitch Straps, WatchBandit, WOLF and Zodiac.

Massive thanks to all of them for their huge support, I could not have pulled this together without them.

So how did we do, and who chose what?

When ticket sales closed on Wednesday 30th November 2022, we had sold 788 tickets, and raised £7,880 for Movember. Amazing stuff - huge thanks to everyone who bought a ticket.

On Wednesday 1st December, I used the random number picker at random.org to pull 11 random numbers between 1 and 788, and then contacted the winners one-by-one, so they could choose their prizes.

Here are our lucky winners, and the prizes they picked:

1. Ken G. (USA) - RENITOR 8 Watch Travel Storage Case
   
   
2. Mehmet B. (UK) - Limited Edition Zodiac Super Sea Wolf World Time Automatic Watch
   
   
3. Emil S. (Sweden) - Limited Edition Farer Lander Midnight GMT Automatic Watch
   
   
4. Paul L. (USA) - Limited Edition Isotope GMT 0º Olive Green Automatic Watch with full bundle of accessories
   
   
5. Gilbert H. (Canada) - WOLF Navigator Triple Watch Roll & a WOLF Watch Maintenance Kit
   
   
6. Chris T. (UK) - a Bergeon WatchCare Kit donated by Harris Horology
   
   
7. Hugo S. (UK) - a pair of handmade leather watch straps from Two Stitch Straps
   
   
8. Mark P. (UK) - a Signed Copy of 'About Time: A History of Civilization in Twelve Clocks' by David Rooney
   
   
9. Nick W. (UK) - a Bremont MB Masterclass and Tour Experience for Two
   
   
10. Andrew C. (UK) - a copy of "Elegantly Understated: 175 years of the Fears Watch Company" by Jane Duffus + Fears Bristol Blend Tea + a Fears Mug
    
    
11. Stewart A. (USA) - a one year membership to the Antiquarian Horological Society
    
    

All of the prizes have now been shipped, chosen, or booked, and after paying for postage and packaging there was £1320 left over, which I donated to Movember.

Giving us a grand total from the raffle of £9,200.

Through some incredibly generous cash donations, we raised a further £375 - massive thanks to the lovely folks who gave their support this way.

This took our 2022 Time 4A Pint Movember Raffle fundraising total to £9,575, which combined with the Movember 2021 Summer Raffle gives us a total for the year of £12,670, and the lifetime Time 4A Pint Movember total to more than £54,000.

Epic stuff, and all down to you. You wonderful, wonderful people.

I want to wrap things up by saying thanks to everyone who bought a ticket, to The AHS, Bremont, Cased in Time, David Rooney, Farer, Fears, Harris Horology, Isotope Watches, Renitor, Two Stitch Straps, WatchBandit, WOLF and Zodiac for generously providing prizes, and to the lovely folks who made cash donations too.

Your support will help Movember to stop men dying too young, of testicular cancer, of prostate cancer, and through suicide. And that’s the best prize there is.

It’s possible to make a donation for a few more days, so if you missed out and would like to contribute, you can do so on my Movember page (Mo Space).

Until next time - Cheers!

Chris Mann

Time 4A Pint

Well done, Chris.