Raffles & Giveaways

[center][img]http://www.pollinator.org/Images/NPW/2016/pw2016_FBbanner_preview.jpg[/img] [color=green][size=4]It's [b]National Pollinator Week[/b], an international celebration of the valuable ecosystem services provided by bees, birds, butterflies, bats, beetles, and other animals. To celebrate, the Nature guilds are hosting a charity raffle! [b]Win prizes and badges for participating in activities and donating to Pollinator.org![/b] The raffle will run from [b]June 19 to June 26.[/b][/size][/color] [img]http://66.media.tumblr.com/e0bc4847aa3b625dddbcfa9b8be4bdb5/tumblr_inline_o23f3i469m1r3lvtf_500.png[/img][/center] [color=green][b]About The Pollinator Partnership[/b] - http://www.pollinator.org/ [i]The Pollinator Partnership is a non-profit 501(c)3 organization and the largest in the world dedicated exclusively to the protection and promotion of pollinators and their ecosystems. The Pollinator Partnership’s mission is to promote the health of pollinators, critical to food and ecosystems, through conservation, education, and research.[/i] If you are in the USA, and would like to participating in pollinator activities, check out [url=http://www.pollinator.org/pollinatorweek/]this page[/url] to see if there are any festivities in your area. [b]Raffle Information[/b] - Users from all flights (including Nature) can enter - Only one raffle is running currently, a [b]Freerice/Zooniverse Raffle[/b] for FR items that takes click-based activities for tickets - You can see your tickets [url=https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Y1txJvblFRGUEPVdXk22ghrxLyAW4q6A9S7qn5EC3Ek/edit#gid=2088540677]here[/url] - Tickets will be tallied after the raffle ends - These raffles will end [b]June 26, 23:59 FR time[/b]

[center][color=green][size=7][b]Badges[/b][/size] [img]http://66.media.tumblr.com/e0bc4847aa3b625dddbcfa9b8be4bdb5/tumblr_inline_o23f3i469m1r3lvtf_500.png[/img] BatCrooks made the art for these badges :)[/color][/center] [columns][img]http://i.imgur.com/DXucl2K.png[/img][nextcol][color=transparent]xx[/color][nextcol][color=green][size=4][b]Pollinator Donator[/b] If you donate at least $5 to Pollinator.org and show your donation screenshot to me in this thread or via PM, you'll be awarded this badge and featured in this post! [size=4]http://www.pollinator.org/donate.htm [/size][/size][/color][/columns][center] [color=green][size=4][b]Thanks for donating! $70 has been donated![/b][/size] [user=101491] [user=172023] [user=1072] [user=11316] [user=56167] [user=1827] [user=107343] [user=178450] [user=159715] [columns][img]http://i.imgur.com/kbFxlj7.png[/img][nextcol][color=transparent]xx[/color][nextcol][color=green][size=4][b]Click Hero[/b] To win this badge, you must have earned at least 100 tickets in this raffle. When the raffle ends I'll ping everyone who is eligible for this, so you won't miss it! [/size][/color][/columns] [columns][color=transparent]xxxx[/color][nextcol][img]http://i.imgur.com/vNHzjDw.gif[/img][nextcol][color=transparent]xxxx[/color][nextcol][color=green][size=4][b]Bump Buddy[/b] Bump the raffle at least 10 times (minimum 1 hour between your bumps). Honor system on this - please delete your bump posts and pick up the badge yourself![/size][/color][/columns]

[center][color=green][size=7][b]How to get Tickets[/b][/size][/color][/center] [img]http://66.media.tumblr.com/e0bc4847aa3b625dddbcfa9b8be4bdb5/tumblr_inline_o23f3i469m1r3lvtf_500.png[/img] [color=green][size=4]Tickets can be won by playing [b]Freerice[/b] or [b]Zooniverse[/b] (these projects only: Bat Detective, Jungle Rhythms, Notes from Nature, Orchid Observers, Season Spotter Image Marking, Season Spotter Questions).[/size] [b]Some tickets can be earned by sending in dragons[/b]; all proceeds from exalting these dragons will go towards funding future charity raffles. Winners will be chosen through Random.org. Winners will be drawn in batches of 10 and given 24 hours to respond before they are skipped and the next round drawn. For this raffle you can only be drawn once, i.e. one prize possible per person. [b]Donations cannot count towards tickets for this raffle because of FR's ToS regarding exchanging IRL currency for FR items.[/b] [img]http://66.media.tumblr.com/e0bc4847aa3b625dddbcfa9b8be4bdb5/tumblr_inline_o23f3i469m1r3lvtf_500.png[/img] -- Freerice Freerice is a site where when you click, the money from ads goes towards feeding people in need. You can win tickets by playing Freerice. It is +1 ticket per 10 grains (i.e. 1 completed activity). Only grains won from the date of the raffle's start to the date of the raffle's end will count for this raffle. Remember to disable Adblock on Freerice. Please post screenshots in this thread for verification. A screenshot how-to is shown [url=http://www1.flightrising.com/forums/raf/1890608#post_20670142]here[/url]. --- Zooniverse Zooniverse is a site where you can help researchers analyse data. You can win tickets by playing Zooniverse. Only pictures done from the date of the raffle's start to the date of the raffle's end will count for this raffle. Only pictures from these projects will count: Bat Detective (2 tickets/completed activity), Jungle Rhythms (2 tickets/activity), Notes from Nature (5 per), Orchid Observers (4), Season Spotter Image Marking (3), Season Spotter Questions (2). Tickets per completed activity are awarded based on difficulty/effort/time required. We chose these projects because they best fit the theme of the raffle. Please post screenshots in this thread for verification. A screenshot how-to is shown [url=http://www1.flightrising.com/forums/raf/1890608#post_20670142]here[/url]. --- Dragons CaityJay, SummerLark, Rhea, Salimity, SketchyRei, Sevdrag will accept dragons for tickets. You can see if we are online by checking the "Pollinator Dragons" tab of [url=https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Y1txJvblFRGUEPVdXk22ghrxLyAW4q6A9S7qn5EC3Ek/edit#gid=2088540677]this spreadsheet[/url]. Dragons must be sent in for free. All treasure profits from us exalting dragons will go towards funding future charity raffles. [columns][color=transparent]xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx[nextcol][color=green]Level Hatchling 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 [nextcol][color=green]Tickets 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 [nextcol][color=transparent]xxxxxx[nextcol][color=green]Level 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 [nextcol][color=transparent]xx[nextcol][color=green]Tickets 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26

[center][color=green][size=7][b]Prizes[/b][/size] [img]http://66.media.tumblr.com/e0bc4847aa3b625dddbcfa9b8be4bdb5/tumblr_inline_o23f3i469m1r3lvtf_500.png[/img] [b]Thanks to these users for donating to these prize packs![/b] ilexopaca NebulaLagoon kiryne SelenaSilverwolf LoveWolves815 PeacefulBliss Chrisondra janetlin Valyrie HereBeDragons sleepyhat dreamtime hawchoo Elistanel Livestraes Mycologist phosphenes chespin warriorjames Chrysocoma Waiiting Most information on pollinators below comes from the [url=http://www.fs.fed.us/wildflowers/pollinators/animals/]US Department of Agricultural Forest Service[/url], and as such some blurbs may be US-centric. Information on flower color meanings comes from [url=https://www.bloomnation.com/blog/the-meaning-behind-flower-colors/]BloomNation.com.[/url] [quote="Aves"][size=5][b]Birds[/b][/size] [b]Birds[/b] are very important pollinators of wildflowers throughout the world. In the continental United States, [b]hummingbirds[/b] are key in wildflower pollination. In other areas, [b]honeycreepers[/b] (Hawaii) and [b]honeyeaters[/b] (Australia) are important pollinators. In addition, [b]brush-tongued parrots[/b] (New Guinea) and [b]sunbirds[/b] (Old World tropics) serve as tropical pollen vectors. There are 2,000 bird species globally that feed on nectar, the insects, and the spiders associated with nectar bearing flowers. [item=Black-wing Hummingbird][item=Peacock Firebird][item=Sakura Owl][item=Wildwood Owl][item=Ruby-Throated Hummingbird][item=Tropical Birdskull Headdress][item=Tropical Birdskull Armband][item=Tropical Birdskull Necklace][item=Tropical Birdskull Wingpiece][item=Tropical Birdskull Legband][item=Cloudy Feathered Wings][item=Cloudy Tail Feathers][item=ribbon breeze chest][/quote] [quote="Yellow"][color=goldenrod][size=5][b]Yellow[/b][/size] Yellow flowers burst with happiness. They symbolize the bonds of friendship, the taste of success and pride. Joy is also one of the meanings of this flower, as that is one of the feelings the color is said to evoke. [item=Autumn Sea Dragon][item=Wetland Unicorn][item=Butterfly's Helmet][item=Butterfly's Breastplate][item=Butterfly's Shoulder Pads][item=Butterfly's Arm Guards][item=Butterfly's Leg Armor][item=Butterfly's Wing Fans][item=Butterfly's Tail Guard][item=Wild Mustard][/quote] [quote="Green"][color=Green][size=5][b]Green[/b][/size] Green flowers represent the optimism of renewal, of spring and of youthfulness. Green flowers in a bouquet are also a wish for good fortune and good health. [item=Harvest Floracat][item=Tuxedo Floracat][item=Spring's Breath][item=Glowing Green Clawtips][item=Chartreuse Wooly Antennae][item=Chartreuse Wooly Coat][item=Chartreuse Wooly Tail][item=Greenpod Bloom][item=Feverfew][item=Fragrant Orchid][/quote] [quote="Purple"][color=Purple][size=5][b]Purple[/b][/size] A royal color, purple flowers symbolize dignity, tradition and success. A bouquet containing purple flowers can be symbols of admiration and adoration. [item=Tickled Hyacinth][item=Violet Flowerfall][item=Violet Corsage][item=Violet Lei][item=Violet Flower Crown][item=Black Tulip Flowerfall][item=Black Tulip][item=Black-lipped Wolfsbane][item=Umbra Parthenium][item=Bicolor Petunia][/quote] [quote="Pink"][color=Pink][size=5][b]Pink[/b][/size] Delicate light pink hues speak of gentleness, happiness and love. A very romantic flower color, it’s also a symbol of grace and innocence. [item=Pink Daisy Cabbie][item=Blushing Pink Rose][item=Sakura Flowerfall][item=Sakura Corsage][item=Sakura Lei][item=Sakura Flower Crown][item=Pink Wooly Antennae][item=Pink Wooly Coat][item=Pink Wooly Tail][item=Cliffside Milkweed][/quote] [quote="White"][color=lightgrey][size=5][b]White[/b][/size] White flowers can mean reverence and humility, purity and innocence or sympathy for a bereavement. Depending on the type of blooms chosen by your local florists, a bouquet of white flowers can be bold and brilliant, or gentle and self-effacing. [item=Ornate Platinum Pauldrons][item=Ornate Platinum Gorget][item=Dew Laden White Rose][item=Heatherbed Lily][item=Daisy Flowerfall][item=Daisy Corsage][item=Daisy Lei][item=Daisy Flower Crown][item=Jasmine][item=Chickweed][/quote]

[center][color=green][size=6][b]How to do Ticket Screenshots[/b][/size] [img]http://66.media.tumblr.com/e0bc4847aa3b625dddbcfa9b8be4bdb5/tumblr_inline_o23f3i469m1r3lvtf_500.png[/img][/color][/center] [color=green][b]1)[/b] Making a post with a screenshot of your starting Freerice/Zooniverse amount. You can find your Freerice information on this page: http://freerice.com/users/YourUsernameHere You can find your Zooniverse information on this page: https://www.zooniverse.org/users/YourUsernameHere/stats [center][img]http://66.media.tumblr.com/e0bc4847aa3b625dddbcfa9b8be4bdb5/tumblr_inline_o23f3i469m1r3lvtf_500.png[/img] [img]http://i.imgur.com/P9djpdr.png[/img] [img]http://66.media.tumblr.com/e0bc4847aa3b625dddbcfa9b8be4bdb5/tumblr_inline_o23f3i469m1r3lvtf_500.png[/img][/center] [color=#436f22][b]2)[/b] When the raffle ends, I will ping all participants. When you get the end-raffle ping, edit your post to add a screenshot of your ending Freerice/Zooniverse amount. Note, please keep your original, starting screenshot in your post! I need it to count tickets. [/color][center][img]http://66.media.tumblr.com/e0bc4847aa3b625dddbcfa9b8be4bdb5/tumblr_inline_o23f3i469m1r3lvtf_500.png[/img] [img]http://i.imgur.com/N1fNMGM.png[/img] [img]http://66.media.tumblr.com/e0bc4847aa3b625dddbcfa9b8be4bdb5/tumblr_inline_o23f3i469m1r3lvtf_500.png[/img][/center]

[center][color=green][size=7][b]Advertise[/b][/size] [img]http://66.media.tumblr.com/e0bc4847aa3b625dddbcfa9b8be4bdb5/tumblr_inline_o23f3i469m1r3lvtf_500.png[/img] [size=4]Advertise the raffle! Help spread the word about pollinators and support our cause.[/size] Feel free to post your own advertisement images to be added to this post! [img]http://i.imgur.com/T7b512B.png[/img] [code][url=http://www1.flightrising.com/forums/raf/1890608][img]http://i.imgur.com/T7b512B.png[/img][/url][/code] [img]http://i.imgur.com/BqM21M4.gif[/img] [code][url=http://www1.flightrising.com/forums/raf/1890608][img]http://i.imgur.com/BqM21M4.gif[/img][/url][/code] [img]https://67.media.tumblr.com/c8e841260861cfa759d115023a93434f/tumblr_o95dk8EZOt1vnp5lqo1_500.jpg[/img] [code][url=http://www1.flightrising.com/forums/raf/1890608][img]https://67.media.tumblr.com/c8e841260861cfa759d115023a93434f/tumblr_o95dk8EZOt1vnp5lqo1_500.jpg[/img][/url][/code] By phosphenes

[center][color=green][size=7][b]FAQ[/b][/size] [img]http://66.media.tumblr.com/e0bc4847aa3b625dddbcfa9b8be4bdb5/tumblr_inline_o23f3i469m1r3lvtf_500.png[/img][/center] [color=green][b]Q: Why aren't you taking donations for Freerice/Zooniverse Raffle tickets?[/b] A: That's now disallowed under the FR ToS. [b]Q: Why are you taking dragons for Freerice/Zooniverse raffle tickets? You've never done that before.[/b] A: Since donations aren't allowed for tickets any more, we wanted more ways for people to enter the raffle. We're also hoping that this may encourage future raffle-runners, especially for holiday raffles, to incorporate charity-related ways of getting tickets. Note that while dragons sent in will be exalted, proceeds from the exalting will go to fund future charity raffles, not Nature dominance initiatives.

[center][color=green][size=5][b]Other Raffles[/b][/size] [img]http://66.media.tumblr.com/e0bc4847aa3b625dddbcfa9b8be4bdb5/tumblr_inline_o23f3i469m1r3lvtf_500.png[/img] If you want to sign up to be pinged for future charity raffles, either as a participant or donator of art/services/FR items for prizes, click the leaf below to go to a pinglist thread. You can also leaf feedback, comments, and suggestions in that thread. [center][url=http://www1.flightrising.com/forums/raf/1803681][img]http://i.imgur.com/LU3Eeo7.png[/img][/url] [code][url=http://www1.flightrising.com/forums/raf/1803681][img]http://i.imgur.com/LU3Eeo7.png[/img][/url][/code]

[center][color=green][size=5][b]Nature Flight Notes[/b][/size] [img]http://66.media.tumblr.com/e0bc4847aa3b625dddbcfa9b8be4bdb5/tumblr_inline_o23f3i469m1r3lvtf_500.png[/img] [url=http://www1.flightrising.com/forums/fl10/1877477]In-flight planning thread[/url] [img]http://66.media.tumblr.com/e0bc4847aa3b625dddbcfa9b8be4bdb5/tumblr_inline_o23f3i469m1r3lvtf_500.png[/img] [quote="Hymenoptera"][size=5][b]Bees and Wasps[/b][/size] In the United States, there are over 4,000 species of native [b]bees[/b]. Familiar bees visiting garden flowers are the colorful, fuzzy, yellow-and-black striped bumblebees, metallic-green sweat bees, squash bees, and imported honeybee. These flower-seeking pollen magnets purposefully visit flowers to collect pollen and nectar for food for themselves and their young. [b]Wasps[/b] are very important pollinators. Most familiar wasps belong to a group called the Aculeata. The word "Aculeata" refers to the defining feature of the group, the modification of their ovipositors into stingers, however not all members of Aculeata sting. In some members, the ovipositor is modified for a different function, such as laying eggs, or was entirely lost. This group is largely predatory or parasitic. [item=White Katana][item=Coral Carpenter][item=Bumble][item=Sparkling Stinger][item=Crystalplate Stinger][item=Bee Orchid][item=Beeswax][item=Carpenter Wax][item=Honeycomb Fragment][item=Blue Honeycomb][item=White Lace Honeybee][item=Perdita Bee][item=Honeybee][item=Glade Swarmer][/quote] [quote="Lepidoptera"][size=5][b]Moths and Butterflies[/b][/size] [b]Butterflies[/b] are very active during the day and visit a variety of wildflowers. Butterflies probe for nectar, their flight fuel, and typically favor the flat, clustered flowers that provide a landing pad and abundant rewards. Butterflies have good vision but a weak sense of smell. Unlike bees, butterflies can see red. After dark, [b]moths[/b] and bats take over the night shift for pollination. Nocturnal flowers with pale or white flowers heavy with fragrance and copious dilute nectar, attract these pollinating insects. Not all moth pollinators are nocturnal; some moths are also active by day. Some moths hover above the flowers they visit while others land. [item=Butterfly's Kiss][item=Budwing Morpho][item=Petal Jumper][item=Swallowtail Buttersnake][item=Colorburst Buttersnake][item=Clouded Mith][item=Cinder Mith][item=Frost Whisper][item=Fallout Whisper][item=Petalwing Matriarch][item=Vibrant Flutterer][item=Golden Coa Moth][item=Twilight Jewel Moth][/quote] [quote="Insecta"][size=5][b]Other Bugs[/b][/size] [b]Coleoptera[/b] (beetles) comprise the largest set of pollinating animals, due to sheer numbers. They are responsible for pollinating 88% of the 240,000 flowering plants globally. [b]Diptera[/b], the two-winged insects (flies, gnats, mosquitos) is a very large group. Many of them specifically visit flowers, such as the Syrphid flies or flower flies. They are not as hairy as bees and as efficient in carrying pollen, but some are good pollinators. [item=Tufted Leaf Beetle][item=Goliath Mountain Beetle][item=Pink Wooly Antennae][item=Blue Wooly Antennae][item=Scarlet Wooly Antennae][item=Orange Wooly Antennae][item=Plum Wooly Antennae][item=Chartreuse Wooly Antennae][item=Tachinid Fly][item=Common Mosquito][item=Mistral Beetle][item=Spellbound Beetle][item=Nogglebane Leaf Beetle][item=Darterbane Leaf Beetle][item=Shrieking Striker Chest][/quote] [quote="Mammalia"][size=5][b]Mammals[/b][/size] On the island of Madagascar, [b]black and white ruffed lemurs[/b] are the main pollinators of traveler’s trees or traveler’s palm. The [b]honey possum[/b] of Australia pollinates the flowers of banksia and eucalyptus flowers. Many tropical [b]bats[/b] are pollinators as well as a number of other tropical mammals, including [b]bush babies, sugar gliders[/b] and a number of small Australian marsupials. [item=Timber Tender][item=Cursed Bat][item=Runic Bat][item=Peacevine Aardvark][item=Deepmine Aardvark][item=Proto Manticore][item=Manticore Screamer][item=Cat's Helmet][item=Cat's Breastplate][item=Cat's Shoulder Pads][item=Cat's Arm Guards][item=Cat's Leg Armor][item=Cat's Wing Fans][item=Cat's Tail Guard][item=Sugarglider][item=Runic Batling][item=Cursed Batling][item=Freezing Breath Chest][/quote] [quote="Reptilia"][size=5][b]Reptiles[/b][/size] [b]Lizards, geckos,[/b] and [b]skinks[/b] can be pollinators! The Noronha skink found in Brazil drink the nectar found in the flowers of the leguminous mulungu tree. This tree blooms during the dry season, and the flowers secrete nectar throughout the day. The skinks climb inside the flower to drink the nectar. While foraging for nectar, parts of the skink’s body contact the anthers and stigmas and pollen adheres to their scales. As these [b]“little dragons”[/b] visit other flowers from the same tree and other trees it deposits pollen and becomes a potential pollinator. [item=Unhatched Nature Egg][item=Swallowtail Buttersnake][item=Mottled Buttersnake][item=Mimic Buttersnake][item=Venomscale Helmet][item=Venomscale Bracers][item=Venomscale Chest Guard][item=Venomscale Shoulder Guards][item=Venomscale Wing Guard][item=Venomscale Greaves][item=Venomscale Tail Guard][item=Tree Gecko][item=Balsas Anole][item=Writhing Treesnake][item=Leviathan Chest][/quote] [quote="Red"][color=red][size=5][b]Red[/b][/size] Vibrant, passionate and demanding to be noticed, red is the color of love and romance. Red flowers symbolize courage, respect, constancy, admiration and, of course, desire. [item=Red Rose Flowerfall][item=Mage's Cranberry Bag][item=Mage's Cranberry Gloves][item=Mage's Cranberry Hat][item=Mage's Cranberry Overcoat][item=Mage's Cranberry Tunic][item=Mage's Cranberry Socks][item=Redblood Sapper][item=Delta Orchid][item=Bloody Snapdragon][/quote] [quote="Orange"][color=orange][size=5][b]Orange[/b][/size] No wallflower, here. Orange is bold, passionate and full of life. It’s no wonder that orange blooms speak of enthusiasm, excitement and exuberance. [item=Sunrise Hibiscus][item=Autumn Breeze][item=Sunburst Feathered Wings][item=Sunburst Tail Feathers][item=Marigold Flowerfall][item=Marigold Corsage][item=Marigold Lei][item=Marigold Flower Crown][item=Orange Blotch Pansy][item=Fire Flower][item=Dayglo Thresh][item=Golden Milkweed][/quote] [quote="Blue"][color=Blue][size=5][b]Blue[/b][/size] Peaceful blue is said to convey serenity and openness. A flower delivery of a bouquet containing blue flowers may be a sign to slow down, relax and release the stress. [item=Winter Wind][item=Siren Sylvan Wings][item=Snowsquall Floracat][item=Blue Vein Pansy][item=Blue Parrot Tulip][item=Bluelipped Thresh][item=Winterbelle][item=Stellaria Media][item=Speckled Petunia][item=Madame Snapdragon][/quote]

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