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Joel Hanson <br />From: Bob Leibel <leibel.robert@gmail.com> <br />Sent: Saturday, May 09, 2015 3:16 PM <br />To: Joel Hanson <br />Subject: Benefit raffle <br />The Little Canada Fire Department conducted a raffle the afternoon of Sunday, April 12, 2015, at the <br />Hoggsbreath Bar & Restaurant for the benefit of Big Steve, a longtime employee of Hoggsbreath, who is <br />suffering from kidney disease. The fundraiser was a huge success largely in part to costs, including prizes and <br />other related expenses, being donated by friends and relatives of Steve. <br />It is the Fire Department's hope to donate all possible proceeds from the raffle to Steve for his medical <br />expenses. To that end, I am requesting the City Council waive the 10% tax on the net profit generated from <br />the raffle. To my knowledge, the City has not taxed any charitable or non-profit organization for past benefit <br />raffles that have been conducted within Little Canada. I would request the City continue this practice for this <br />benefit raffle conducted by the Fire Department. The State of Minnesota also treats benefit raffles differently <br />from pull -tab sales, and there will be no State tax on the profits generated from the benefit raffle <br />$7600 was generated for Steve through this raffle. The Fire Department also realized increased sales of pull - <br />tabs the day the benefit was held, which resulted in a larger profit and an increase in 10% tax to the City. <br />Thank you for your consideration of this request. <br />Bob Leibel, Asst Chief/Gambling Manager, LCFD <br />1 <br />