We are required to get permits for raffles also. I have found it well worth it. You can decide how many tickets to sell, how much for them and make a larger amount of money doing a raffle. I stopped donating quilts for auctions- the last one about 10 years ago cost me $225 to make- it was auctioned off for $45 I vowed to never participate in those type of fund raisers again. The last raffle quilt I donated a couple months ago brought in $1800.