What’s the fairest way to choose winners for a small art supply giveaway?

[RyanHP]

I’m trying to organize a small art supply giveaway for our local community group, but I’m stuck on how to fairly pick the winners. I don’t want it to feel random or like I’m playing favorites, but a full-blown contest with judging seems like too much work. How have you all handled picking winners for something like this?

[Luke57]

One time we did a simple sign up in the lobby and asked people to write a note about how the prize would help their art We put every note in a clear box and drew winners in front of folks It felt fair and easy to explain

[Kevin_J]

Maybe the real issue is not who wins but whether the process shows that the group cares and hears from folks who visit the meetings?

[DavidRW]

Another approach was to collect entries with name and a line about what they would make The organizers picked a few finalists by reading the notes and then did a quick draw for the final winners It was simple and transparent

[Amelia63]

During a past try I set up a little rubric to score entries on effort creativity relevance and community value It stalled fast as people argued about the scores and we stepped back from that idea