BENEFIT NIGHTS
& FUNDRAISING in
RAISE
FOR
YOUR CLUB!
Sales, Operations & Commercial Manager
John McCarthy
061-448037/087-2915181
Limerick Greyhound Stadium
Tel: 1890 269 969
Email: [email protected]
www.limerickgreyhoundstadium.ie
Operations Assistant
Patricia Flynn
061-448024/087-2079971
Fundraising Nights at Limerick Greyhound Stadium allow
non profit organisations the potential to earn substantial
revenues, ranging from €3,000 to €100,000 for a one
night event. Limerick greyhound Stadium is dedicated
to facilitating the non profit community with a
range of services that support fundraising through
benefit race events.
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At the Irish Greyhound
Board we help you tap
the full potential of
your benefit evening.
Our goal is to help
you build a broad
base of support from
a diverse group
of contributors and
make your
fundraising activities
an overwhelming
success....
We will help you to develop a comprehensive fundraising
strategy to maximise your revenue and minimise your
workload. Our proven track record at hosting successful
benefit race events relies on the active participation of the
organisation involved. This requires commitment of time
and energy from a dedicated organising committee set up
by your group or club.
We help to make the entire fundraising experience easier by
providing expert guidance and exceptional support to the
established committee.
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Our first priority is maximising
revenue for your event.
IGB stadia have an impressive
track record, setting records
and exceeding goals....
PROPOSED ACTION POINTS FOR YOUR ORGANISATION:
• Set fundraising goals
• Chose the type of fundraiser you are going to run
• Decide on what areas to focus on for example ticket sales,
sponsorship, race card advertisements etc..
• Develop target contributors, e.g. sponsors & race card advertisers
• Create a target specific fundraising strategy
• Create a sales pitch
• Organise mailings, meetings & phone calls
Limerick Greyhound Stadium offers the following opportunities to
maximise the financial return for your organisation.
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Funds from €17,000 to €80,000
Maximise the
financial
return....
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As every organisation is
different we have
compiled 3 main
SMALL - TICKET SALES
ways to raise
Funds from €500 to €5,000
funds based on
the amount the
MEDIUM - BUSTER RACE
organisation
Funds from €6,000 to €17,000
is looking to
raise
LARGE - MONSTER BENEFIT
NIGHT
1:
SMALL - TICKET SALES
Funds from €500 to €5,000
• The stadium gives the fundraising committee pre printed tickets that
entitles the bearer to entrance and race card to the stadium
• The organisers sell the tickets @ €10 per ticket
• Unsold tickets are returned to the Greyhound Stadium on the night
• Sold tickets are charged at €4 per ticket by Stadium
• The organisers profit is €6 multiplied by
the number of tickets sold.
• A maximum of 500 tickets will be
issued by Limerick Greyhound Stadium
in batches of 150. Once 150 tickets are
sold the next batch will be released by
the stadium
EXAMPLE ONLY
Sell 500 tickets @ €10...................................€5,000 gross profit
Stadium Charge of €4 per ticket sold......................... €2,000 cost
Net Profit................................................................ €3,000
Please note the organising committee will be charged for all tickets not
returned to the stadium on the day before the event.
2:
MEDIUM - BUSTER RACE
Funds from €6,000 to €17,000
• 1 Race is assigned to your fundraising committee. Each race has 6 dogs
• There are 720 different combinations of what order the dogs can finish in
that race, for example 452631, 654321, 254631 etc.
• Each combination is printed on a ticket (organisation pays for tickets to be printed)
• Each Ticket holder gains Entrance & Race Card to the stadium on the
night of the Buster Race
• The person with the ticket showing the combination of how the dogs
finished in that race wins a cash prize (that the organisation puts up from
their ticket sales proceeds) Club can sell Sponsorship of the Race allocated
EXAMPLE ONLY
Sell 720 Tickets @ €20 each.......................................... €14,400
(Admits 2 Adults & up to 5 Children)
Sponsor €600 (€200 to race winner)....................................€600
(Set by organisation)
Prize Money Cost (set by you)............................................€400
(for buster ticket with the winning combination) (Set by organisation, min amount of €300)
Stadium Cost ........................................................... €2,000*
Includes:
• Additional prize money for Buster Race for Greyhound Owners
• Race named after the organisation or Sponsor, with Logo on Screens
• Free Admission & Card for all who present Buster Tickets on the night
• Trophy to present to the winning dog of allocated race
• Photographs* and Information sent to Local Press & Social Media
• Sheet for winning dog with commit- tee’s or sponsors name on it
• Option to hold a Raffle on the night
• 3 Pages of advertising in our Race Card
NET PROFIT ............................................................ €12,400
*Photographs taken by Staff Photographer / Professional Photographer at extra cost.
**Does not include the cost of printing the tickets
3:
LARGE - MONSTER BENEFIT
Funds from €17,000 to €80,000
An orgnisation that chooses to run a Monster Benefit Night has many
options of how to proceed.
There is no limit on the number of tickets the organisation can sell for
their night.
Eleven (11) Races are made available for the committee to sell sponsorship
for.
If the organisation chooses to print their own race card they have the option
to do any of the following:
• Sell race card advertisements
• Dog Nominators can also
be sold for each race
• Restaurant tables can be sold
at a profit and the organisation
can run a raffle in the stadium
on the night and sell to
all stadium patrons
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No limit on
ticket sales...
LARGE - MONSTER BENEFIT
CONTINUED...
EXAMPLE ONLY
1,000 General Admission tickets @ €10 each...................... €10,000
(Admits 1 Adult, Children Free)
Restaurant Tables, €35 pp, sell at €50 pp, €15 profit pp
(Subject to T’s & C’s – diff €’s at Christmas)................................. (15 tables of 4)
€900
Sponsorship of 11 races@ €600 per race ............................ €6,600
(You set the price)
Raffle on the night ..................................................... €2,000
Race card advertisements 50 @ €75 each .......................... €3,750
(Limit of 3 pages in Racecard) (1/4 A5 page advertisements)
40 Inch Flat Screen HD TV Advertising 20 @ €150 ................. €3,000
Trap Nominators 66 @ €50 each...................................... €3,300
Total Income ........................................................... €29,550
COST TO YOU
Stadium Cost ........................................................... €4,000*
• Free Admission for all ticket holders
• Extra Prize Money contributed to sponsored races
• Sheet for winning dog with your organisation name
• Trophy for your organisation to present to the winning dog of the Main Sponsors Race
• Photographs of Sponsors sent to local press
• Promotional Opportunities for Main Sponsors around the Stadium
Net Profit................................................... €25,550.00
*Price does not include printing of tickets or race card
SUMMARY OF TERMS
There are a number of ways in which to raise money through operating a
fundraising event in a Greyhound Stadium. Once you have picked your
method of fundraising depending on your size of organisation the following
can be included or excluded.
TICKET SALES
Selling tickets to the public for entrance & race card on
the night of your event.
Race Sponsorship is an ideal opportunity for the
involvement of commercial organisations, as their
company will receive full acknowledgement in an
allocated race title, and a full page advert in the race
programme, they will also present a symbol to the
winning Greyhound of the sponsored race, these
presentations are always photographed and have the
potential to end up in the local & national newspapers.
IN AID OF
IRISH ST. LEGER
This classic event runs each Saturday culminating in
the
Final on 31st October, Halloween Night....!
www.limerickgreyhoundstadium.ie
Enjoy a great night out!!
GREYHOUND
BENEFIT NIGHT
1890 269 969
THIS SATURDAY 3RD OCTOBER
SEES THE START OF THE
SPONSORSHIP OF RACES
Enjoy a great
night out!!
GENERAL ADMISSION/RESTAURANT
Online: www.limerickgreyhoundstadium.ie Or Call: 1890 269 969
GREYHOUND BENEFIT NIGHT
www.limerickgreyhoundstadium.ie
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Saturday 26th September
at 7.30pm IN AID OF
29/09/2015 06:41
St. Gabriel’s
School & Centre
COST:
DRAW:
Tickets €10 Adult
Includes race programme & entry in main prize draw
Name : ...............................
Live Music entertainment by ALL
Traditional West Limerick group
FREE ADMISSION Under 16’s
Tel/Mob : ............................
Weekend Hotel
Breaks/Vouchers &
other excellent prizes!
STRINGS ATTACHED MUSIC BEFORE &
AFTER RACING
Ticket not valid against
any restaurant packages
Visit our website: www.stgabriels.ie
Ticket No:
Ticket No:
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Galway Greyhound Stadium
Tel: 1890 269 969
Email: [email protected]
www.galwaygreyhoundstadium.ie
Feel the Speed...
Enjoy the fun!
BUSTER NIGHT IN AID OF
CROÍ NA NDAOINE
TOGETHER BEATING EUGENE’S BRAIN TUMOR
Name : ...............................
Address : ............................
........................................
Tel/Mob : ............................
Seller : ...............................
If the number sequence on this ticket
matches the big final result of the feature
race on the night you are the winner.
Trap order/sequence:
03/06/2015 12:15
Feel the Speed...Enjoy the fun!
BUSTER NIGHT IN AID OF
CROÍ NA NDAOINE
TOGETHER BEATING EUGENE’S BRAIN TUMOR
DATE:
Limerick Greyhound Stadium
Tel: 1890 269 969
Email: [email protected]
www.limerickgreyhoundstadium.ie
VENUE:
COST:
Saturday 5th October 2015
Doors Open 6.30pm
Limerick Greyhound Stadium
Tickets €20
Incs: Ticket includes Admission, Race Programme
& entry into Buster Draw. Buster prize €300 on the night.
1st PRIZE
€300
Trap
order/sequence:
Cannot be used in conjunction with Restaurant or Catering packages
Call: 1890 269 969 | www.limerickgreyhoundstadium.com
No:
No:
Galway Greyhound Stadium
Tel: 1890 269 969
Email: [email protected]
www.galwaygreyhoundstadium.ie
LImerick Greyhound Stadium
Tel: 1890 269 969
Email: [email protected]
www.limerickgreyhoundstadium.ie
EXAMPLE TICKETS
With The Buster Draw & The
Monster Benefit Night, the amount
you pay the stadium includes extra
money being contributed to the
races on the night.
This means that all the money the
organisation raises on the night
from sponsorship goes directly to
the club/organisation the night is in
aid of.
RACE CARD ADVERTISEMENTS
Selling Advertisements in the Race Card on the night. If the
organisation has the race card printed by a professional printer
this allows more opportunity with the number of ads that can be
sold in the programme for the night.
This is primarily directed towards smaller enterprises, which may
not have the resources for race sponsorship.
EXAMPLE:
Set a target 30 pages of advertising revenue as follows:
10 pages composed of ¼ page ads @ €75 per ad.......... €3,000.00
10 pages composed of ½ page ads @ €100 per ad......... €2,000.00
10 pages composed of Full page ads @ €150 per ad....... €1,500.00
Total €6,500.00
DOG NOMINATORS
For a Monster Benefit Night it is possible
to sell each dog in each race, the person
then linked to the winning dog in each
race receives a token prize, and the
organisation includes their name in the
race card.
Quarter page
advertisement
Half page
advertisement
EXAMPLE:
11 Races - 6 Dogs in each race
Patrick Flynn purchases Race 1 Trap 1 for €50
Philip Peake purchases Race 1 Trap 2 for €50
Orla Strumble purchase Race 1 Trap 3 for €50
Race 1 trap 2 wins the race so Philip gets a
bottle of Champagne. A Total of 66 dogs will
run on the night @ €50 each Profit of €3,300
RESTAURANT TABLES
The Organisation sells tables in the restaurant above the
cost price to the stadium and the profit goes to the
fundraising committee.
EXAMPLE:
Selling price on the night is €35 per person.
You sell at €50 per person.
This gives you a profit of €15 per person.
Quarter page
advertisement
Terms & Conditions will apply on re- serving
restaurant tables, this must be agreed with the
Sales, Operations & Commercial Manager in advance.
Prices are higher during Christmas Party Season.
TESTIMONIALS
“Limerick County Camogie board in conjunction with our clubs throughout the county held
successful dog nights at Limerick Greyhound Stadium. These were major fundraising
events to help raise much needed funds for the ongoing development and promotion of
Camogie in limerick. As well as the financial benefit associated with the events we also
benefitted from the social aspect of the dog nights which were well supported by all age
groups with everybody having a great nights entertainment. We very much appreciated the
assistance and co-operation of the management of limerick greyhound stadium in helping
us organise and run the event. We found the venue and facilities to be very suitable to our
circumstances and needs particularly bearing in mind the large number of children who
came along to enjoy the evening”
Maurice Barrett
Treasurer
Limerick County Camogie Board
“For the past three years St. Gabriel’s School & Centre for children with multiple
disabilities have held their annual benefit night at the Limerick Greyhound Stadium.
These benefit nights have been very successful due to the generosity and involvement of
our many sponsors and patrons to which we are very grateful. We wish the management
and staff of the Limerick Greyhound Stadium many more years of success”
Kate Sheahan,
St. Gabriel’s
“We had a huge turnout at the Limerick Greyhound Stadium on what proved to be a very
successful gathering. The children enjoyed the novelty events and the punters were kept
busy with the races which were run off in quick succession. The Board of Management and
Parent’s Association at St. James’s National School wish to acknowledge the huge
effort put in by the management and staff of the Limerick Greyhound Stadium, who
worked closely with us over the last few months in helping make this event such a success.
We would like everybody to know that all the hard work has delivered €11,685 to fund
renovations at our local school. Once again, Thank You”
St James’s National School,
Cappagh
Tired of surfing the net trying to
find ideas on how to raise funds
for your organisation?
Look no
further than
LIMERICK
GREYHOUND
STADIUM
Limerick Greyhound Stadium offers an excellent opportunity for any
organisation, big or small to generate a substantial profit while providing
an excellent nights entertainment for all the family at a very low cost.
FUNDRAISING/BENEFIT MEETING
TERMS & CONDITIONS
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Bookings can only be made with the Sales, Operations & Commercial Manager or Racing Manager
at the Stadium.
Dates can be provisionally booked for 2 weeks only. A €500 booking deposit must be paid.
If the booking deposit is not paid after 2 weeks the date will be released.
No tickets can be sold inside, outside or around the stadium on the lead up to the event or on the night of the event.
Cancellation Policy: Deposits are transferable but only to a date within the same calendar year. Deposits are only refundable if the date booked is resold to another group.
Once the booking has been confirmed Stadium Management will meet with your committee/contact person and confirm all details for your event. A letter of confirmation with all your events details will then be issued to you.
If your group have availed of tables in the restaurant your final numbers must be confirmed
3 weeks before your event date. This is the number you will be charged for.
Payment: each group is invoiced the week after their event. The invoice must me settled with 30 days.
Limerick Greyhound Stadium
Tel: 1890 269 969
Email: [email protected]
www.limerickgreyhoundstadium.ie