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1 BENEFIT NIGHTS & FUNDRAISING in RAISE FOR YOUR CLUB! Please contact: Deirdre May Limerick Greyhound Stadium Tel:

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.

2 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. 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...

3 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. 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

4 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. 1: 2: 3: SMALL - TICKET SALES Funds from 500 to 5,000 MEDIUM - BUSTER RACE Funds from 6,000 to 17,000 LARGE - MONSTER BENEFIT NIGHT Funds from 17,000 to 80,000 As every organisation is different we have compiled 3 main ways to raise funds based on the amount the organisation is looking to raise Maximise the financial return...

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

5 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 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 ,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.

6 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 , , 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 each... 14,400 (Admits 2 Adults & up to 5 Children) Sponsor 600 ( 200 to race winner) (Set by organisation) Prize Money Cost (set by you) (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

7 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 No limit on ticket sales...

8 LARGE - MONSTER BENEFIT CONTINUED... EXAMPLE ONLY 1,000 General Admission 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 75 each... 3,750 (Limit of 3 pages in Racecard) (1/4 A5 page advertisements) 40 Inch Flat Screen HD TV Advertising ,000 Trap Nominators 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, *Price does not include printing of tickets or race card

Galway Greyhound Stadium LimerickStGabrielsTicket.indd 1 Tel: 1890 269 969 03/06/2015 12:15 Email: sales@igb.ie www.

ie Ticket not valid against any restaurant packages SUMMARY OF TERMS There are a number of ways in which to raise money through

Once you have picked your method of fundraising depending on your size of organisation the following can be included or excluded.

SPONSORSHIP OF RACES Race Sponsorship is an ideal opportunity for the involvement of commercial organisations, as their company will

to the winning Greyhound of the sponsored race, these presentations are always photographed and have the potential to end up in the

Leger This classic event runs each Saturday culminating in the Final on Saturday 29th October 2016 Enjoy a great night out!

BUSTER NIGHT IN AID OF CROÍ NA NDAOINE TOGETHER BEATING EUGENE S BRAIN TUMOR Name :... Address :...... Tel/Mob :... Seller :.

Trap order/sequence: Enjoy a great night out!! GREYHOUND BENEFIT NIGHT Saturday 26th September at 7.30pm IN AID OF St.

STRINGS ATTACHED Traditional West Limerick group FREE ADMISSION Under 16 s Visit our website: www.stgabriels.ie Feel the Speed.

BUSTER NIGHT IN AID OF CROÍ NA NDAOINE TOGETHER BEATING EUGENE S BRAIN TUMOR DATE: Saturday 5th October 2015 Doors Open 6.

9 Galway Greyhound Stadium LimerickStGabrielsTicket.indd 1 Tel: /06/ :15 sales@igb.ie Limerick Greyhound Stadium Tel: sales@igb.ie Ticket not valid against any restaurant packages 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. SPONSORSHIP OF RACES 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. GENERAL ADMISSION/RESTAURANT This Saturday 1st October sees the start of the Irish St. Leger This classic event runs each Saturday culminating in the Final on Saturday 29th October 2016 Enjoy a great night out!! GREYHOUND BENEFIT NIGHT IN AID OF Name :... Tel/Mob :... Ticket No: 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: Enjoy a great night out!! GREYHOUND BENEFIT NIGHT Saturday 26th September at 7.30pm IN AID OF St. Gabriel s School & Centre COST: Tickets 10 Adult Includes race programme & entry in main prize draw Live Music entertainment by ALL STRINGS ATTACHED Traditional West Limerick group FREE ADMISSION Under 16 s Visit our website: Feel the Speed...Enjoy the fun! BUSTER NIGHT IN AID OF CROÍ NA NDAOINE TOGETHER BEATING EUGENE S BRAIN TUMOR DATE: Saturday 5th October 2015 Doors Open 6.30pm VENUE: Limerick Greyhound Stadium COST: Tickets 20 Incs: Ticket includes Admission, Race Programme & entry into Buster Draw. Buster prize 300 on the night. Cannot be used in conjunction with Restaurant or Catering packages DRAW: Weekend Hotel Breaks/Vouchers & other excellent prizes! MUSIC BEFORE & AFTER RACING Ticket No: Call: st PRIZE 300 Trap order/sequence: Online: Or Call: 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. No: No: EXAMPLE TICKETS

This is primarily directed towards smaller enterprises, which may not have the resources for race sponsorship.

10 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: Quarter page advertisement Quarter page advertisement Set a target 30 pages of advertising revenue as follows: 10 pages composed of ¼ page 75 per ad... 3, pages composed of ½ page 100 per ad... 2, pages composed of Full page 150 per ad... 1, Total 6, Half page advertisement 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. 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 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. 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.

11 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

12 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 1. Bookings can only be made with the Sales, Operations & Commercial Manager or Racing Manager at the Stadium. 2. Dates can be provisionally booked for 2 weeks only. A 500 booking deposit must be paid. 3. If the booking deposit is not paid after 2 weeks the date will be released. 4. 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. 5. 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. 6. 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. 7. 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. 8. Payment: each group is invoiced the week after their event. The invoice must me settled with 30 days. Limerick Greyhound Stadium Tel: sales@igb.ie

BENEFIT NIGHTS & FUNDRAISING

BENEFIT NIGHTS & FUNDRAISING in RAISE FOR YOUR CLUB! Laura Connolly Direct Line: 061 448074 Mobile: (086) 0617237 Email: laura.connolly@igb.ie Galway Greyhound Stadium Tel: 1890 269 969 Email: sales@igb.ie