Wow, what a success

On Saturday 25th October I was proud to assist in the most successful fund raising event that I have done. The evening, organised by Alexander Forbes Trustee Services, was in Aid of Marie Curie Cancer Care and the amount raised was in EXCESS OF £2500. The night took place at Notts County Football Ground and was well attended. I was kinda stopped in my tracks during the auction when a lady bid £100 to buy a horse. Well done Darren for organising such a successful event.

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Whats been happening over the last few weeks. Well I have assisted a Scout and Guide group who raised around £900, two cricket clubs who both used the Race Night as an added attraction at their presentation night, a lady raising money for Macmillan Nurses and a Dance Class to raise money for a trip to Ireland to take part in the UK competition. I also received a lovely thank you card from a young lady who ran a Race Night to raise money for a Children's Foundation in Tanzania (where she is currently working) saying that she raised £950 from the event. Remember book well in advance to give yourself plenty of time to raise funds before your event.

Two very successfull weekends

On Saturday 11th September I was at Church Aston, Nr Newport delivering a Race Night in aid of disabled children in Uganda. The event was fabulously well attended (in fact we could not have got any more people in the hall). A few of the organisers were nervous but I think they soon forgot that once we got underway. The organiser of the event has spent a lot of time over the last 10 years years helping this cause. I received an email from her thanking me and letting me know that they raised £1080 from the event - hows about that then !!

Saturday 18th September I was at the British legion in Willenhall and the event was in aid of The Legion Lions Under 11's football team. Again really well attended and whilst I do not know the final figure the tote alone raised a profit of nearly £400.

This last weekend

On Thursday 26th August I delivered a Race Night in Halifax for a young lady who is devoting a large part of her life to helping children in Tanzania. The evening was to raise money for a childrens foundation where the young lady has already spent time and soon she will be going out there permanently. The evening raised over £800 and here is an email she sent to me

"I just wanted to say a big thankyou for last Thursday's Race Night. I've had such good feedback from the night, and you made it memorable and a success.

Many, many thanks again, and i will be in touch no doubt for another next year,

Thanks again!"

On Friday night I was helping the Albion FC in Wall Heath raise money for Club Funds - thanks for the hamburgers Ashley (the organiser was also doing a barbecue).

On Saturday night I was back at the West End Band Club in Crewe - this was my third visit there and we are doing it again in December. I feel quite at home there now - a lovely bunch of people. We played Deal or No Deal and the contestant won the top prize of £20.

Busy Weekend

Just finished three Race Nights on the trot (ha ha bit of a joke that). Thursday night I was at Queen Mary's Grammar School in Walsall. The event was a fund raiser but also to bring people together to assist in raising funds for a cricket trip to New Zealand in 2012. The event was well attended by parents.

During the week I received a phone call from Nether Whitacre Cricket Club. It seems that they had been let down by another Race Night operator. The event was planned for Friday and luckily I was free. Wow what an event it was too. This was close to the most attended event that I have done and I was kept busy!! Remarkable the tote alone raised over £460 which is quite an achievement.

Saturday night was Old Dial Football Club in Stourbridge. This is a new football team and the aim was to raise a bit of money but also to get the team together. A really pleasant night was had and whilst they didn't raise vast sums they were happy. Occasionally in races we have outsiders where few people have backed a particular runner which means that the prize is high and occasionally these big prizes are won. One lucky chap won two races where he was the outsider winning £20 on one race and £21 on another - much to the disgruntlement of everyone else - but it's all in fun !!

The last couple of months

Oops - not been keeping this up to date. Well whats been happening over the last few weeks. On Saturday Night I was at The Mallard in Brookside, Telford to help The Mallard Football Club have an entertaining Presentation Evening. The event was well attended and I even got a kiss at the end of the night !! Must have done a good job. On Friday 25th June it was another football team The Rose and Crown in Gainsborough who also had a presentation evening.

Thursday 17th June it was Fun Money to celebrate a 40th birthday in Chelmsley Wood. A really nice family celebration which we captured a little on video. See the video on the home page of the website.

Friday 11th June I was fortunate to help a lady who is going to Kitgum in North Uganda on a mission. Jackie worked really hard and ended up with a very successful night.

Trekking in India for The Blue Cross

On Saturday 2nd of May I was at the Pedegree in Oswestry helping Jonny and Andy raise money in advance of their adventure of trekking in India later this year. They are raising money for Britain's Pet Charity 'The Blue Cross'. A very generous crowd helped the lads raise around £600 from the event. The dual forecast card saw one lucky guy win £150 - the card was sold at £5 a go and all the places on the card were sold on the night. Good luck to Jonny and Andy and I hope you have, not only, a successful mission, but one to remember too.

Abbots Bromley Cricket Club

On Friday night I returned to the Bagot Arms in Abbots Bromley for a Race Night for Abbots Bromley Cricket Club. I helped them last year and they asked me back to assist again this year. Despite a slightly quiet start the pub soon filled and I was seeing an increasing number of new faces coming up to place their bets as the night progressed. A very friendly group of people happily supported the club and the club raised £603 from the night. Well done to Ian in selling Horses and Jockeys and getting race sponsors in advance of the night. See you next year !

Raising Money for Disabled Children

The place was the Anchor Inn at the small village of Nether Broughton in Leicestershire and the occasion was to help a young lady, Sally, raise money for Whizz Kidz, a charity for disabled children. Sally is running the London Marathon and the event on Saturday 10th April was to add to her fund raising. It was superb to see such huge support for her and the pub was packed. Sally had prepared well for the night and she was rewarded by raising over £1000 from the event.

Well done to Sally and I hope that she savours the occasion of running the London Marathon and goes on to raise even more money for a great cause. It was my pleasure to assist her.

Baston Cricket Club

Baston Cricket Club in the village of Baston, Lincolnshire had their most successful Race Night on Friday 9th April 2010. They raised around £680 for their club funds through a lot of hard work by their organiser. By obtaining race sponsors and selling horses and jockeys a good deal of money was in the 'bank' before the night.

Newport Town FC

Newport Town, Shropshire reformed their football team this season and called upon me to assist them with some Fund Raising. Saturday 13th March was the night and a lively night it was. I think the tote generated one of the largest amounts I have encountered. I was rather bemused when, during the aution of the runners on the last race, some guests were bidding against themslves !! but then it was all about raising money for the team. In Deal or No Deal Rosie turned down a bankers offer of £8 only to win 20p - but that meant more money for the club funds.

Deal or No Deal - bonanza

On Friday 26th February I returned to the Old Liberal Club, Amington for a second Race Night event, the last one being mid 2009. The night was fund raising for Amington Diamonds Junior Football Club. It was a very active night and the organisor had gone to a lot of trouble to ensure that the night was lively and successful for the club funds. They liked Deal or No Deal and I think we played four or was it five games. The highlight was when one young footballer had a choice between £50 and £1 - the banker offered £20 and guess what he didn't take the deal and yes ... won £50. You could hear a pin drop as the audience watched the box open.

Deal or No Deal is an option you can take with my Race Nights (no extra cost) which is yet another fund raiser and great fun.

All Aboard

A real fun and successful night was had at Training Ship Wrangler, Lincoln on Saturday 13th February. The event was organised by the Parents and Friends Association of Lincoln Sea Cadets. The night was very well attended and the guests needed little encouragement to shout and cheer their runners along. A game of Deal or No Deal resulted in Pam wining 10p - oh dear ... buts that the ways it goes. The night raised in the region of £500.

Make Use of the Fund Raising Pack

I would like to stress again to any of my potential clients who wish to fund raise, to make full use of the fund raising pack. By not making full use of this you can be relying solely on the turn out on the night. If the numbers attending are not what you anticipated then you can already have significant funds in the bank despite a lesser than expected turnout. Remember - people who can't attend can support you by buying a horse or having a go on the Triple / Dual Forecast.

Happy New Year

Thursday 21st January was our first event of the year. Obviously a little quiet after Christmas and then some cancellations due to bad weather. The year started off in style with quite an amazing event at The Range, Essington, Nr Walsall. A lovely place I might add. The evening was a lot of fun with some very generous guests. Deal or No Deal was a laugh made even more amusing when there was a computer glitch just at the end (I think it was operator error !! - although I will check the software out this weekend).

A triple forecast card was completed on the night and one guest walked away with a £100 prize. Overall the event raised somewhere in the region of £1600 for Walsall Hospice which was fabulous. Don't forget if you are thinking of organising a fund raising event give yourself plenty of time so that you can raise as much money as possible.

All the very best for 2010.