Looking for ideas for a Gaa fundraiser. Specifically something that involves a match eg over 40s or fancy dress etc. any novel ideas that have worked?

GerryD (Monaghan) - Posts: 335 - 22/09/2018 20:31:14    2143293

Watchaed a game once between the fire brigade and the coast guards, what was mad was both were in full rig out. Firemen in full gear including wellies and helmets against men wearing wet gear and flippers. Ever see a man take a free kick wearing flippers or a man jumping for a ball in a pair of steel toe capped wellies. Madness but some Craic. Key is don't charge a set price at the gate. Just leave a bucket you'll colllect more that way

Horsebox77 (Kerry) - Posts: 5491 - 22/09/2018 23:24:59    2143310

Play a match in fancy dress

yew_tree (Mayo) - Posts: 11227 - 23/09/2018 17:02:08    2143368

Is there reason why you have to involve a match? It limits what you can do as hard to be innovative with a game.

DonaldDuck (Tipperary) - Posts: 544 - 23/09/2018 19:05:49    2143393

Hate to be the bearer of bad news, truth is if the club is a functional well run club they can run anything and it will be a success, if you have the best fund raising idea in the world but your community/club aren't invested then your at a loss

Damothedub (Dublin) - Posts: 5193 - 23/09/2018 20:36:19    2143405

GerryD (Monaghan) - Posts: 335 - 23/09/2018 22:15:57    2143425

Pallas Marketing who have been running who wants to be a thousandaire since 2001 have started doing 20k drop shows.
average profit per show last year was €28,000
https://www.facebook.com/ThousandaireFundraising/

DonaldDuck (Tipperary) - Posts: 544 - 27/09/2018 20:33:28    2144154

the #1 idea for me is anything which involves a night out for people.
i know there are clubs in wexford who do a biggest loser comp,i am not sure exactly what they do or how but they do something like break the club into 4 teams,teams can organise fundraisers (which are often things like table quizzes, etc) and ultimately the team who wins are the one who lose the most weight and raise the most money.i am not very sure of how they do it.
i know some clubs got their nearest rivals in wexford and organised a fight night against the nearest club and had a right night and raised a load of money.
once it involves a night out and is something different from going to the local for a few,people will more often than not join in.

perfect10 (Wexford) - Posts: 3929 - 28/09/2018 12:05:09    2144215