GM Forum Help for Heroes Fundraising Day 2012

[rickg]

Time to announce details of this year’s Golf Monthly Forum Help for Heroes Fundraising Golf Day:
Date: Monday October 15[SUP]th[/SUP] 2012
Venue: Blackmoor Golf Club, Hampshire
http://www.blackmoorgolf.co.uk/
Price: £45 (£25 to HFH & £20 for coffee & bacon roll & 2 course carvery meal) Green fee waived by club.
Time: TBC but approx 10-11am (2 tee start)
Spaces available: 72


For those unfamiliar with this, we have played this event at Luton Hoo for the last 2 years. We had 40 players and raised around £2,500 in Apr 2010 and in June last year we had 68 players and raised approx £6,500 for this extremely worthwhile cause.
I’ll post further details over a couple of threads to make it more reader friendly…

 

[rickg]

This year we are moving the venue and it gives me great pleasure to announce that we have been lucky enough to secure Blackmoor Golf Club. Richart has spoken to his Captain and the committee and they are very keen to support this year’s event.

The £45 cost has been held at last year’s price with the breakdown as follows:
Players donate £25 to the bmycharity page (ensure you select gift aid where applicable) that we will be setting up in the near future and this is used as their deposit. The other £20 is paid to the club to cover the food. Just like Luton Hoo in previous years, Blackmoor have generously agreed to waive any green fees so that we can give more to the charity.

Thanks to Richart, your £20 will get you a coffee and bacon roll on arrival as well as a 2 course carvery meal after the golf.


Many forumites were lucky enough to play this 1913 Harry Colt designed course last year at a GM meet and it understandably received rave reviews. It is a classic heathland course set in beautiful surroundings.
Once you play this course, you will never forget it.

Hopefully Mike & the some of the GM staff will be able to make it this year, (unfortunately it has always clashed dates in previous years).

 

[rickg]

As well as the £25 donation by players, here are some other ways that we raise money:

Holding a raffle on the day. We ask everyone who plays to bring a prize, eg, bottle of spirits, wine, 4 ball voucher, sleeve of balls, etc etc

We sell HFH merchandise: Usually just HFH wristbands, but this year we will be looking to increase what we offer.

Auction: Last year GB72 secured some great prizes from the major manufacturers, (top of the range set of Orka irons, Go-Kart trolley & bag, golf bags, Stewart trolley, Callaway driver, to name just a few.
We also had some generous donations from Forum members. Some of the auction prizes were offered up on the forum for auction, with an auction on the day as well, (I need to clear it with Mike if he will let us do this again).

Sponsorship: This year I will be looking to try and secure sponsorship, eg companies paying to place advertising hoarding on tee boxes etc.

Hit the green & win a sleeve of balls (£5 entry): I think we all know which green this will be held on!!!

Fines: eg, 50p per bunker, 3 putt, shank, etc. (Murph, bring lots of cash)

Cash bucket: collecting loose change on the day

General donations: As well as players, anyone else who feels like donating something can do so via the bmycharity page. This works well if Forumers and players share the webpage link via Facebook, twitter, etc, etc.

Hopefully we can get somewhere near last year’s total while at the same time having a lot of fun and meeting up with friends old and new.

 

[rickg]

Post on this thread if you are interested. I will start a list of names in the next few days.

The £25 donation will be due as soon as we open up the bmycharity web page and will secure your place. The remaining £20 will be paid nearer the time of the event or on the day (TBD).

This year we are looking to get a few more people involved in helping to run it. We will be looking for people to help with:

Securing prizes: GB72 so far, but anyone else can help out here.

Raffle: Selling raffle tickets on the day and collecting and arranging prizes from players as they arrive: Richart’s 2 good ladies possibly helping out here, but the more the merrier.

Scoring & Cards: someone (like TXL) with his laptop to enter scores after the round and someone to write out the cards and hand them out on arrival.

Auction: Someone with good skills in this area to get the money up….useful if anyone has a celebrity mate that wants to come along and is good at this sort of thing..

Sponsorship: Helping to secure sponsorship from organisations who want to advertise at the event.

Selling merchandise: Selling HFH wristbands etc on the day to players and other club members

Media: Someone to write an article for the GM magazine and take photos as well as publicising the event in local and maybe even national papers and magazines.

Any questions, please ask.
Rick

 

[oakey22]

I didnt make it last year but would love to make it this year Count me in

 

[Smiffy]

Count me in Rick. I love Blackmoor. Should be able to get a few mates too if you like.

 

[G1BB0]

deffo in for this year, may have 2 or 3 colleagues interested aswell as there are a few ex forces/golfers.

Nice one Richart & Blackmoor & of course Mr Garg et al

This is only my 2nd year of golf and already my calendar is looking top drawer

 

[paul1874]

Count me in as well, will see if anyone at work wants to come as well

 

[Aztecs27]

I'm in Rick. I'll see f I can get anyone interested.

Edit: I think I have a dozen ProV1x's That I'll donate again this year too.

Great work by all to secure Blackmoor!

 

[Smiffy]

This is only my 2nd year of golf and already my calendar is looking top drawer

Just a shame the golf is looking decidedly bargain basement ;-)

 

[G1BB0]

beats being at work tho smiffy, hell, even the company might be half decent

 

[RichardC]

Yes from me, and if there is space I have 3 others that would love to join me.

 

[User20205]

Count me in please Rick. I should be able to bring something golf related for the raffle/auction

I loved Blackmoor before Christmas when I played it, despite the weather. It will be good to have another crack at it, especially for a good cause.

 

[MadAdey]

Definately up for that if I can make it. I am meant to be getting deployed to Afghanistan later in the year but not sure yet, so hopefully I can make it and I will bring some of my service mates with me.

 

[Crow]

I'd be keen to play this year Rick, other dates permitting.

Great job in organising, many thanks and the same to all others putting in the effort.

 

[noble78]

would like to have a bash at this especially as its for a good cause, the course looks nice too, fairways look very tight on some of those par 4's

 

[GB72]

You can count me in once I can confirm time off work. Will email mikeh to confirm I can use the gm name etc and start work on donations of prizes. Hopefully can get even more this year. If anyone has any contacts that they can pass on then pm me. The real big fund raisers were signed things in the auction so if anyone knows anyone famous who lay like to donate something then let me know

 

[teegirl]

What a star Rick.......or a fool doing it all again!!!
That's a cracking deal Rich has sorted out and will be a great day.......first tee for those newbies with trembling knees,...... with the added bonus of appreciative comments from the balcony........

 

[sweatysock41]

Rick,

Count me in, after last years superb effort you will get my support again. I'll book time off now in advance. It's a bit further but well worth the effort to support this worthy cause - who knows after last years delays in the roadworks I may even get to Blackmoor quicker than Luton Hoo.

 

[bluewolf]

Go on then, count me in.. It's a fair trek though, so i'll be bringing the ever fragrant Mrs Bluewolf with me and then having a few days in London afterwards.. I might be able to rope in another as well...

Well done on organising this...