poker run advice
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From: Northford, CT
All the advise in here is good. As far as the route. From past experiance keep the mileage around 60 - 75 miles, card stops on right side of the road, 3rd stop should be close to gas and a rest room. Stay away from stop signs or lights at the bottom or top of a hill. The more you advertise the better.
Good luck
Good luck
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From: Chandler, AZ
Try to find a sponsor or two that will give a decent sized cash donation and make sure to include their logo on your flyers. You can try some of the local big companies but do it as early as possible. They usually need two or three months to get it approved through their finance departments. Bike dealers, custom bike and repair shops, accessories and leather shops, and cigar shops are probably your best bets. If they won't give money they'll often give merchandise like leather vests/jackets, etc., as well as gift certificates for oil changes, interval services, etc. for door prizes. Restaurants and casinos are good places to get gift certificates from also. We asked the Arizona Lottery and they gave us an autographed ******* Perry baseball, so if you have a lottery where you are you might try that.
Giving out pins seems to be a good draw, but t-shirts are a major hassle due to the various sizes involved and they really raise your overheard, forcing the run to be more expensive than some riders are willing to pay.
It's nice to have an instersting end stop, some reason to keep the riders there after they finish the run, like a band. If you can find a sponsor to cover the cost of a local band that's the way to do it, otherwise it's probably too expensive.
+1 on getting help, you'll definitely need it. Good luck!
Giving out pins seems to be a good draw, but t-shirts are a major hassle due to the various sizes involved and they really raise your overheard, forcing the run to be more expensive than some riders are willing to pay.
It's nice to have an instersting end stop, some reason to keep the riders there after they finish the run, like a band. If you can find a sponsor to cover the cost of a local band that's the way to do it, otherwise it's probably too expensive.
+1 on getting help, you'll definitely need it. Good luck!
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From: Indian Land, SC
Not knocking the charity but you do realize that over 70% of their donations go to administrative cost and not to the research to prevent or cure cancer.
The American Heart Assoc does the same thing.
If you want, i can send you a site that lists the charities and what percentage of donations goes to the actual patient, research, treatment, etc...
I have put on a big event for the last five years and have some knowledge of what I said above before anyone tries to flame me.
The American Heart Assoc does the same thing.
If you want, i can send you a site that lists the charities and what percentage of donations goes to the actual patient, research, treatment, etc...
I have put on a big event for the last five years and have some knowledge of what I said above before anyone tries to flame me.
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Thank You all for your input, it will be a big help, for the questions: Im in tacoma, Wa. and have been fund raising for the A.C.S. for 20 years, just wanted to implement a new way to fund raise for them, we'll give it our best shot and see what happens. im really not sure about the %ages, but I know it's a good cause and im committed, thank you all ! if there is any buisness owners out there that would like to donate please private message me, hog ryder
Not knocking the charity but you do realize that over 70% of their donations go to administrative cost and not to the research to prevent or cure cancer.
The American Heart Assoc does the same thing.
If you want, i can send you a site that lists the charities and what percentage of donations goes to the actual patient, research, treatment, etc...
I have put on a big event for the last five years and have some knowledge of what I said above before anyone tries to flame me.
The American Heart Assoc does the same thing.
If you want, i can send you a site that lists the charities and what percentage of donations goes to the actual patient, research, treatment, etc...
I have put on a big event for the last five years and have some knowledge of what I said above before anyone tries to flame me.
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