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Post by Captain Duff on Dec 31, 2017 13:26:54 GMT
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Post by ivawhopper on Jan 1, 2018 19:27:38 GMT
Haven’t heard the term counterfoils for an absolutely eternity. Well done that man!
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Post by bluesntwos on Jan 1, 2018 22:52:41 GMT
I see Wrexhams draw was on today with over £23k worth of to tickets sold.
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Post by paulinem on Jan 1, 2018 23:12:25 GMT
I see Wrexhams draw was on today with over £23k worth of to tickets sold. If true then a magnificent effort. I hope that we can learn a few tips from our friends across the border? |
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Post by bluesntwos on Jan 2, 2018 0:33:05 GMT
I'd bought a few tickets myself, first prize was a cruise! From the draw there were quite a number of non Wrexham located winners, maybe that's the secret.
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Post by Frank Owen’s Paintbrush on Jan 2, 2018 7:27:58 GMT
I'd bought a few tickets myself, first prize was a cruise! From the draw there were quite a number of non Wrexham located winners, maybe that's the secret. Their prizes have always usurped ours - cruises, a fortnight in Barbados etc. Certainly beats our Chester Market haircut! How do they do it? |
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Post by paulinem on Jan 2, 2018 8:02:05 GMT
I'd bought a few tickets myself, first prize was a cruise! From the draw there were quite a number of non Wrexham located winners, maybe that's the secret. Their prizes have always usurped ours - cruises, a fortnight in Barbados etc. Certainly beats our Chester Market haircut! How do they do it? Re winners outside Wrexham assume you mean selling to Exiles? Quire a number of our Exiles have sold a lot of tickets but we have told various people that we would sell more if the tickets were posted to all Exiles. Re the prizes - again very impressive but I am sure there are ways of securing these and starting early. I think if you found a group of fans to take over the raffle - maybe two per year abd then work with the catering team & Blues Bar Andy to have a summer ball and Christmas Party where the draws could take place these too could be fundraising events. It’s too late starting in October and ring fencing £1000 for the main prize. . The club did advertise for a fundraiser (volunteer) but I don’t think anyone stepped forward. Perhaps better to break down fundraising opportunities into bite size project groups? |
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Post by scott on Jan 2, 2018 8:55:54 GMT
The holiday prizes are secured through their sponsorship deal with Hays Travel whose owner is a fan of the club and was on their board until last season. I think the reason they have sold so many tickets this year is the fact that all profit made from the raffle is being given to Dean Keates for his playing budget. The fans at Wrexham are doing their best to help get the club back in the league.
I have been on the fundraising committee in the past and I did try to get a local travel company to donate a prize similar to what Hays provide Wroxham for their raffle. The company was interested in trying to help the club as a number of Chester fans book their holidays with this agent, all they wanted was to be able to email the CFU database details of their holiday deals but the club was not interested in this.
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Post by cooperman on Jan 2, 2018 9:08:07 GMT
The holiday prizes are secured through their sponsorship deal with Hays Travel whose owner is a fan of the club and was on their board until last season. I think the reason they have sold so many tickets this year is the fact that all profit made from the raffle is being given to Dean Keates for his playing budget. The fans at Wrexham are doing their best to help get the club back in the league. I have been on the fundraising committee in the past and I did try to get a local travel company to donate a prize similar to what Hays provide Wroxham for their raffle. The company was interested in trying to help the club as a number of Chester fans book their holidays with this agent, all they wanted was to be able to email the CFU database details of their holiday deals but the club was not interested in this. why?? |
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Post by scott on Jan 2, 2018 9:31:01 GMT
Why what?
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Post by cooperman on Jan 2, 2018 9:35:09 GMT
why was the club not interested in letting hays email the cfu members
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Post by billyw on Jan 2, 2018 9:35:23 GMT
The holiday prizes are secured through their sponsorship deal with Hays Travel whose owner is a fan of the club and was on their board until last season. I think the reason they have sold so many tickets this year is the fact that all profit made from the raffle is being given to Dean Keates for his playing budget. The fans at Wrexham are doing their best to help get the club back in the league. I have been on the fundraising committee in the past and I did try to get a local travel company to donate a prize similar to what Hays provide Wroxham for their raffle. The company was interested in trying to help the club as a number of Chester fans book their holidays with this agent, all they wanted was to be able to email the CFU database details of their holiday deals but the club was not interested in this. why?? Because we are tinpot with a Board that can't see further than their noses or because of Data Protection? |
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Post by richard on Jan 2, 2018 9:48:38 GMT
Because we are tinpot with a Board that can't see further than their noses or because of Data Protection? It is because of the club's responsibilities regarding data protection. The whole issue of DP is being reviewed at the moment, in anticipation of new legislation. You cannot blame the Board for trying to do this right Billy. |
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Post by superman on Jan 2, 2018 11:18:36 GMT
If everyone of our so called hard core fan base of say 1300 had bought or sold just one book of tickets, available at a number of games, that would have been £13k for starters. A little effort from all is nearly always better than a bigger effort from a few. Sadly we collectively are poor at this, and perhaps we get what we deserve.
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Post by eyeswideopen on Jan 2, 2018 11:24:04 GMT
Because we are tinpot with a Board that can't see further than their noses or because of Data Protection? It is because of the club's responsibilities regarding data protection. The whole issue of DP is being reviewed at the moment, in anticipation of new legislation. You cannot blame the Board for trying to do this right Billy. No, but a simple tick box on the form, either printed or online giving you permission to be contacted by third parties overrides this. Considering we have someone on the board who has marketing in their blood, its pretty amateur not to have done this. Mind you, we as fans don't hardly even get contacted by our own club via email never mind a third party. I still get emails from Barnsley (admittedly they go straight to junk,) but boy do they know how to market. |
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Post by superman on Jan 2, 2018 11:25:47 GMT
There was a tick box on each raffle stub, giving you the option to opt out of being contacted by the club, don't let the facts get in the way though.
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Post by eyeswideopen on Jan 2, 2018 11:32:09 GMT
There was a tick box on each raffle stub, giving you the option to opt out of being contacted by the club, don't let the facts get in the way though. Excellent Was there a reference to third parties?
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Post by superman on Jan 2, 2018 11:39:44 GMT
Don't think so, but would there be if no third parties directly associated with the raffle, have to be so careful with data protection.
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Post by eyeswideopen on Jan 2, 2018 12:20:39 GMT
Don't think so, but would there be if no third parties directly associated with the raffle, have to be so careful with data protection. There were loads of third parties associated with the raffle, the Hotel in Newquay for one, pretty sure they could do with a few new contacts, in exchange for the 3 night stay to become maybe a weeks stay. The afternoon tea in the Architect, could be a 3 course meal, with a load more emails addresses for them to send out flyers to, etc etc.
Not knocking the donatees or the prizes donated, I just don't think we explore every avenue every time.
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Post by Frank Owen’s Paintbrush on Jan 2, 2018 12:31:12 GMT
It is because of the club's responsibilities regarding data protection. The whole issue of DP is being reviewed at the moment, in anticipation of new legislation. You cannot blame the Board for trying to do this right Billy. No, but a simple tick box on the form, either printed or online giving you permission to be contacted by third parties overrides this. Considering we have someone on the board who has marketing in their blood, its pretty amateur not to have done this. Mind you, we as fans don't hardly even get contacted by our own club via email never mind a third party. I still get emails from Barnsley (admittedly they go straight to junk,) but boy do they know how to market. Spot on sadly. The point of a tick box for permission for third party contact is so easy and does not break any sort of Data Protection laws. |
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