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Jacqui Thomas · King Joined: 01 May 2007 Posts: 340

Hi All
You will have seen my post asking for coaches to come forward for the U21 training day. Although unfortunately to date no coaches etc have expressed an interest I still think I need to go ahead with plans to raise funds to pay towards this weekend.

I will be with my current employer until the end of May before getting redundancy due to job relocation. I have an opportunity of raising funds by sponsorship or similar & they will match what I raise £1 for £1 to a max of £750. We have an opportunity of raising £1500 here (for the record any extra raised to what we need for Sept I will put into International Junior Chess).

However, I need ideas -sensible ones please (& no not a diet - we haven't got that long!!!). Suggestions of what I can do to run for sponsorship from the membership & families. If venue required I have the opportunity at the West of Scotland & a few junior events if reqd. Please get your thinking caps on as I have already ruled out sitting in a bath of anything!!.

If anyone else works for a company that runs a scheme like this maybe they would like to join me.
Regards
JAcqui
PS: Once sorted I will just need you all to kindly to dig deep in your pockets & support me

Paul Denham · Posted: Sat Mar 20, 2010 6:55 am Post subject:

Hi Jacqui.

How about the following;

1. Sponsored Blitz Marathon - say 8hrs worth of you playing 5 min chess, with suitable no of comfort breaks factored in.

2. Mastermind - 2 mins on a chess topic of your choice, quick break then 2 mins on general knowledge (donations or £X or YYp for every question you get right)

3. Combining the above - tactics solving excercise - how many can you solve right out of 100

Paul

Jacqui Thomas · King Joined: 01 May 2007 Posts: 340

Thanks Paul, yes down these lines.

Someone else I know suggests that as my hobby is card & craft making how about a sponsored challenge to make ??? items in ?hours & then set up a stall the next day to sell the items which will also raise funds.

Keep ideas coming as I could combine a few.
Thanks

admin · Site Admin Joined: 09 Jan 2007 Posts: 1386

Jac I know someone who will do it with you

Craig Pritchett · Queen Joined: 19 Mar 2007 Posts: 114

Do consider a sponsored bike ride. I've not checked but I'm fairly certain that that the big annual Glasgow-Edinburgh (fun!) bike ride will as usual take place on a Sunday in early mid-September, quite probably the week before the Ayrshire training weekend.

A team, of say 10 chess juniors, using sponsorship forms to raise £s from relations, friends, schools, local business etc, has the potential to raise a lot of money in one go ... while having a great time and showing that chess players are just as "sporty" as anyone.

A big team (the more the better) raising £s for chess like this would pretty certainly also get a spot on radio, which covers this event enthusiastically. TV news and the press, national and local, also usually covers, providing further opportunities for media impact, particularly local press.