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Henry Morton · 14-09-2005, 20:29

Sparkie,

At the recent Accrington Carnival you put in a lot of time and effort at both the Supporters' Club stall and the Accrington Ladies Football Club display.

Many of us were impressed with your fundraising for the Ladies by doing what you do well . . keeping goal !

It's simple, it's local and it's bound to raise funds with a minimum of planning or organisation.

If you wanted to make it more sophisticated you could choose between sponsorship (e.g. 'keeper marathon) , prize-kicking (i.e. pay for one's penalty shots and get a prize if , say, one gets five goals) , or novelty kicking (e.g. blindfold penalty kick, three-legged penalty kick, fancy dress penalty kick, set-piece header involving two opponents, and so on). Also, participants could buy a photo of their efforts if one of our many competent photographers was able to help.

There's plenty of grass around Livingstone Road , so you won't wear out any particular goal area !

Simplicity and speed of organisation are the keynotes here, though.

Good luck, whatever you do (and count me in with your other sponsors).

14-09-2005, 20:29	#47
Henry Morton I am Banned Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 623 Liked: 0 times Rep Power: 0	Re: any ideas? Sparkie, At the recent Accrington Carnival you put in a lot of time and effort at both the Supporters' Club stall and the Accrington Ladies Football Club display. Many of us were impressed with your fundraising for the Ladies by doing what you do well . . keeping goal ! It's simple, it's local and it's bound to raise funds with a minimum of planning or organisation. If you wanted to make it more sophisticated you could choose between sponsorship (e.g. 'keeper marathon) , prize-kicking (i.e. pay for one's penalty shots and get a prize if , say, one gets five goals) , or novelty kicking (e.g. blindfold penalty kick, three-legged penalty kick, fancy dress penalty kick, set-piece header involving two opponents, and so on). Also, participants could buy a photo of their efforts if one of our many competent photographers was able to help. There's plenty of grass around Livingstone Road , so you won't wear out any particular goal area ! Simplicity and speed of organisation are the keynotes here, though. Good luck, whatever you do (and count me in with your other sponsors).