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Re: Stanley elite
hello folks,
sorry for the secrecy so far - I am hoping to explain more tomorrow night and then more before it goes on sale. Tomorrow night is mainly for the local businesses to see how it will be of benefit to them but anyone is welcome to attend.
In short, I am a teacher and a writer and a massive football fan - Carlisle United for my sins - and I was a little dismayed to say the least with the standard of customer service the club offered. I have been a fan for over 30 years and still they know little more than my email address. I emailed the club offering to help and they didnt even reply!
So I set to work. I believe that few clubs really maximise their potential across the community and I wanted to find a way to do this to benefit, not only the club, but the general public and the whole business community too.
I started writing and came up with the idea of Elite Family Games. The game involves teams of families and friends working together and competing against each other for prizes and benefits with the local club at the hub of the game. The game encourages people to take advantage of their skills and talents to compete against other teams - like a massive quiz night! The tasks and challenges will/should be great fun to work on with your friends and loved ones. This is only the start. Players/Members can interact online with each other (imagine fantasy football meets Facebook Meets Groupon) and receive lots of publicity and help (if needed) along the way. Imagine Robinson Rovers inviting Smith Town over for Sunday lunch or a game with the kids down the park.
Each team (up to ten in a team) will get a membership card and should be able to take advantage of any deals/offers local businesses put on the site for Elite members - e.g 10% a meal in their favourite restaurant, free can of coke with every £2.50 spent in their local Newsagent, extra 2% of the price of a new car from local dealership etc etc)
Not only that but the site allows me to contact teams direct if there is a new offer that might interest them - e.g Robinson Rovers little son has a birthday and their favourite restaurant is ****** then I will contact said restaurant to see if they can offer the family/team a deal on the night.
The whole community, working as one for the benefit of each other through a fun interactive game/competition.
For the last few years I have lived and worked in and around Accrington and I wanted to prove that it was possible to bring a community together and regenerate that community if the spirit was there. I hope Hyndburn is as enthusiastic as me! (God knows I am nervous enough but extremely hopeful too).
I look forward to chatting to anyone who cares to come up tomorrow and hopefully, together, we can make this a success.
Pete
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