From britdisc-owner@csv.warwick.ac.uk Wed May 19 15:27:25 1999 Received: by pansy.csv.warwick.ac.uk (8.9.1/8.9.1) id PAA18692 for britdisc-outgoing; Wed, 19 May 1999 15:25:36 +0100 (BST) Received: from daffodil.csv.warwick.ac.uk (daffodil [137.205.192.30]) by pansy.csv.warwick.ac.uk (8.9.1/8.9.1) with ESMTP id PAA18684 for <britdisc@csv.warwick.ac.uk>; Wed, 19 May 1999 15:25:34 +0100 (BST) Received: from brookes.ac.uk (csmail.brookes.ac.uk [161.73.1.1]) by daffodil.csv.warwick.ac.uk (8.9.1b+Sun/8.9.1) with ESMTP id PAA18158 for <britdisc@csv.warwick.ac.uk>; Wed, 19 May 1999 15:25:28 +0100 (BST) Received: from 97315250 by brookes.ac.uk (8.8.7/) id PAA08093; Wed, 19 May 1999 15:25:12 +0100 (BST) Date: Wed, 19 May 1999 15:25:12 +0100 (BST) From: jewell tara s <97315250@brookes.ac.uk> Message-Id: <199905191425.PAA08093@brookes.ac.uk> X-Mailer: Brookes Windows Client ver. 4.2b To: britdisc@csv.warwick.ac.uk Subject: World Clubs'99/The Big Issue Sender: owner-britdisc@warwick.ac.uk Precedence: bulk attn: all Staff and Players at WUCC99 WUCC99 - What’s the BIG ISSUE Idea? As you may already have heard, this year’s World Club Championships in St.Andrews is going to be a fund-raising event for The Big Issue Foundation, Scotland. In essence, the idea is that WUCC99 players, staff and spectators will raise money for the charity in return for exposure and publicity for the competition and the sport. There will be prizes for the teams and individuals who raise the most cash. This flyer is designed to explain the thinking behind the association of WUCC99 with The Big Issue Foundation, Scotland and to outline how and why we would like ALL players, staff members and teams to get involved in fund-raising. THERE IS NO OBLIGATION TO GET INVOLVED, BUT THE SUCCESS OR FAILURE OF THE IDEA DEPENDS ON THE AMOUNT OF EFFORT INDIVIDUALS AND TEAMS PUT IN. What is The Big Issue Foundation? The Big Issue Foundation, Scotland is a registered charity, providing vital services to Big Issue vendors and other homeless people. Every year the Foundation hosts an Open Hogmanay in Glasgow, where homeless people can come for practical help at a difficult time of year. They also run education, training, health and small business development services. The Big Issue Foundation believes strongly in offering homeless people a hand-up, not a handout, and all projects are developed with this self-help ethos in mind. We think the charity, its ethos and the image of the magazine are all highly compatible with Ultimate’s dynamism and emphasis on self-reliance and spirit, and that our association with The Big Issue Foundation could prove mutually beneficial. What’s in it for the sport? In short, more positive exposure for the tournament and the game than would otherwise be possible. Providing we put effort into fund-raising, The Big Issue in Scotland will run ads for WUCC99 in the run up to the event and plans a double page spread on Ultimate in the week of the tournament. It may also be possible to persuade The Big Issue in other parts of the UK to run the article. Associating the sport with an established and compatible charity is also going to help in attracting interest from TV, radio and the press, raising the profile of the tournament and making it easier to attract sponsorship for the sport, both in the short term - for participating players, teams and WUCC99 in general - and in the longer term - for the BUF, national teams etc. What’s in it for your team? A higher profile for WUCC99 is a plus for any team seeking sponsorship - whether simply for kit and equipment or on a larger scale. Potential sponsors want to know that their company name is going to receive maximum exposure to their target audience through you and your team. Association with a good cause is an added bonus. As fund-raisers, you should find it much easier to get the kind of publicity - in local newspapers, on regional TV and radio etc. - that will attract and maintain a sponsor’s interest. In addition, all teams raising in excess of a certain sum (probably L1000) will receive prizes from the tournament organisers. (Details to be announced - The Big Issue Foundation, Scotland is currently plying its corporate backers for appropriate gifts!) What’s in it for you? As you probably already know, the most frequent source of sponsorship for individual Ultimate players is currently funding from their own employers. Many companies and organisations are very receptive to employee requests for financial support, providing they get something in return. Approaching an employer not just to request “money to play frisbee” but to ask for “support in your efforts as a participant in a well-publicised, international sports event in aid of a famous charity” should increase your chances of success significantly! The top individual fund-raisers - whether players or staff members - will be presented with prizes on Finals Day at WUCC99 (details to be announced). What do you have to do? Each team needs a Big Issue rep whose job it will be to co-ordinate fund-raising and keep in contact with us. Volunteers please let us know who you are ASAP! You can begin fund-raising as soon as you wish. Remember - all individual and team fund-raising will take place IN ADVANCE OF the tournament, so that the amounts collected by each person/team can be totalled up and prizes awarded on Finals Day (Saturday 14 August). For this reason, you need to collect the money you raise BEFORE coming to Scotland - pledges are no substitute for cash and will not count towards your total! We will be issuing forms and further information soon. Come and talk to us, e-mail or phone if you have any questions, or have any suggestions about how to make the idea work better. Cheers ! Jon Hope & Tara Jewell WUCC99 Media & Sponsorship Tel. 01865 246158 e-mail: 97315250@brookes.ac.uk Jonathan.Hope@oxtutor.co.uk