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Fundraising and Donations
The club costs in excess of £27500 per year to run. The club aims to raise a
minimum of £5000 from sponsorship, £5000 from grants, £5000 from the
profit from the shinty lottery, £5000 from fundraising and donations,
£5000 from gate receipts and season tickets plus £2500 from teas,
merchandise sales etc.
Play
shinty lotto Newtonmore Camanachd Club run a 3 number lottery
that is drawn every week at one of four locations round the village.
Tickets are on sale in a number of locations in Dalwhinnie, Laggan and
Newtonmore including Dalwhinnie garage, The Monadliath Hotel, the Laggan
Country House hotel, Grants garage Newtonmore, the Glen Hotel, the
Braeriach Hotel, the Balavil Hotel,
Newtonmore Post Office and the Golf Club Newtonmore. In
addition to that a number of people sell tickets at the industrial
estate and in some houses and residential facilities.
The draw
takes place on a Saturday with the minimum prize fund being £200. If the
draw is not won the prize increases by £100 each week until it reaches
£1000 and it is then drawn till it is won. Each week there is a
consolation prize of a bottle of whisky.
Many
people are finding it more convenient to play the lottery by standing
order including Badenoch exiles. If you would like to take part in the
lottery please download the attached form and send it to our Treasurer.
Lottery Form.
Fundraising
events
February
open day and more Come to the club on the last Saturday in February,
enjoy the entertainment and find out the various ways you can support
the club by sponsorship, donations and through other fundraising
events. In
2007 our Open Day was followed by a concert in Newtonmnore Village Hall
to launch a CD of Shinty albums produced by David Holt in association
with the shinty club and over 100 copies were sold on the first day. 50%
of the sale price of all CDs comes to the club and ordering details are
on the 'merchandise' section of this website.
The
cost of sponsoring the Open Day in 2009 is £100.
Newtonmore Marathon
On Friday 1st
August in the early evening 26 players are going to run a mile each up
or down the main street with numerous competitions that you can enter.
Why not sponsor a player to do it. After the marathon we will be having
a dance in the village hall.
Highland
games - Saturday 2nd August Some of the shinty players will be taking
part in the Creag Dhu hill race. Guess the combined times that they take
to complete the course and win one of the prizes on offer.
Shinty
Family day - Sunday 3rd August
Over 200 people joined us
in 2007 despite the weather and we received excellent support from our
main sponsor Aberdein Considine as well as the Highlander
Hotel, The Chefs Grill, Waltzing Waters, The Glen Hotel, EIS, Eagle View
Guest House and the Braeriach Hotel.
This year it is on Sunday
3rd August and apart from the Folk music, beer tent,
BBQ, slow cycle race, beat the goalie, hardest hit competition there are
also competitions for all ages for longest hit, keepy uppy and longest
shy. Entry to this fun-packed extravaganza is only £3.
Shinty
sale and lots more This year it is on Saturday
6th
December. We are looking for donations of home baking, bric a brac,
venison, books etc. The events start at noon with a special lunch. Then
the sale starts at 2pm and you have to get their early to get the
choicest cuts of venison and the delicious home baking.
Other
events
Each year the players get involved in something during the year usually
in cooperation with another community group. Keep your eye on the local
press and look out for the posters.
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