
MARK YOUR CALENDARS!!!
Next year's tournament will be on October 8, 2012 and the theme is OKTOBERFEST! Get your lederhosen and beer steins ready! We'll be serving kielbasa, soft pretzels, wiener schnitzel, and lots of beer! No need to go to Helen, Georgia in October next year, just come to Brookfield Country Club on October 8 and play in the LAFF for the Cause tournament!Oh, did you notice the name change? We've decided that we absolutely love raising money for charities! So, in addition to the Pink Angel Street Walkers and Susan G. Komen for the Cure, we will be adding some more charities to our recipients list for next year. Our goal is to donate more than 50% of everything we collect to various charities.
We learned a lot in our inaugural year and wanted to share it with you in case you are planning a charity golf tournament in the future (or are just curious about how this stuff works).
7 Lessons Learned from the Inaugural LAFF for the Cure Golf Tournament
1. Sponsors are the key to making the biggest donation to the charities. A little more than 75% of the player registration fee goes to the per person cost of the tournament (golf, food, drinks, prizes, etc). So, the more players we have, the more revenue we raise, but we still wouldn't be able to do much better than a 25% contribution to the charities. Our goal for 2012 is a 50% contribution to the charities, so we need more sponsors.
2. Start planning and telling people about LAFF for the Cause as far in advance as possible. This year, we came up with the idea for the tournament just 90 days before we held it! We were SOOOO naive (but SOOOO optimistic)! This year, we got 81 people to play and gave 25% of all the revenue back to the charity, so we think we didn't do too bad in our inaugural year! We're starting NOW to tell people about 2012!

4. We need to be better prepared with our "speeches." We almost missed an opportunity to recognize the cause we were supporting and to thank everyone who participated in the tournament, from the players and sponsors to the volunteers and the staff. Next year, we'll be a little better organized and prepared when everyone comes in for lunch!
5. Never underestimate the value of tangible items at a silent auction. We were a little disappointed that we didn't raise more money from our silent auction, but we think it was because the items weren't visible. We had sign up sheets, but we didn't have much information for you to read about what you were bidding on. Next year....more and better silent auction items and better descriptions!

7. No matter how much we donated, the key to success is the feeling people have at the end of the day. We left the tournament exhausted, exhilarated, and enthusiastic about doing it again next year. Many people said they would come back again next year, and we can't wait! We wanted to be able to donate more than we did this year but, at the end of day, it was the feeling of doing something that matters and doing it for a great cause that really matters.
We had fun, we worked hard, and we learned a lot. Now, we can't wait until October 8, 2012 so we can do it again! We really hope you'll join us!
Debra Partridge & Karen Guest
Managing Partners
Life's a Flip Flop
www.lifesaflipflop.com
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