The committee are very excited to officially announce that this years fundraiser will be a Dream Auction that will be held on the 15th of November.

For those that are unaware, this year the committee has been set a task of fundraising €11000 within their budget. This money will be put directly into the fund for new hockey pitches. The front pitch will need replacing in May 2014, and the back pitch will need replacing only 2 years after this. It is crucial for us to replace these pitches with new, high quality surfaces to ensure that we maintain the top quality facilities that we are known for.

This event is being headed by John Findlater, with help from committee members.

Now is the time for every club member, parent, spouse and friend of someone in the club to help us buy into the clubs future. Take this chance to buy, sell and network while at the same time developing our club.

The concept involves offering a dream or an item for auction either on the night or before. The auction itself will be held in the clubhouse on the 15th of November when bidding will take place on all the dreams on offer. We need a list of over 150 items to run the event. Some sample dreams or ideas are listed below. Before the event we will be sending out a catalogue of what will be on offer.

Please start putting those thinking caps on for what you can bring to this important event! We will continue to update you over the next few weeks with more info. This event is open to club members, their friends and others so please do your best to spread the news far and wide about this!

You can place an ad in our auction catalogue to promote your business (€200 for a full page), and it will be prominently displayed on the night. Draft catalogues will be available at the cocktail party on October 19th.

Please contact John Findlater ASAP with any offers you have, any questions, or any ads you wish to place in the catalogue.

John.findyoulater@gmail.com, or 0868395734.

Sample ideas/dreams
Help/mentor business start up, office space
Tickets to a sports event, concert, theatre show
Holiday cottage for a week or weekend
Coaching session, fitness plan, physiotherapy sessions, umpiring, massage
Video a hockey match/take photos of events
Gardening or mowing grass, cutting wood, gardening advice
DIY, carpentry, plumbing
Cook dinner, floral arrangement, cooking lessons
Help make will, pension or financial advice
Prepare documents for planning permission
Web design
Transport services, limo trips, act as a taxi
Child minding or dog walking
Rounds of golf
Give grinds
Beauty treatments
Lessons
Wine
Food hampers
Career advice
Decorating/painting
DJ for a night
Shop or restaurant voucher