Hi Guys
Hot off the success of the IATWF Banner, I have been talking to Val and RugbyWA about a fundraising idea for the Own the Force campaign.
What I am proposing is to produce (with Val's assistance) ‘I am the Western Force’ bumper stickers in two styles – one plain, just like the avatar many of us have, and the other with a club logo attached, hence we would have IATWF stickers for Kalamunda, Neddies, Cott etc eg;
http://twf.com.au/vbpgimage.php?do=f...2&d=1493388738
http://twf.com.au/vbpgimage.php?do=f...3&d=1493388772
http://twf.com.au/vbpgimage.php?do=f...4&d=1493388789
We would then sell these at Force home games and also at club home games as well. Please review the spreadsheet in the link below to see the cost breakdown. In the spreadsheet I have based my calculations on 700 stickers - 200 plain and a further 50 per club with logos. The 50 per club was a guestimate based on 6 teams (3 senior, 3 junior) with 20 players per squad and selling a sticker to roughly half of them.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BxP...ew?usp=sharing
I conducted a straw poll of some rugby friends asking what they would be prepared to pay. Responses ranged from $5.00 to $9.00. Cost to produce is $1.65 each. One suggestion I quite liked was putting some rugby stick figures on the sticker - such as in a lineout or scrum, but this is far above my abilities (hint.. val!).
I've had some discussion with RugbyWA who are supportive of the idea but have not received final OK to use club logos.
At this stage I have only looked at printing stickers for the premier grade teams. If these sell successfully, then we could approach the other clubs to see if they are interested in participating.
With the money raised we could either
1. Incorporate as a not-for-profit organisation and buy the shares. Not a terribly difficult proposition, just time consuming.
2. Divide and share the money evenly between those clubs currently running their own initiatives.
3. Pick a few club names out of a hat, and bestow a share on them.
Should the Own The Force initiative fail and the money is returned, then we could donate the money to the WA Junior Rugby Union or some other worthy entity (RugbyWA legal fund?)
What I am asking of you all is
1. Are you willing to stump up some cash to help pay for the printing costs
2. Can you assist with selling the stickers at Force game days and at club games (junior and senior)
If sufficient interest (and money) is forthcoming then I will proceed to the next step. Of course, there is the risk that if we don't sell sufficient stickers to cover costs then you will lose a proportion of your money, but I think this is a pretty good idea..if I do say so myself!
Any thoughts etc greatly appreciated.