€50,000 up for grabs in The Great Community Challenge
With sporting organisations and local charities all over the country facing the unprecedented ï¬nancial impact of Covid-19 and others cancelling their scheduled public fundraisers, the fallout could be catastrophic warns Eric Cunningham of The Great Community Challenge. The Great Community Challenge is an online game show fundraiser which has launched to enable sports clubs, charities and community organisations to deliver their fundraising virtually. By following the fundraising model each organisation will be guaranteed fundraising of €5,000.
The Great Community Challenge will see local club members and groups come together virtually to compete in a gameshow and raise money for their chosen organisation. Each organisation will be in with a chance of winning €50,000. Contestants will be tested mentally and physically with questions, puzzles, a talent competition and a variety of other entertaining virtual challenges.
To enter each organisation must rally households to help them on their quest of winning the top prize. By following this fundraising model participating local community organisations will raise €6,000 from its members, €5,000 of which it will keep and €1,000 of which will go to an overall fund. Fundraising for each organisation is facilitated through the entry cost, which is €40 per household. The organisers also allow for the number of participants representing an organisation and the entry fee per household can be adjusted to suit each organisations’ size.”
Speaking about the launch of the Great Community Challenge Eric Cunningham said: “We work with hundreds of organisations every year to host fundraising events around Ireland. As a result of the pandemic and the related Government directives the impact on local clubs and organisations has been catastrophic. Many sports clubs and voluntary organisations are the lifeblood of their community and at this time of year fundraising is vital for the season ahead. Without a move to virtual fundraising, there is a very real risk to their viability. Our hope is that The Great Community Challenge will allow these organisations to replace the loss of earnings from their more traditional fundraising.”
HOW THE GREAT COMMUNITY CHALLENGE WILL WORK
Twelve organisations from 20 counties will take part in their county finals. Each individual household from the comfort of their own home will take part in physical and mental challenges to earn points for their community group to help their organisation get into the top two in the county. The top two organisations from each county will go forward to the grand final and compete to win the top prize of €50,000. It is anticipated some 42,000 households and 240 community organisations will get involved a target of €1.5 million being raised
The Great Community Challenge is devised and managed by Empower Events Ltd, a company which is known across the Island of Ireland for its work within the Fundraising Events business. Last year it helped raise a 7 ï¬gure sum for deserving sports organisations, schools and charities throughout Ireland.
For further information and details on how to enter and play visit: www.TheGreatCommunityChallenge.ie or follow Facebook, Instagram or Twitter