Kit sponsorship review 2022-23

[hatterinSW19]

Things aren’t completely tied up yet, but before last season becomes a distant memory, here’s a quick summary of our kit sponsorship highlights for the year just gone.

Last summer, 41 contributions added up to an eventual excellent total of £1100. £1000 of this was used to sponsor Gabe Osho’s home shirt, and a further £95 to purchase a second place at the end of season dinner. That means we have a balance of a whole £5 to put towards future efforts!

5 of the contributors were drawn out to enjoy one of the benefits of our sponsorship, as follows:
    

• Shadylane attended the open training session at the Kenny during October half term, and subsequently wrote a thread about it here ltfcfool.proboards.com/thread/1197/open-training-session.
  
  
• A second training morning, for kit sponsors, was held at the Brache in April, and this was attended by Madhatter88888.
  
  
• Gubsilsoe and Curlz won the places at the end of season dinner, which Curlz has colourfully written about towards the end of this thread (as relayed by me) ltfcfool.proboards.com/thread/1245/sponsorship-contributors-season-dinner-2023.
  
  
• We weren’t able to collect our player's shirt at the dinner, as we normally do, due, I’m told, to our participation in the playoffs. It should be sent to me, though I’m not sure when that will happen. I’ve already done the draw for it using my random number generator and can exclusively reveal that the recipient will be Putteridgehatter, who I hope will wait patiently to actually receive it! I’ll post some pictures of it at some point so you can all share in it.
  

As for next season, I have no idea whether our promotion will take prices beyond our reach. Hopefully not, as I’d love us to retain our sponsorship of Gabe Osho’s home kit, but bearing in mind we’ve lost a few significant contributors over the course of the year, I’ll be guided by your responses as to whether you’ll be up for collecting whatever’s required to sponsor a Premier League player. 

[8two]

As you say Dawn, shirt sponsorship possibly may be beyond our reach but as previously mentioned we could consider sponsoring 'Hatters Heritage' if that is the case. The 'fool' logo on HH would in my mind be longer term with no possibility of injury or transfer.

[hatterinSW19]

Just to refresh this thread, from the small sample of Fools who met up with Curlz at the Leicester Arms there certainly was enthusiasm for carrying on next season, but I'd be glad of other comments. My own thought, for what it's worth, is that there's always the option of sponsoring development squad or under-18 players if we do fall short of the amount required for a 1st teamer, and that we should certainly give it a go. A summer without people sidling up to me with their contributions at various friendly games would definitely be lacking something .

As I've said before, Hatters Heritage is a brilliant charity and one which I already support, but fundraising for them on here would be quite a different challenge to collecting for a kit sponsorship and I'm not sure it's one I'm really ready to embrace. 

I've been contacted about last season's signed shirt (though not received it yet) and am expecting to be contacted about the renewal in the coming weeks, so I'd like to have some idea how to respond when that happens. 

[rutlandhatter]

We will def. sponsor again

[flathatter]

As an arch sidler we are up for some form of sponsorship Dawn. It depends what the forum can afford.

[solihullhatter]

Agree that would be great to continue to sponsor Gabe and hopefully we can raise enough via these forums.

[maggiechow]

Agreed

[hatterinSW19]

I finally have my hands on Gabe Osho's shirt, which made it to me after going on quite the journey to all the wrong places. I'll be in touch with Putteridgehatter about passing it on, but here are a couple of pictures for you all to share

    



Also in the parcel was our signed photo, so here's a picture of the picture



I hadn't previously drawn out a name for the photo so have just done so using Wheel of Names (great fun!). The contributor selected is ltfcnevertooold, who I hope will be delighted, and with whom I will also be in touch. 



That really does conclude last season's sponsorship business, and if you haven't already spotted it, fundraising for the coming season's effort is already taking place on this thread, so please feel free to dive in if you haven't already

[shatter2]

Thanks Dawn and Mark for your efforts.
I shall be seeking you out at Brighton to hand over some cash.... yes cash! 😁

[hatterinSW19]

Jul 15, 2023 21:40:31 GMT shatter2 said:

Thanks Dawn and Mark for your efforts.
I shall be seeking you out at Brighton to hand over some cash.... yes cash! 😁

Always appreciate cash!