Brighton Football Club (R.F.U.) Big Easter Balloon Race

This cause was part of Easter Race
This unique race URL is https://ecoracing.co/cause/brighton-football-club-r-f-u-big-easter-balloon-race-1444/

Race your Balloons in our virtual Easter Balloon race setting off from Jerusalem on Sun 04 April taking place over 7 days :-)

Track your virtual balloons in real time as they are set off from Jerusalem and they speed along (hopefully!) using real time wind and met data...choose the colour, shape, weight, helium fill for each of your balloons and personalise them with messages....

A Community Grass Roots Sport Club with over 1000 active members from 6 year old to 80 years of age. Since 1868 the Club has been supporting sport in the community of the City of Brighton & Hove and its surrounding areas.

We are refurbishing the kitchen over the summer period to better serve the Club Community as a whole, including expanding our help to the wider local community by providing free meals by reducing food waste in partnership with the Charity, FareShare.

The race proceeds will contribute towards the cost for new kitchen equipment to better provide for the above.

Prizes are on offer per below for the Balloons travelling the longest distance subject to the terms of the race :-)

Club Prizes for Club balloons only;

Each Mini & Youth Age Group - a full set of Brighton Rugby stash
Senior Playing Members - a Voucher for 10 pints of Blues IPA, Pilsner, Guinness or Harveys
Non-Playing Members - a Voucher for 10 pints of Blues IPA, Pilsner, Guinness or Harveys
Non-Members - A case of 6 bottles of wine from Club sponsor Camerton Wines
Overall Winner - 2 x tickets to a 6 Nations Game at Twickenham in 2022

For the OVERALL race (the club race is a sub race within a larger nationwide race..)

£500 cash
Runner Up - Apple iPad

Buy as many balloons as you want. Ideally EVERY club members buys at least one balloon :-)

Buy 8 balloons and get FREE ENTRY to the Club 200 Club for 2021-22 - with monthly prizes and a chance to win the £800 annual prize!

Our fundraising target is: £2500

Gross monies raised so far: £996

Supporters so far: 66

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