| LIMA AREA BROWNS BACKERS FUNDRAISER IDEAS |
| WE HAD THE ROYALTY SEATS. WE DECORATED 2 RECLINERS IN BROWNS FABRIC AND SOLD TICKETS PRE-GAME. WE THEN DREW FOR THE WINNER RIGHT BEFORE KICKOFF AND THE WINNER COULD CHOOSE SOMEONE TO SHARE THE SEATS WITH AND WERE TREATED LIKE ROYALTY THROUGHOUT THE TAILGATE PARTY. WE SET THEM IN FRONT OF THE BIG SCREEN SO THEY HAD THE BEST SEATS IN THE HOUSE AND WERE WAITED ON HAND AND FOOT DURING THE GAME. |
| THE CLUB WENT TO COMPANIES IN OUR AREA AND EXPLAINED THAT WE WERE A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION. THEY DONATED ITEMS FOR THE YEAR TO BE ADDED TO THE BACKS OF OUR MEMBERSHIP CARDS, SUCH AS BUY A PIZZA, GET ONE FREE OR $2.00 OFF ANY CAR WASH, ETC. THAT WILL BE HONORED WHEN THE BROWNS BACKERS CARD IS SHOWN. |
| WE HAD THE JOHNNY TATT BAND FROM LIMA COME IN FOR 2 OF THE GAMES. THIS WAS ADVERTISED ON THE X107.5 FM RADIO STATION FOR THE WEEK PRIOR, AND THEY PLAYED TO OVER 200 PEOPLE. THEY PLAYED BEFORE THE GAME, AT HALFTIME AND AFTER THE GAME. WE HOPE TO HAVE THEM RETURN FOR LATE GAMES. GREAT ROCK AND ROLL GUYS!!! ALSO, THE BEEF & BOURBON / TWIST & SHOUT, HOME OF THE LIMA AREA BROWNS BACKERS, SERVED AN ALL YOU CAN EAT BUFFET FOR $5.00 PER PERSON AND $2.50 FOR CHILDREN, FROM AN HOUR BEFORE GAME TIME UNTIL AFTER FIRST QUARTER. AFTER THAT, YOU COULD ORDER FROM THE BROWNS BACKERS MENU. EXCELLENT FOOD!!! GREAT PRICES!!! CLICK ON THE LINK ABOVE TO SEE THE BROWNS BACKERS MENU. PICS FROM THE PARTY CAN BE SEEN BY CLICKING HERE. THE WLIO NEWS WAS ALSO THERE TO LET PEOPLE KNOW WHAT FUN THEY MISSED. |
| THE ATTENDANCE DRAWING IS DESIGNED TO GIVE A LITTLE INCENTIVE TO SHOW UP FOR THE TAILGATE PARTIES AS WELL AS SIGN UP AS A NEW MEMBER. THE MOMENT YOU SIGN UP, YOU ARE ELIGIBLE TO ENTER THE DRAWING. YOU CAN READ ON THIS IDEA BY CLICKING HERE. |
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| ON WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 3,2003, WE MET WITH THE LIMA AREA NOON OPTIMISTS, AND DONATED $1,500 TO THE LIMA AREA'S UNDERPRIVILEGED CHILDREN FOR CHRISTMAS. IN 2004, WE DONATED $2000. FOR MORE INFO, CLICK HERE. |
| OUR MEMBERS HAVE GONE OUT OF THEIR WAY TO PROMOTE THE CLUB AND LET THOSE IN OUR AREA KNOW THAT WE ARE HERE BECAUSE WE ARE BROWNS FANS THAT CARE ABOUT OUR COMMUNITY AND ARE GIVING BACK TO THE COMMUNITY. IN RETURN, MANY STORES HAVE GIVEN US DISCOUNTED PRICES ON MERCHANDISE THAT CAN BE RAFFLED, USED AS PROMOTIONAL ITEMS, ETC. ALSO, THEY HAVE KEPT US INFORMED SO THAT WE MAY HELP IN THEIR EFFORTS AS WELL. FOR EXAMPLE: WE HAD A NEW STORE OPEN UP IN OUR AREA, AND FOR THEIR GRAND OPENING, THE LIMA AREA BROWNS BACKERS IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE STORE AND THE SHORTSTOP DRIVE THRU, ONE OF OUR PROUD SPONSORS, WENT TOGETHER AND HAD A DINNER CATERED BY THE SHORTSTOP AND THE PROCEEDS WENT TO HABITAT FOR HUMANITY. A TOTAL OF $500 WAS DONATED TO THE LOCAL HABITAT FOR HUMANITY. GREAT WORK!!! |
| IT WAS DECIDED AT THE LAST BOARD MEMBERS MEETING THAT ALL CHILDREN IN ATTENDANCE WOULD RECEIVE FREE SODA. JUST ANOTHER SMALL THING WE CAN DO TO SHOW OUR SUPPORT FOR ALL BROWNS BACKERS!!! |
| WE SENT OUT A SURVEY TO ALL OF OUR BROWNS BACKERS TO FIND OUT HOW WE ARE DOING, AS WELL AS TO GET NEW IDEAS THAT CAN IMPROVE OUR CLUB. RESULTS HAVE BEEN TERRIFIC. TO SEE THE SURVEY AND RESULTS, CLICK HERE. |
| OUR MEMBERS WORK VERY HARD TO MAKE THIS CLUB THE SUCCESS THAT IT IS. WE WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO THANK ALL OF THOSE MEMBERS WHO DO SO MUCH, AS WELL AS OUR SPONSORS AND THOSE IN THE COMMUNITY FOR THEIR GREATLY APPRECIATED HELP. |
| WE HAVE QUITE A FEW BROWNS BACKER CLUBS THAT ARE IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO OUR LOCATION. WE WILL BE IN THE WORKS WITH THEM TO TRY AND HOLD SOME EVENTS THAT WE CAN ALL ATTEND. |
| WHENEVER WE RECEIVE NEW INFORMATION ABOUT A NEW BROWNS BACKER CLUB, WE ALWAYS TAKE THE TIME TO WELCOME THEM INTO THIS GREAT ORGANIZATION, AND FORWARD OUR SITE TO THEM SO THEY CAN SEE WHAT OTHER CLUBS ARE DOING. |
| ON AUGUST 28, 2004, WE HELD OUR FIRST ANNUAL CHARITY GOLF OUTING. WE ARE WORKED VERY HARD TO MAKE THIS A SUCCESS AND THE RESPONSE WAS PHENOMENAL! |
| IN 2005, A STOCKING WAS MADE OUT OF CLEVELAND BROWNS MATERIAL AND IT WAS STUFFED WITH GOODIES SUCH AS COMPUTER GAMES, BROWNS TICKETS, A LIMA AREA BROWNS BACKER T-SHIRT AND A CLEVELAND BROWNS SHIRT, BOOKS, A CD OF PICS THAT ARE ON OUR WEBSITE, GIFT CERTIFICATES FOR A DINNER FOR 2 AND A PIZZA AND WINGS, VIDEOS OF BROWNS HIGHLIGHTS, A MEDIA GUIDE AND YEARBOOK AND AN AUTOGRAPHED FOOTBALL. TICKETS WERE SOLD FOR THE 4 WEEKS PRIOR TO CHRISTMAS. THIS WENT OVER SO WELL THAT WE DECIDED THIS YEAR THAT WE WILL RUN ONE LARGE ITEM EACH MONTH FOR 4 WEEKS, AND THE PROCEEDS OF THAT ITEM WILL BE DONATED TO A LOCAL CHARITY. IT WILL BE ANNOUNCED PRIOR TO THE SALE OF TICKETS WHICH CHARITY THIS WILL BE GIVEN TO, SO THAT THE FUN OF THE CHANCE TO WIN, AND THE FUNDRAISING GOAL WILL BE KNOWN. |