St. Patrick’s Day Celebration 2019

If you are looking for Irish sports, Irish culture, Irish people, maybe win a trip to Ireland or just for a fun day out, then you have found the right event.Come Join us for St. Patrick’s Day at the Best Brewery in town, Foothills Brewing (Tasting Room)! We have a fun packed day planned for all the family, PLUS we will be raffling off some great prizes. Please see the latest schedule of events below:
COVER CHARGE: None

Latest Schedule

12 – 2pm: GAA sports demo
> open to all ages, genders & skill levels
> participants will be split up by age
> learn Gaelic Football & Hurling skills

12 – 4pm: Food Trucks
> Big Mouff Cheesesteaks

12 – 4pm: VR “Journey through 3 Irish landmarks”
> By Out of our Minds studios (outofourmindsstudios.com)

2:20 – 3pm: “Teach the audience how to Irish dance”
> By Lismore Academy of Irish Dance (lismoreacademy.com)

3 – 3:20pm: Lismore Academy setup (20 mins)
3:20 – 4pm: Lismore Academy of Irish Dance

3:30 – 4pm: Band #1 setup (30 mins)
4 – 6pm: Music from Góilín (facebook.com/goilinband)

5 – 9pm: Dinner
> Irish Food provided by Foothills Brewing
> Rueben + Crisps
> Corned Beef and Cabbage
> Irish Stew + Soda Bread
> Bangers and Mash
> Vegetarian Option TBD

6pm – 6:30pm: Band #2 setup (30 mins)
6:30 – 8pm: Music from Edelglade (bugstreet.bandcamp.com/track/edelglade)

8pm – 8:10pm: announce raffle winner
> The winner will be announce via Facebook live

8:10 – 8:30pm: ask the Irish lads (TBD)
> Add your questions in the Facebook event discussion

8:30 – 9pm: Banna setup (30 mins)
9 – 11pm+: Music from Banna (www.bannaband.com)

Note: If you are going, tell us by clicking ‘Going’ on our Facebook event

*** RAFFLE FAQs ***

HOW DO I GET RAFFLE TICKETS?
> ask any member of our club
> Meet us at one of our practices
> email us at info@winstonsalemgaa.org to arrange a date/time/method
> purchase them at our St. Patrick’s Day event…if there are any left

HOW DO I PAY?
> Tickets cost $25 each
> visit our payment options page for more information on paying electronically (www.winstonsalemgaa.org/payment_options/)

I DON’T LIVE IN WINSTON OR NORTH CAROLINA, HOW DO I GET TICKETS?
> You can send an email to info@winstonsalemgaa.org letting us know that you would like to purchase tickets and the quantity (Tickets cost $25 each)
> Then visit our payment options page for more information on paying electronically (www.winstonsalemgaa.org/payment_options/)
> Once we confirm the money is transferred for all tickets via one of our payment options then we can fill out the tickets on your behalf (Name and email or phone number)
> We can then email/text the completed tickets so you will have them for your records and that’s it. You will then be entered in to the raffle

WHY DO I WIN MORE MONEY IF I TRAVEL TO IRELAND?
> The purpose of the prize is to promote Irish Culture and give people an opportunity to experience Ireland in all its beauty in person. If you choose not to go or simply can’t go to Ireland then the alternative option is to cash out and receive $2,000 to spend as you like

HOW DO I BOOK MY TRIP TO IRELAND IF I WIN?
> Our club is working with some professional travel agents who can help advise or plan your trip to help you book your amazing trip to Ireland.
> Contact #1: Edward Tweedy from Global Education Consulting (retweedy@gmail.com)
> We can also work with another agent if you have one
> We can also work with you if you decide to book the trip yourself online but we highly recommend you use the expertise of a professional travel agent to get the most out of your trip

RAFFLE RULES AND REGULATIONS?

• The purpose of this raffle is to help promote the country of Ireland and her culture. This is why $3,500 will be provided to the winner IF they decide to travel to Ireland (or if they are already living in Ireland that they use the money to explore it), winners not able or unwilling to travel will receive a $2,000 cash out payment instead, to do with as they wish.
• Our club will pay for the first $3,500 of your (the winner) trip to Ireland pending you (the winner) claiming the prize.
• The trip must be booked within 12 months of winning i.e. on/before 3/17 the following year. Exceptions to this will be considered on an individual basis.
• Unresolved issues with you (the winner) in regards to payment will result in a payout of $2,000 on 3/17 of the following year.
• The balance of any trip costing more than $3,500 will be covered by you (the winner).
• At least 10% of all monies collected – excluding prize money – will be donated to Brenner’s Children Hospital on behalf of our club.
• If you (the winner) do not claim the main prize within 180 days of the draw, the full cash-out amount will be donated to charities of our (the club) choosing instead.
• If you want to give the prize of the trip away to someone else, you are free to do this.
• The club preference is for people living in America to purchase tickets to travel to Ireland, however if we are having difficulties selling tickets to people living in America, then tickets can and should be sold to anyone. This will include club members and/or people living outside the USA.