Many service clubs hold regular raffles, sometime several times a week. Traditionally meat trays and other such goods have been used as prizes. Using Why Leave Town Gift Cards though presents the following advantages:
- Gives patrons more prize variety.
- Allows the club to support more businesses than just the local butcher etc.
- Allows the club to potentially see some of this prize money spent back in their venue.
- Helps the club show the that they are supportive of the local community.
Results
Why Leave Town provides many clubs with regular gift cards. The standard approach is to order these on a monthly basis with the processing following something like this:
- The club places an order via the Why Leave Town website indicating how many cards they
require. - WLT invoices the club, prints values onto the back of the cards and posts them out.
- Once the invoice has been paid and the cards have arrived at the club, the cards are then loaded with funds.
A small admin fee and postage is charged per order, and so WLT recommends ordering a few months worth of cards at a time to reduce these costs.
Conclusion
Getting clubs purchasing Why Leave Town Gift Cards can become the bread and butter of a program. We currently have several clubs that purchase between $4,000-$10,000 worth of cards each month, and have done so over a prolonged period of time. Christmas is obviously a peak period for gift cards, but having clubs involved means that sales can stay consistently high all year round, and is also an easy way for clubs to support both their patrons and the wider community.
