Sir Bobby Robson Golf Classic

Total Raised: 12,144

The term ‘Legend’ is often overused, but in terms of Sir Bobby Robson, never has there been a better-fitting word to describe a man. More than just a football manager who managed his country (England), he was also dedicated to fundraising, charity and making young people’s live better. His passion and desire for giving back and helping people has transcended to the rest of Sir Bobby’s family who now host ‘The Annual Sir Bobby Robson Golf Classic’ to honour Sir Bobby’s legacy and to continue the amazing work of helping young people have a better life, and it is our honour to be able to support the Robson family with our Silent Auction service.

Taking place in Vila Sol, Portugal – one of a few countries that Sir Bobby managed in – 150 people come together, from fans, family and friends in football to enjoy a weekend of golf, that is concluded with a gala dinner full of amazing stories, entrainment, and fundraising.

Every year we send a team of three staff out to Portugal to help the Sir Bobby Robson Foundation maximise the funds at the gala dinner through our Silent Auction service. The Robson family chose our ‘Silent Auction Brochure’ solution for their event, as they felt like this would be best suited to the guests in attendance. This solution is a completely risk-free option, as we provide this service completely for free!

We designed an auction brochure to the same branding and specifications of the Sir Bobby Robson Foundation and populated the brochure with some of A Star Experiences’ luxury packages and memorabilia. We worked closely with the Robson family in the build-up to the auction to select the best 30 items from over 100 available that we thought would be most suited to the guests in attendance.

In addition, we also included some extra pages at the front of the brochure for the event organisers to use, to save them having to produce their own brochure as well, and to help keep costs down. On these pages were: a welcome message from the Robson family, sponsors logos, the menu, a seating plan, and an invite to next year’s event. All we asked for was any content, logos and pictures they wanted included, which was then passed to our design team to put this all together in the brochure for the Robson Family. Once they were happy with the design of the brochure, we printed one brochure for every guest in attendance, and the event team took these over to Portugal personally. This was all included as part of our service for free, and therefore completely risk-free for the Sir Bobby Robson Foundation, and it also means they are making money from the very first bid that comes in.

We have been working with the Sir Bobby Robson Foundation for a couple of years now and feel very privileged to do so. Before we started working with them, they informed us that the most they had ever raised was a little over £1,000 from the silent auction and were considering not doing one again. We are delighted to say that in each of the events that we have supported for the Sir Bobby Robson Foundation, the silent auction has raised over £10,000! They are a pleasure to support and we have built such a great relationship with the Robson family, and we look forward to supporting them in the years to come.

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