Those with the most chips at the end of each game were entered into a separate raffle to win more amazing prizes. It was important to make the evening fun and inclusive for everybody, whether you were familiar with the casino games or a complete novice (much like ourselves at Babelfís.) Finbarr made sure this was possible by introducing our attendees to ‘fun casino’, whereby betting chips were provided, the games were explained, and everything was done in a light-hearted fashion. These were then sold through a flyer drop, done face-to-face with members who had missed out. Within a week, tickets had sold out, and with some left disappointed to have no secured their place at the casino table, we were lucky to be able to add a limited number of additional tickets. A mixture of both online and offline methods were used for this - tickets were sold directly through an Eventbrite link sent exclusively to The VQ community. Now that we had the perfect location picked, a delicious drinks menu designed and spot prizes for our raffle secured, next we had to actually sell the tickets. Any idea that was suggested seemed feasible, no matter how extravagant. Finbarr Corkery, owner of Macau Sporting Club, was driving force behind the charity event, and from there it all began to grow legs.

When we decided that the theme would be ‘James Bond’, we could think of only one venue we wanted to host this event in.

We had prizes from diamond necklaces to hotel vouchers, to afternoon tea, and just about everything in between. Proceeds from this raffle would go directly to Marymount, of which the prizes had generously been sponsored by so many of the amazing businesses around The VQ. In order to maximise funds raised for Marymount, drinks on the night were kindly sponsored by Heineken and Barry & Fitzwilliam, meaning that our attendees had more change in their pockets to buy raffle tickets.

We pooled together as many resources as possible, from contacts to capabilities - teamwork was certainly key to this event.Īnother key element to this event’s success was the generosity of the local community and sponsors. It began with an idea to club together the community to raise money for a very worthy charity. There’s no denying that there was power in numbers for this event. We’ve been working with The VQ for almost a year now, and while this wasn’t our first large-scale event with this client, it definitely had the most moving parts! Let's break down the process involved. On February 2nd, the Babelfïs marketing team were involved in the event coordination of ‘Casino Royale at The VQ’, a charity fundraising event held in aid of Marymount Hospice.

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