Charity & Fund raising at
Wimbledon Greyhound Stadium
Wimbledon Stadium has for many years been a popular venue for fund-raising and Charity events, with local charitable organisations, national Charities and good causes all having organised successful events and raised substantial amounts of money at the stadium.
You can stage your event in our Grandstand Restaurant, where our customer service staff will be on hand throughout the evening to help you maximise your fund-raising.
There are a range of packages to choose from, all at a special Charities and Fund-raising discount rates.
Over the years here at Wimbleon Stadium and at other GRA tracks around the country we have worked with a combination of local and national charities including various Cancer charity groups,the Woodland Trust ,The Variety Club, Guide Dogs For the Blind, and of course our own Retired Greyhound Trust.
There are several ways in which you can raise funds during a night at the dogs here are a few fund-raising ideas or suggestions to help you maximise your funds.
Special Events
We would be delighted to help you stage your own special event for example human races around the stadium track are a favourite with some of our fund-raisers.
Presentation Race Sponsorship
Groups, businesses and individuals could be invited to sponsor a presentation race for a minimum donation eg £100 per race. (We charge you the Charity only £30 to cover trophy and other costs) that’s a £70 profit per race for the charity £840 to £910. for the evening with 12/13 races on the card
Greyhound Nomination
On average during the evening 78 greyhounds race . Why not invite your guests to nominate a greyhound at say £10.00 each which woulod be around £780.00 raised on the night. You will need to provide a sponsored prize for each race. The nominator of the winning greyhound in each race wins the prize.
Race card Advertising
You can sell advertising space to sponsors. The charity or fund-raisers pay between £40 to £100.
Charity Collection and Raffles
We allow stadium-wide Charity collections and raffles for sponsored prizes selling tickets to anyone in the stadium. Our commentator will assist on the night publicising the event over the PA system.
For More Information
If you would like more information about the options available to you then please call us on 0870 840 8905 and talk to our sales team
wimbledon@lovethedogs.co.uk