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| Draw Supervisor's Brief Draw Supervisor The Independent Supervisor was Stephen McGivern of BDO Simpson Xavier in Dublin. Official Recording of Draw The Draw process was video taped by O'Hara Videos in Charleville. Draw Date / Time The Draw took place on December
9th 2006 just after midnight. Venue Community Centre in Churchtown, Mallow, Co Cork, Ireland Audience The Draw was held in public and ALL were welcome to attend. Entertainment began at 9pm til late. Light refreshments were served. Draws to be held The House at 50 Bruhenny was raffled FIRST. There were 5 weekend holiday vouchers (€500 each) drawn as consolation prizes AFTER the main House Draw. Number Selection The numbers (balls) for each draw were EACH be drawn by a different audience participant to be selected on the night by the Supervisor. Draw Independence The Draw was held on the stage of the Community Hall in Churchtown. All members of Churchtown GAA withdraw from the stage area while the Draw numbers were being drawn from the Drum. The only people on the stage for the Draw were the independent Supervisor (Stephen McGivern) and John O'Connor of County Sound 103FM. Stephen McGivern, Partner, BDO was
the only person who is disallowed from being a member of the Draw.
Draw Supervisor / Draw Auditor Role / Presented BEFORE the LOTTERY took place ... The Auditors will declare that he is not a member of the Draw or of Churchtown GAA. He will further declare as follows: (1) To declare that all further Draw SALES are now closed. There is a mechanism on the web software to turn off all future sales and this will be activated. (2) To declare that the memberships as set out on the web site www.2winahouse.net and confirmed on the printed database (and further confirmed by the membership certificate and/or the original application of it was not an online application if necessary) are the only valid members subject to the winners having made full payment for their membership (to be verified before the winner is declared). In the most event that a member has paid by personal cheque (check) and that cheque (check) is returned unpaid by the bank the winner will be declared void and a new Draw will be organised. The GAA executive committee on the night will decide if payment is cleared or a period has to elapse before the winner is formally declared as payment has yet to clear in a bank. (3) To declare those membership numbers that have NOT been issued. This list will also be put on public display on the wall of the Community Hall. (4.1) To declare that a 4-digit
number must be drawn in full to win and if a number becomes invalid
because that number was not sold the process starts from scratch
again. (5) To examine the Draw drum. (6) To examine the Draw number "balls". (7) To supervise the drawing of the numbers from the drum (the executive committee has decided to use a large rotatable raffle drum rather than a bag or sack in the interest of maximum transparency and to ensure the balls are well and truly shuffled) by a member of the audience and replace each ball in the Drum after it has been drawn, recorded and exhibited. (8) To check each four-digit number drawn against the secured Database. (9) To announce the winners (or the provisional winner awaiting funds clearance) based on the secured Database. It is NOT the supervisor's role to audit the sale proceeds or the books of accounts of Churchtown GAA. The role is to supervise the actual Draw PROCESS on the night and declare the winners based on the secured Database. In the main House Draw the Supervisor or the MC (under the Supervisor's control) will declare, having drawn the first two digits (thousand and hundred), all last 100 eligible members who are in a position to win the House. When the third digit is drawn the MC will declare the final 10 eligible to win the house. The process may need to be repeated if all the memberships are not sold and an un-sold number is drawn. All FOUR digits will be draw to complete a sequence of numbers even if it becomes clear as the numbers are drawn that no winner is possible as the membership number has not been issued. Draw Rules - as published at the launch and amended once (in relation to the Draw Date) by the Executive Committee. The "Club" is Churchtown Gaelic Athletic Association or Churchtown GAA. The "Executive Committee" of the Club comprises the chairperson, treasurer and secretary. Participating special associate members of the Club have the following three benefits: 1) the satisfaction of knowing that has made a practical contribution to a progressive sports club in rural Ireland, 2) that they will participate in a special associate members promotion for a new house at Bruhenny, Churchtown, Mallow, Co Cork, Ireland and 3) the opportunity to opt for a cash prize of €150,000 (one hundred and fifty thousand euro) instead of the house. The house at Bruhenny will be presented to the winning member under the same terms and conditions as the house will be made available to all other purchasers on this phase of the Bruhenny scheme. Each special associate membership subscription costs €100 (one hundred euro) and this includes a contribution to the house lottery. Individuals may purchase as many special associate memberships as they wish and thereby increase their odds of winning the members lottery. While currencies fluctuate considerably €100 was worth approximately US$120 or £70 Sterling when the first Draw brochure was printed. All non-euro denominated credit or debit card accounts will be charged with the home currency equivalent of €100 on the day the membership application is processed. Special Associate Members must be over 18 years of age. By entering purchasers confirm that it is legal in their country of residence to participate in this special class of membership. Eligible parties may buy memberships in their own names and designate them in their own records for a minor child. An eligible person may also purchase a membership for another eligible person as a gift. There are no restrictions on who may become special associate members apart from the specific individuals (at least two) who will audit the membership and supervise the actual lottery. Special associate membership is not granted until all monies for the membership have been received and a numbered certificate has been issued. It is the responsibility of the member to ensure that all payments have been made and that they have received their numbered certificate in the mail. All membership numbers and members' names (but not addresses) will be published on the Club's web site at www.2winahouse.net. No more than 4,999 special associate membership memberships will be granted. A supervised public lottery to select the winner of the special associate membership promotion will take place as soon as all 4,999 memberships are allocated but no later than 30th September 2006 (deferred to December 9th 2006 at midnight by the Executive Committee). The lottery will be held under the strict supervision of the worldwide auditing firm BDO Simpson Xavier, Beaux House, Mercer Street, Dublin 2 or an equivalent international firm of audit accountants. The appointed firm will carry out a full audit on all memberships before the lottery and are irrevocably entitled to correct any errors and advise members accordingly. Each member will be allocated a four-digit number from 0001 to 4999. The first number drawn will be for the fourth digit (the thousand) and this will be drawn in public from a black bag containing balls numbered 0, 1, 2, 3, and 4. The third digit (the hundred) will be drawn from a blue bag containing balls numbered "0" through to "9" and so forth until a full four-digit membership number is selected. If the selected four-digit number has not been issued, or has been cancelled or not fully paid the number will be declared ineligible to win and the process will be repeated to find a valid winner. Churchtown GAA reserves the right to allow other not-for-profit clubs and associations the right to purchase or promote special associate memberships on behalf of their own members but all such sales will remain within the 4,999 membership limit. The members lottery is guaranteed to take place provided 2,000 special associate memberships have been issued. Churchtown GAA has the option to return all monies paid if less than 2,000 memberships are allocated. The time, date and venue for the members' lottery will be published one month in advance of the event on the web site www.2winahouse.net and on the Vale Star newspaper. Special associate membership will expire as soon as the special membership lottery has taken place. The executive committee of Churchtown GAA are the final arbitrators in any dispute and special associate members accept all the rules set out when they apply and sign the application form overleaf. All material relating to this special associate membership scheme is copyright of Churchtown GAA.
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