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Gehmann GmbH\&Co KG\\40 Karlstra\ss e\\76133 Karlsruhe\\Germany
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\telefax{+353-1-6772204}
\telephone{+353-1-6081281}
\email{Mark.Dennehy@cs.tcd.ie}
\name{Mark Dennehy,\\{\itshape DURC Secretary}\\Vision Lab\\O'Reilly Institute\\Trinity College Dublin\\Dublin 2}
\signature{\rule{3in}{0.01in}\\Mark Dennehy,\\{\itshape DURC Secretary}}


\subject{Dublin University Rifle Club Sponsorship}
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The Dublin University Rifle Club is one of the oldest,
largest and most successful sports clubs in Trinity College
today. We celebrate the $40^{th}$ anniversary of the
founding of the modern club this year, and last year saw
the 160$^{th}$ anniversary of the original college rifle
club. We currently have 398 members, making us the largest
sporting club in the College. DURC members act as part of
the National Target Shooting Association committee and we
have been requested by the NTSA to manage the logistics for
the Air Rifle Nationals for the last two years. This past
year alone, DURC members have competed in 27 national-level
competitions and four international level competitions,
including two World Cups; we won a total of 38 prizes at
these competitions. DURC has had at least one competitor
qualify for the Irish National Squad every year for the
past twenty years; at present we have four, including two
juniors. This year's Munich World Cup saw a DURC member
acting as Irish Team Manager. We have a long history of
international competition, and an excellent reputation both
here and abroad. A DURC competitor was the first Irish
competitor to win a gold medal abroad and DURC competitors
have represented Ireland at international level many times.
We also have a healthy public image, with many articles in
national, local and College newspapers and magazines, as
well as occasional television coverage.

However, the grants which the College provide for the
running of the club do not cover all of our
expenses, and are limited in their coverage - for example,
travel to competitions outside Ireland, prizes for
competitions or office expenses are not covered by these
grants. As such, we seek external sponsorship wherever
possible. We feel that our club is a prime opportunity for
corporate sponsorship given our reputation and history.

The prime events for which we are seeking sponsorship are
the DURC 10m Air Rifle Open and the DURC 50m Free Rifle
Open, our main external competitions during the year. Both
of these events are Olympic disciplines, and usually have
upwards of forty senior competitors and twenty junior
competitors, from all over the country, though that number
has been rising steadily in recent years. They receive
coverage in national, local and college newsletters. The
opens are also open to competitors from abroad, and this
year we are hoping to invite competitors from the Isle of
Man and from the UK. We would welcome an ``Gehmann Cup''
in both competitions, with the Gehmann logo on all prizes
given out. We feel that this would be an ideal opportunity
to promote Gehmann products on the Irish market. Obviously
Gehmann promotional posters, products and information could
be on display during the competition.

Alternatively, sponsorship could take the form of providing sports 
clothing for the DURC squad with your corporate logo or funding
the formal events held during the year such as the 
40$^{th}$ anniversary formal dinner
function (to be held in Trinity College to mark the actual
anniversary of the club's founding).

I would be grateful for the opportunity to discuss this
proposal further. I can be contacted at the above addresses; 
I look forward to hearing from you.


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