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Let's Do it Galway Newsletter
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Travel to Boston for the Volvo Ocean Race Stopover
Let's Do It Galway has partnered with Sunway Holidays who are offering the following deals to Boston for the Volvo Ocean Race stopover. Please mention Let's Do It Galway when booking and a contribution will be made to the Galway Volvo Ocean Race stopover with every booking.
Contact www.sunway.ie or telephone +353 (0) 1 2311888
In Port Racing Weekend
08 May, 4 nights including flights, accommodation in the 4* Jury's Back Bay Hotel and all taxes and charges from €988 pps
Departure Weekend
13 May, 4 nights including flights, accommodation in the Courtyard by Marriott and all taxes and charges from €1060 pps
Follow the Race on TG4
TG4's weekly coverage of the Volvo Ocean Race will continue Saturday at 13:00, repeated on Sunday at 18:10 and again next Wednesday at 00:55. Volvo Ocean Race Monthly will also be shown this Saturday at 12.00.
These programmes will be available on www.tg4.tv from Sunday morning onwards (Just visit www.tg4.tv and and click on 'Sport' - the highlights will stay there for a month each time).
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Win 1 nights Bed & Breakfast mid-week at Jurys Inn Galway
(5 minutes from Race Village) during the Volvo Ocean Race Galway Stopover.
Who is the navigator onboard Green Dragon for Leg 5?
- Wouter Verbraak
- Chris Main
- Ian Moore
Click Here to enter the competition.
Congratulations to Pierce Purcell from Purcell Marine who won a weekend on an Emerald Star Elite Cruiser in our last ezine competition.
Visit our Facebook, Bebo and MySpace sites to post your comments on the progress of the Green Dragon throughout the race. |
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A Chairde,
Back on the Atlantic and Pointing Towards Galway
Green Dragon rounded the iconic Cape Horn on St. Patrick's night.
Click Here to read Ian Walker's St. Patrick's Day Greetings
Click Here > for the St. Patricks Day Video from Green Dragon
The top four boats have passed the Falkland Islands and are making their way north along the coast of Brazil. For Green Dragon there are approximately 1500 miles remaining on this epic leg. Skipper Ian Walker talks about his great grandfather's experiences of the Falkland Islands - read more here
Supporting Business Packs Available
 As a Supporting Business you will receive:
- Official merchandise to dress your premises
-Recognition in our supplement in the Irish Independent
- Recognition on our website that you are a Supporting Business
- Notices on the big screens in the Race Village to visit your business
Click Here> for more information
Banner Advertising on galwayvolvooceanrace.com
 Let’s Do It Galway invites you to place your online banner advertisement on our website. The banners will be placed vertically to the right of our homepage and on each page within our site. Some product category restrictions apply.
Click Here> for more information
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Retail and Trade Concession Spaces in the Race Village
 We are now taking bookings for Trade and Exhibition Stands in the Race Village and surrounding docks during the Volvo Ocean Race Galway Stopover 23 May - 6 June 2009.
Trade and Exhibition Units with 3m or 5m frontage are available for food and non-food outlets in close proximity to the Volvo Ocean Race boats and the music stage.
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Patron Packages
 Show your support and become one of the Patrons hosting the Volvo Ocean Race Galway Stopover. We currently have opportunities at Diamond, Platinum and Gold Patron levels.
Each package immediately returns half its value in hospitality and half in publicity of your company's proud patronage of this unique event.
Click Here> for a brochure and contact information
Volunteer Training Begins
 Volunteer induction training sessions began yesterday evening and will continue over the next couple of weeks. If you have applied to become a volunteer and have not yet received an invitation to one of the four sessions scheduled please contact volunteer@galwayvolvooceanrace.com, and one will be assigned to you.
Hospitality Packages
 Let's Do It Galway are delighted to present our Hospitality Packages which are available throughout the Volvo Ocean Race Galway Stopover from 23 May - 6 June 2009.
The Corporate Hospitality Pavilion will be located at Galway Port, the heart of the Galway Stopover Race Village in direct view of the Volvo Open 70s and beside the Main Music Stage.
Click Here> for more information
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Advertise in our official programme
 Advertise in the Official Galway Volvo Ocean Race Programme.
This is an A4 magazine programme of which 200,000 copies will be distributed for free in the Irish Independent. The programme will be circulated on the 29th April.
Contact Shane Treanor from the Irish Independent on STreanor@mediaforce.ie or 01 662 0710
Green Dragon Support Crew
Join the Green Dragon Support Crew and you could be racing onboard Green Dragon in Galway Bay during the Galway bay Pro-Am Race Day on Sunday 30 May during the Volvo Ocean Race stopover!
For more details Click Here>
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HB Schools Programme:
There are now 11,000 students actively taking part in the HB Ocean Adventure Schools Programme on a weekly basis. Over 5,000 students from schools throughout the country have booked school tours of the Race Village during the Galway Stopover.
Click Here> for further details
Village Operations
 Details have been announced regarding the opening times of the race village, entry points and exit points, traffic management plans and the venue build schedule.
Click Here> for more information
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