# Festivalgoers bet on event’s weather for charity

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2017/07/04/festivalgoers-bet-events-weather-charity/
- Published: 2017-07-04T10:00:56+01:00
- Author: Melanie May

**A festival in Romania has launched a charity initiative that will raise funds 
through bets based on the event’s weather.**

Now in its fifth year, [Electric Castle](https://electriccastle.ro/) will be held
at Transylvania’s Banffy Castle near Cluj-Napoca between 12th and 16th July, with
acts this year including Franz Ferdinand, Deadmau5, Zedd, Alt-J, Paul Van Dyk, and
Atari Teenage Riot.

The festival location has become synonymous with bad weather, with torrential rain
chasing the event despite it moving around the summer calendar precisely to avoid
it.

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This year, and to play a joke on their bad run of luck with the weather, the festival
has launched “The Weather Policy”, which will see proceeds donated from every ticket
sale whether _“_Rain or Shine” graces the event.

 

“The Weather Policy” is backed by insurance firm NN who have already committed to
donate €30,000 to supply 25 families in remote Romanian villages with electricity.
Festivalgoers are encouraged to spread the word about the initiative by placing 
a bet on whether it will rain or shine at this year’s festival via a dedicated [Rain or Shine website](https://rainorshine.ro/).

Festivalgoers can also make direct donations via the site or buy merchandise from
which all proceeds will be donated in collaboration with Romanian charity Free Miorita,
which aims to supply electricity to over 100,000 homes in remote locations across
the country.

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