Elevate your next event's Minnesota spirit with an appearance by everyone's favorite Gopher!Goldy accepts requests for a variety of events including but not limited to weddings, retirements, banquets, and birthday parties. TERMS AND CONDITIONS - Please take note of the following appearance policies. Some of these have changed for the 2024-2025 fiscal year.
COMPLETION OF THIS FORM IS A REQUEST ONLY, AND DOES NOT SECURE GOLDY FOR YOUR EVENT.
Goldy has a busy schedule and his availability is determined on a rolling basis. You will receive a confirmation or denial email from the Spirit Squad coordinators based on Goldy's availability. If placing a request for an event more than 45 days in advance as recommended, you can expect to hear back no later than 30 days before your appearance.
REQUESTS MADE LESS THAN 30 DAYS IN ADVANCE ARE LIKELY TO BE DENIED.
We recommend placing requests at least 45 days in advance of your event. Please note that we set Goldy's calendar 30 days out of events, and requests made inside that 30 day window are very challenging to fill. If your event will occur less than 30 days from the time of request, please send a follow up email. A $100 rush fee applies to any requests made 14 days or less before the appearance.
RATES DIFFER BASED ON THE APPEARANCE TYPE AND LOCATION.
All appearances are subject to travel fees and a processing fee. See "Type of Event" section below for rates.
FOR SAFETY REASONS, GOLDY MUST BE ALLOWED TO TAKE BREAKS IN HIS PRIVATE DRESSING AREA EVERY 30 MINUTES OR AS NEEDED.
Goldy will need to take breaks for water, restroom visits, and general cool down, and hosts must plan the event activities accordingly.
APPEARANCES ARE BILLED IN ONE HOUR INCREMEMENTS.
Requests can be made for as long or short as desired, but will be rounded up to the nearest hour for billing purposes.
APPEARANCES DO NOT CONSTITUTE AN ENDORSEMENT.
Under no circumstances do individuals, public or private entities have any rights to the use of any University emblems, names, marks or logos without explicit permission. No images or videos of Goldy, from an appearance or otherwise, may be used by a non-University entity in any form of advertisement or as an endorsement for goods or services, political candidates or campaigns without the explicit permission of the University.
WE ONLY CONFIRM REQUESTS MADE VIA COMPLETED REQUEST FORM.
Completion of this form allows our staff to determine if we are able to accommodate any given event and informs the requester of all the requirements to host Goldy. Please be sure to answer all questions fully and accurately.
PAYMENT IN FULL MUST BE RECEIVED 10 DAYS PRIOR TO YOUR EVENT TO AVOID CANCELLATION.
No appearances for an individual, business or department will be confirmed until ALL outstanding balances have been paid in full.
BY SUBMITTING THIS FORM, REQUESTER AGREES TO ALL ABOVE TERMS AND CONDITIONS.
Please note that this is a REQUEST form, not a confirmation of appearance.
Ensure the email address listed below is the best one for our staff to reach out to in regards to your request.
