Hi all

After nearly 10 years of fundraising, we've purchased 1,191 season tickets and raised £96,300. A fantastic achievement and testament to our wonderful support

From the start, I always hoped (and aimed) to raise £100,000 and now that this amount is within reach, I've decided that this year's fundraising campaign will be the last. There are various reasons for this: collecting direct debits has become more prohibitive, interest in the scheme has wained (we 'only' raised enough for 28 tickets last year) and for me personally, I really don't have the time anymore. It is only after a great deal of thought that I have come to this decision so please be assured that it has not been taken lightly.

I would like to thank everyone who has supported the fund over the years, whether it be with donations, items to auction, ideas suggested and just damn decent offers of help and support - it is much appreciated.

Now the practical stuff. Standing orders can only be controlled by the individual so I will have to leave the admin. of that to each person but direct debits are handled by an outside company so I will take care of that. Please be assured though that any funds received until the start of the season will be used to purchase season tickets for 23/24 and any funds held currently will also be added but then the bank account will be closed.

I sincerely hope that we have made a difference to some children's lives and helped to introduce them to our Club. From an idea that started as a 'Managers Fund', we've not done too bad, eh?


GGTTH

Susan