More content on the Trust Webjam

The summary of another Dons Trust Board (DTB) meeting held in November is now online for members on the Trust Webjam. The DTB held two meetings this month, and the summaries from both meetings are available.

Don’t forget that the Trust Webjam also provides a forum for you to interact not just with all of the DTB and other members, but especially with the candidates who are standing for election to the board this year.

October’s board meeting summary

The Dons Trust Board (DTB) held its monthly meeting at The Cherry Red Records Stadium on Monday, October 17. Ahead of publication of the redacted minutes, this article summarises the main points that were discussed.

As usual, the start of the meeting was joined by Erik Samuelson, club chief executive, to talk through issues relating to the club. The first topic covered was progress with the new stadium, where Erik gave an update on progress with both the Section 106..

Ask board candidates your questions

This year’s Dons Trust Board election candidates are answering your questions via the Trust Webjam. Please visit the Trust Webjam’s elections page to ask your questions to all or a specific candidate.

If you are a Dons Trust member and haven’t yet registered for the Trust Webjam, don’t miss out on the opportunity to be involved, informed and heard. Search your email inbox for your invite from webmaster@thedonstrust.org and follow the link in the email to sign up.

Updated mini manifestos

In Saturday’s match programme we included the ‘mini manifestos’ of the six candidates who are standing for election to the Dons Trust Board. Unfortunately, due to an error in the production process, a paragraph was missing from the mini manifesto of one of the candidates.

We have therefore updated the mini manifestos to include the missing paragraph. In order to ensure fairness to all the candidates, the mini manifestos will also be republished in the forthcoming Bury programme (match being..

Junior Dons Christmas Party

Bookings are now being taken for this year’s Junior Dons Christmas Party, which is taking place from noon to 3pm on Sunday, December 18 at the Cherry Red Records Stadium.

Entry is free for Junior Dons members, while tickets for non-members cost just £10.

There will be player appearances, Haydon the Womble, a disco, facepainting, party food and a gift for everyone.

There are a limited number of places so to book, parents or guardians should email Aideen Rochford to book places.

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Change in collecting toner cartridges

As fans and Trust members may be aware, the Dons Trust has for a number of years been collecting toner cartridges.

However, in the last few years this hasn’t proven cost effective for the Trust or the AFC Wimbledon Foundation and we have therefore decided to no longer collect cartridges.

If you wish to dispose of cartridges you have been collecting, there are companies such as infotone that can arrange this for you and still benefit good causes.

September’s board meeting summary

The Dons Trust Board (DTB) held its monthly meeting at the Cherry Red Records Stadium on Wednesday, September 14. Ahead of publication of the redacted minutes, this article summarises the main points that were discussed.

The DTB started by discussing the recently published minutes of its meetings and the volume of redactions in those minutes. Matthew Breach summarised that redactions cover commercially sensitive or confidential information (such as that relating to HR issues), but that sometimes what remains can then..

The FSF wants your views

The Football Supporters’ Federation is asking supporters to complete an online survey about the EFL’s so-called Whole Game Solution reforms so that they can present the views of genuine supporters to the EFL at a meeting scheduled for next month.

The EFL is consulting with its 72 member clubs about a wide range of proposals that, if implemented, would affect the structure of the bottom three divisions and the English football calendar. The proposals include:

regionalising the bottom two divisions..