DTB elections – missing ballot papersWith around one week to go to the ballot deadline of midnight on Saturday 5 December 2020, for this year’s Dons Trust Board elections, we have sent out a further reminder to Dons Trust members to those of you who have yet to vote.
This will come via Survey Monkey or in a small number of cases via Mailchimp (which is what the DT uses for its other email despatches).
Do please check your spam and junk folders as sometimes..
Monday 30 November: Meet the FCB with Joe and IvorWe are delighted to announce details of our first Meet the FCB event.
With the Dons Trust election campaign currently underway, and with five of nine spots being contested, we have decided to postpone the next in our series of regular Meet The DTB sessions.
However, responding to member feedback, we will now be hosting a special Meet the Football Club Board event in its place.
Kicking off at 19:30 GMT on Monday 30 November 2020, the evening will be..
Dons Trust Board meeting 18 November 2020 – summaryOn Wednesday 18 November 2020, the Dons Trust Board (DTB) gathered via Teams for its regular monthly meeting. This is a summary of matters discussed, pending publication of full minutes.
AFC Wimbledon CEO, Joe Palmer, Financial Controller, Tom Rawcliffe, and Commercial Director, Ivor Heller were in attendance from the Football Club Board (FCB).
From the DTB, Mark Davis, Jane Lonsdale, Graham Stacey, Anne Williams, Anna Kingsley, Luke Mackenzie, Ed Leek, Tim Hillyer, Hannah Kitcher and Alastair Brown. Also in attendance was David Growns,..
Dons Trust AGM 2020 – Thursday 17 December at 19:30 GMTThis year’s annual general meeting (AGM) will take place via online (via Zoom) on Thursday 17 December at 19:30 GMT.
Official notification will be sent to members nearer the time, but you can register via Zoom in advance here: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_vOIM0kCrRvqdeCjy-KolIw
Young Dons make historyOn behalf of its members, the Dons Trust Board would like to pass on its congratulations to the AFC Wimbledon under-18s players, staff and management following their EFL Youth Cup Alliance win yesterday.
The young Dons side picked up the trophy following a 1-0 victory over Rotherham U18s, with Matt Cox scoring the winner at the New York stadium in a game that was streamed live on YouTube and watched by more than 3,000 fans.
En route to the final,..
Hustings videos: Dons Trust Board Elections 2020Hustings for this year’s Dons Trust Board elections were held on Sunday from 11:30 to 17:00 GMT.
The 9yrspodcast team presented the live hustings via Zoom.
All 11 candidates were interviewed for 20 minutes with live questions from DT members invited.
We would like to thank the 9yrspodcast team for hosting this year’s hustings. All interviews are now available on the 9yrspodcast YouTube channel. You can also click on each candidates’ name to watch their interview.
The show schedule was..
Plough Lane Bond: Donations of InterestSome bondholders have kindly contacted the Dons Trust to ask about reducing the interest rate on their bond or waiving interest payments.
The DT are very grateful to bondholders who have suggested this, recognising the change in the financial landscape since the Bond was launched. We cannot, however, do it at this late stage as it will create considerable administrative complexity (bearing in mind that these are 5, 10 or 20-year loans with agreed terms and conditions).
However, if you..
Dons Trust Election 2020 – mini manifestosThis article was originally designed for the Wigan programme.
We are delighted to have eleven strong candidates who have put their names forward for the election to fill the five places on the Dons Trust Board. On the following pages you will find a short version of each candidate’s manifesto, provided by them. You can read their full manifestos as part of the ballot pack that has been sent to every member of the Trust. You can also read..
Volunteer required to compile past members’ resolutionsAt the SGM held on 30 September 2020, members voted in favour of a resolution requesting the Dons Trust Board to “review previous agendas and minutes to list all resolutions requisitioned by members and brought to General Meetings of all forms since the society was created in 2002, indicating what course of action the Board of the society recommended to members in each case.”
The Dons Trust Board is keen to get the process underway and is looking for a..
Dons Trust Board Elections 2020 – ManifestosThe manifestos of all candidates standing for this year’s Dons Trust Board are now available.
You can either download all the manifestos here [1MB colour PDF] or click on the individual candidate’s name below to view their manifesto.
The following have been nominated for the election to fill five places on the Dons Trust Board :
Click on the name of a candidate to see their manifesto :
Luke Mackenzie Freddy Flaxman Xavier Wiggins Charlie Talbot Trevor Williams Andy Silvester..