Wanted: Volunteers to support Dons Trust membership sectionHelp needed to ensure we support Dons Trust members applying for and renewing their membership.
Since its formation 17 years ago, the Dons Trust has grown to an organisation of over 3,500 members, spread across senior and junior sections. Throughout that period, the task of servicing members’ applications to join and renew annual membership has fallen to our loyal membership secretary, John Stembridge, with occasional support from volunteers on mailing out membership cards.
The Dons Trust now..
Wally Downes thanks Trust members and volunteersFirst-team manager Wally Downes has issued a special message of thanks to Dons Trust members and volunteers for the support given during our run to League One survival.
(If the video above doesn’t play on your device, you can see the video on the AFC Wimbledon YouTube channel.)
On behalf of all Dons Trust members and volunteers, we’d like to officially extend our own thanks to Wally, assistant manager Glyn Hodges, the players and all the backroom support staff for..
Giving something backDons Trust Board member Jane Lonsdale reflects on the importance of letting our volunteers know how much we appreciate the work they put in.
I recently took a phone call from Blackpool Supporters’ Trust seeking our advice. They were putting out a plea for volunteers to help get their club back on its feet as soon as the receiver had officially taken control. They wanted to learn from our experiences of working with and recruiting volunteers.
It was a reminder..
Dons Trust Treasurer / Board PositionThe Dons Trust Board is seeking a Treasurer and a co-opted Board member.
Following the changes to the board arising from the 2018 elections, we currently do not have a Dons Trust Board member with the appropriate qualifications and experience to serve as Treasurer. The board has therefore decided to advertise the following two unpaid positions.
Please note that, for the right candidate, these two positions could potentially be combined into one board-level position – as has been the case..
Introducing the new Junior Dons volunteersJane Lonsdale, The Dons Trust board member who oversees the Junior Dons (JDs) is delighted to announce the successful candidates following the recruitment campaign to find some volunteers to take on the support for the JDs following the decision by Roger Dennis to take a well-earned rest from volunteering.
From left to Right: Howard Meredith, Aaron Thakar, (Roger Dennis who has now handed over responsibilities), Patrick Tuggey and Isa Dabrowska.
Introducing Isa: Isa Dabrowska has taken on the role..
Happy Christmas and a prosperous New Year to our members and all AFC Wimbledon supporters.
Trust chair Matthew Breach said: ‘2016 was another fantastic year for the Trust and the club as our new stadium and our return to Wimbledon got ever closer. And of course on the pitch we were able to celebrate another promotion at Wembley.
‘But as always what makes this club so special is the hard work put in by the many volunteers who give their..