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Seals Lottery Draw August 2019
Limited Edition Starbucks CFU Cup
Starbucks Greyhound Park in Chester have once again thrown their support behind City Fans United and Chester FC by launching a limited edition reusable cup.
20 of the environmentally friendly cups have been produced with the CFU emblem and Chester FC logo on them and will be on sale in the Chester FC club shop on Saturday 7th September.
A local artist based at Chester University has been involved in the design work.
Dave Pike, store manager at Starbucks Greyhound Park said, “We’re delighted to produce this limited edition cup that Chester fans can use over and over again whilst knowing they are helping the environment at the same time as enjoying a drink from our store. We’re also delighted to further our partnership with the club and City Fans United, and look forward to more exciting initiatives going forward.”
Jeff Banks, director of Fan Engagement said, “It’s great to have Starbucks producing these cups for the club, and I’m sure they will go down extremely well with our fans. I’d like to thank Dave and the team, who have already been very generous in offering beta members and Chester FC season ticket holders a 10% discount on drinks from the store. They have also been really supportive towards our half time challenges as well.”
The cups with lids, will be on sale for £5 in the club shop before tomorrow’s game against Guiseley.
City Fans United (Formal Meeting) – Thurs 29th August
Thursday 29th August will see the latest City Fans United meeting take place in the Blues Bar at the Deva Stadium.
The meeting which gets underway at 7.30pm on the night will be a formal meeting, and will be available to view on our Zoom channel, for members only. The Zoom app can be downloaded on phones or PC. Please email jeff.banks@chesterfc.com by Wednesday 28th August if you wish to view the meeting, and a meeting request will be sent to your email.
It’s the final meeting before the scheduled AGM meeting and so will provide members with updates from the CFU directors on all portfolios.
We hope you are able to make the meeting on the Thursday and hope to announce some special guests in due course.
Doors open at 7pm and you can also pick up your CFU membership card if not collected already, and join or renew your membership on the night.
Remember you can join or renew online too, with the links below:
Seals Lottery Draw July 2019
Super Seals Scratchcards launched
On 1st August, the Super Seals Scratchcard was launched. This scheme aims to help the local community as well as Chester FC.
Grenville Millington, who brought the idea to the CFU Fundraising Working Group, announced the initiative at an Informal CFU Meeting held in the Blues Bar.
“In recent years,” he said, “fans of Chester FC have been very generous in donating large amounts to the club and I felt it was time that income was generated from other sources. Therefore we want the scratchcards to be sold across the wider community and not to our supporters.”
The cards will be distributed to local sports and social clubs for them to sell to their members. In return, they will earn a 30% commission for their club. The remaining 70% is divided between covering the costs of running the scheme and funding Chester FC. A couple of fans very kindly donated significant amounts which went towards printing the initial batch of cards.
The cards are sold for £1 with a £500 maximum prize available. Players can also win complimentary tickets to Chester FC home fixtures, Match Day programmes and meals in the Gary Talbot Lounge (all these are subject to availability). Hopefully, the winners of these prizes will enjoy the experience and return to the stadium in future.
The Fundraising Working Group are looking for agents to sell the scratchcards so, if you are involved in a sports or social club, please email Grenville Millington via grenvillemillington@googlemail.com We would also like to see them sold in pubs.
For more information please see the Super Seals Scratchcards web page.
CFU Board – Update
City Fans United directors have strengthened the board with Paul McDermott joining as an external director.
Paul, (58), brings a wealth of business experience, and will help develop the link between the board and Stuart Murphy, who are intending on working together to develop the club in the near future.
On his appointment as an external director, Paul said, “I am delighted to be involved in the club and to play a part in its development off the pitch and enjoy its success on it.”
Welcome to the board of City Fans United, Paul.
Season Ticket & Membership Cards Collection Event – Update
Next Thursday (1st August) the Chester FC Fan Engagement Working Group (FEWG) are holding their Season Ticket & CFU Membership Cards Collection Event, and we have a further update for the evening itself.
As well as being able to pick up your Season Tickets & CFU Cards, the club shop will also be open on the evening itself with a chance to get your hands on the new range of items about to be stocked.
The Child home shirts that featured in the Children’s season ticket packages will also be available for collection next Thursday night too.
Plus, we’ll also be staging the draw for the Chester FC Community Trust’s Grand Summer Raffle, for which tickets can still be purchased and handed in prior to the draw taking place in the Blues Bar.
If that wasn’t enough, then we’ll also be holding an informal CFU Update during the meeting too, where we’ll have brief updates from the board members followed by a Q&A with the management team and hopefully some players from the 2019-20 Chester FC squad.
So, come and join us next Thursday night, it will be a great event, and the Blues Bar will be open from 7.30pm on the evening, with drinks available of course.
Sponsor a Goal!
To raise funds for Squadbuilder, we are inviting people to Sponsor a Goal! A goal for Chester FC that is… But you don’t need to pledge for a goal, it can be for anything you like! For example:
- Goals scored by the team or an individual player
- penalties scored
- goal difference
- points achieved
- hat-tricks
- clean sheets
- penalties saved
Where permission is given, pledges wil appear in Match Day programmes to encourage others.
For more details on how to pledge, visit the Sponsor A Goal webpage
Seals Lottery Draw June 2019
