Apart from weekly subs and registration monies, Ludgvan Lions has no other income. We are a self-sufficient club run by a dedicated committee (all are parents of players).Here are just a few examples of the things we have to pay for throughout a season…

· Coaching courses - cost £75 each

· C.R.B. checks - cost £12 each

· A Football strip - usually sponsored (however can cost approx £500)

· Equipment for training and matches - various costs ie a Football is £5, a set of goals £180.

· Hire of facilities - Approx £2000 last season.

· Trophies - Approx £200

· Administrative costs and stationery - approx £300 per season.

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September 2007 - A message from our Fundraising Secretary—Sue………..

Hello Again Everyone,

Yes, it’s the start of the new season already! I hope you have all enjoyed the short break, however school holidays can hardly be called a rest can they?!

Most of you know me already and will know that I am the Fundraising secretary for our Club. To those of you who are new to our Club this season, I have the “honour” (for want of a better word!) of organising and holding fundraising events to raise money for our Club, especially funds towards our Field Project which is now at an exciting stage.

This year,  I am working towards holding another Auction. Last year’s auction was the first event I had ever organised and I was so very happy when it raised £1400 towards our field project. People and organisations were very generous in their donations to auction. I am hoping this next one will be even more of a success and that we can raise plenty of money for our project. Of course we are seeking outside funding too, but we have to show the funders that we, ourselves are making an effort to contribute and help pay our way.

If you have ideas that you think we could use for fundraising, please get in touch with me. I am always open to new suggestions!

ALSO…….. I am hoping that our Boot Bank will “kick off” properly this year.  Last year was not much of a success with only half a dozen pairs of boots being handed in and only two pairs being re-homed! Now that we are all returning to the new season, feet have grown, and I am sure there must be many pairs of boots hanging around…. So please consider donating them to our Bank. Any players needing boots can give a donation to the Club of £2 per pair. I must stress that any boots donated must be in a clean condition, as you would wish to receive them yourself. All donations go to our Club funds and players can get “discount” boots, which is especially helpful when feet are having a growing spurt (3 sizes my boys went through in a season!”) When there is more than one player in a family it can sometimes work out quite expensive. So please, have a look around at home, maybe someone could make use of those boots that are just sitting in the cupboard.

Well, that’s it for now from me… I shall be keeping you updated through our regular newsletters.

Welcome back to all our existing players and a big Hello to all our new players and their families. Enjoy our new season!

To contact me you can usually find me at U14`s matches, or call me on 01736 719389, mob 0789 406 4129 or e mail me

  Many thanks,    Sue Mc Knight