Trust News

We have received the following appeal from fans at Kettering Town Football Club.

The appeal to raise a statue to Cardiff City legend Fred Keenor has reached a landmark total – £45,000.

That means the appeal committee will now be able to apply for £15,000 promised by Cardiff council once invoices for the work carried out by artist Roger Andrews have been received.

Roger, who is from Llantwit Major, has started work on the statue from a workshop in Llantwit Major – but even with the council donation we will still need to raise another £25,000.

David Craig, the appeal fund’s project manager and a Trust board member, said: “Thanks to the fantastic support of Bluebirds fans we have reached an initial target of £45,000.This allows us to apply for funding from Cardiff council once we receive and pay the invoices for the work carried out by Roger.

“But there can be no let up in the funding because even with the council’s £15,000 donation, we still need to raise a substantial sum to make the dream a reality.

“We know the quality of work that Roger produces – you only have to look at the Sir Tasker Watkins statue outside the Millennium Stadium. Fans have dug deep in these difficult times but we still need everyone to pull together to make this a reality.”

The appeal was launched less than two years ago in April 2010.

Mr Craig said that a number of fundraisers were planned during 2012 and the Cardiff City Supporters’ Club was also planning to hold events in aid of the appeal.

“We have had some substantial individual donations of up to £500 while children have handed over their pocket money which is fantastic.

“There’s also been great support from local businesses and from Cardiff City Football Club.

“It would be fantastic if we could hit that £85,000 total this year, enabling the statue to be erected in a very prominent position outside the Cardiff City Stadium. This is a project for all City fans – please help us reach our target.”

A raffle will be held in aid of the appeal at the celebration at the Cardiff City Stadium next month to mark the 10^th anniversary of the FA Cup triumph over Leeds United.

Donations to the appeal fund can be made through the Co-operative Bank:

Account name: – Fred Keenor Statue Fund or FKSF
Account no 65392368
Sort Code 08-92-99

Donations can also be made at the Trust office (near Gate 5) on match days while cheques can also be sent c/o CCST to PO Box 4254, Cardiff, CF14 8FD. Please add the words “Fred Keenor Appeal” on the top of the envelope.

Great news that ticket sales for the Leeds 10th anniversary event on Tuesday, February 21, have now topped 200.

It should be be a special night coming less than a week before the big match at Wembley. Kav will be there along with Scott Young, Leggie and Earnie. It’s a must for City fans.

To book your tickets contact help@ccfctrust.org and don’t delay or you’re likely to miss out. Well done to Tracey and the membership team for their fantastic work on this great event.

Also thanks to Mike Morris for putting up on the Trust website the first two online editions of Trust magazine, Moving to a Different Beat. They are available for viewing by everyone.

The current edition is password protected at present and available for viewing only by Trust members. There are a couple of additional articles to the hard-copy version of the magazine.

Also we now have details of forthcoming events on the website.

As you will be aware City have not got a game on Saturday, January 28,  but fear not there is a match for you all to enjoy in South Wales that day.

Merthyr Town Football Club is trying to boost attendances for home matches and will offer all Cardiff City fans the chance to watch Merthyr Town v Wells City on Saturday  January 28, at Penydarren Park (3pm kick off) for the reduced entry price of just £5.00. (Children under-16 free).

City supporters will simply have to produce their season ticket or a match day ticket for (City v Pompey on 21st January 2012) to take advantage of this special offer…

Your fantastic support will be most welcome.

The Candac Suite Bar will be open in the main stand at Penydarren Park (12noon until late) for all your liquid refreshment needs.

Good luck for the rest of the season…!!

M.T.F.C.

Cardiff City Community Foundation has teamed up with Kenyan Adventure to offer supporters an opportunity of a lifetime, spending 10 days working with a range of community projects in a developing area of south-western Kenya.

From 17^th – 27^th September, a group of Cardiff City supporters and ex-players will form the charity’s first-ever group trip to sub-Saharan Africa to give something back to the international community, whilst enjoying a unique travel experience and representing Cardiff City overseas!

From football coaching and building work to teaching in schools and community work with children, there are a range of project roles to choose from and the trip will require dynamic, enthusiastic individuals to help us achieve our goal to improve the lives of people less fortunate than us. You do not need to be qualified in your chosen field – you will be provided with teaching/sports coaching resources prior to departure to support you.

The trip also aims to raise £20,000 for Cardiff City Community Foundation, which will provide the registered charity (number 1128443) with vital funds to continue supporting projects and local people in the South Wales area.

Included in the trip is an incredible Rift Valley Adventure Day, a three-part adventure day comprising of a morning game drive in Lake Nakuru National safari park – the second most visited in Kenya – a stop off at the earth’s equator and an adventure trail at Thomson Falls near Nyahururu.

Individuals are asked to raise approximately £2,000 in order to take part, of which £832.00 will be raised for the Cardiff City Community Foundation. The Foundation will be holding a number of fundraising events to raise awareness of the trip and help participants raise the required amount.

The official trip launch takes place at Cardiff City Stadium on March 1st at 7.30pm, where you can find out all the information you need be a part of this exciting opportunity!  Also included in this launch will be behind the scenes tour of the stadium.

If you are interesting in representing the Cardiff City Community Foundation during this once in a lifetime opportunity and wish to attend, please contact Michael Hayward on (029) 20643652 or email football4all@cardiffcityfc.co.uk  to book your seat.

So what are you waiting for? Do something amazing this year and join Cardiff City Community Foundation’s 2012 Kenya squad!