For further details of all social and fundraising events, please ring the club on (0161) 928-1045 or send an e-mail.
As well as the Balloon Race on Non-League Day (September 4), Altrincham FC will be running a New Recruits Evening that day in the Manchester Glass Sponsors' Lounge.
Altrincham FC "New Recruits" evenings are always entertaining and popular events. The event is compered by Graham Heathcote. Players Danny Holmes, Marc Joseph and Matty Crowell, who have joined or re-joined Alty in 2010-11, are the guests, for a hot meal in the Manchester Glass Sponsors' Lounge, along with supporters. The meal is provided by Richie Bentley, the club's excellent official caterer. After the meal, Graham leads a question and answer session which is often very revealing and invariably humorous.
Alty vice-chairman Grahame Rowley writes,"For those who have come to a previous New Recruits event I don't have to tell you what a good evening's entertainment they are. For those who haven't been to one - shame on you - you've missed some cracking nights!!! We hope to have at least 3 of our new recruits in attendance along with our Master of Ceremonies, Graham Heathcote".
The event is on September 4th, after the Kidderminster game at Moss Lane, and the cost is just £15 per person - please e-mail or ring 0161 928-1045 if you wish to attend. The event starts at 7pm in the bar with the New Recruits itself beginning at 7.30pm.
Danny joined us from Burton Albion via Ilkeston, Marc was with Rotherham United and a number of other league clubs whilst Matty has returned to Moss Lane after a spell in Australia. So there is a wide range of backgrounds on which the players can draw.
You can make savings for yourself and earn commission for Altrincham FC by booking your holiday through the Alty Holiday club. All you have to do is book through Going Places or Thomas Cook. Their local branches are:
Click on poster image (right) for further details.
Please click on the links below for details of each fundraising scheme:
"We have available for collection 'All Change for Alty' money boxes. This scheme was started last year for fans to collect small change and was a great success raising in excess of £1000. Seventy five boxes were distributed last year and this year we aim to distribute in excess of 100. Please consider taking one home – it’s a great way to help fundraising with very little effort. Your support would be much appreciated".
For £5 you simply select four random numbers (between 1 and 20 for a Premiership club, 21-44 for a Championship club, 45-68 for a League One club and 69-92 for a League Two club). At the end of the month, each team's goal average will be calculated (goals scored divided by the number of games played in all competitions).
The winner will be the person with the highest collective goal average for their four teams.
Teams will be allocated a random number by a draw to be held at the club on 30th September 2010. If you would like to join Goal Rush then simply send the details requested below to Altrincham FC, Moss Lane, Altrincham WA15 8AP with a cheque for £5 made payable to "Altrincham Football Club".
Applications will be accepted until 30th September 2010.
Your entry should indicate:
Your contact name and telephone number and your four chosen numbers:
TASC invite all supporters to join the goal sponsorship scheme. We are happy to have any arrangement, whether to sponsor for every goal the team score, every clean sheet the team have, every goal an individual player scores, or even every penalty that Stuart Coburn (or any other keeper!) makes.
As previously, we will be updating you during the season of how much your sponsorship has cost you and we propose that the money should, as before be paid in a couple of instalments.
As last season, the names of the goal sponsors and the amount that they have sponsored will be published in the programme, and, at the end of the season, a framed photograph of an image of your choice will be sent out to you.
For sponsors of last season, Jon Stack informs me that he will have the framed photos ready to send out, or collect shortly. If anyone is interested in renewing their sponsorship for this season. Please send me an e-mail and I will add you to the list.
Thanks, Steve.
For the new season, TASC are relaunching the mobile phone recycling scheme. Our target for this year is to raise the same amount as last year. We raised over £804.87 from 131 phones last year. As last year, please hand your old mobiles in to any member of the TASC committee, or to the boxes in the bar or shop, or to the club's offices during normal office hours on any working day.
Gareth Thomas of TASC writes:
"Altrincham F.C. in association with TASC and www.ideas4alty.com are pleased to announce the “My Square” pitch sponsorship for the 2010/2011 season.
The “My Square” pitch sponsorship scheme gives Alty fans the chance to sponsor their own little square of the Moss Lane pitch for a whole season, with prices slightly reduced from last season and starting at as little as £2!! What better way to be a part of your club and show your support for the Robins? Your name will appear on your square in the matchday programme all season or you could put your child’s name in for them.
The opportunity to sponsor a square will continue October 31st when a draw will be made and the winner will receive an ALTRINCHAM SHIRT OF THEIR CHOICE (HOME OR AWAY AND SIGNED OR UNSIGNED) worth £35. Each pound spent by a sponsor will equate to one ticket e.g. sponsoring a normal square for £2 will be 2 tickets and sponsoring the centre spot for £15 will be 15 tickets.
HOW IT WORKS
Squares are allocated all across the pitch. (The pitch diagram, showing the squares is here). Both penalty spots have seen their fair share of drama over the years and these are expected to be very popular.
Also available at a slightly higher price are squares in the penalty area, the centre circle and also the corner quadrants. In addition there is to be an auction square. To commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Robins' incredible 1990/91 campaign it will be the square from which our current assistant manager Ken McKenna (right) scored one of the legendary Alty goals of our time, his last minute winner against Kettering Town in January 1991 BRILLIANT – WHERE DO I SIGN? TASC member Steve Foster has acquired a whiteboard with the pitch squares on it. This will be in place at the TASC section of the club shop at all home games and brought into the Noel White Suite afterwards. Fans will be able to pay their money and take their choice there and then.
Anyone unable to get to matches should make alternative arrangements by either e-mail or phoning the club on 0161 928 1045.
Squares will be sold on a ‘first come, first served’ basis starting at the home fixture against Darlington on Tuesday 17th August 2010.
Prices:
