At the recent General meeting on 27th June, George Howie, a board member, was duly elected Chairman of the Trust. Alan Russell also volunteered for election to the board and has duly taken up the role of Secretary whilst Blair White has taken on the role of Membership Secretary. We...
There are several important issues on the agenda of the forthcoming General meeting on 27th June, one of which is the need to elect two people to fill posts on the Society Board.
Some of you may be aware that I have been fortunate enough to have been employed as a caseworker for “Supporters Direct”, the company that helps Trusts start, grow and flourish. In light of my new job it seems inappropriate to remain as Chairman of the Raith Trust as there...
In contrast to the fortunes of the team this season, the Supporters’ Trust is on an upward trajectory. The Trust recently broke the £10,000 barrier with the majority of these funds coming from ordinary supporters of the club.
The Trust is preparing to give a boost to Raith Rovers’ youth policy by using a significant part of its regular income to assist the club’s youth development initiative. At the recent general meeting members overwhelmingly accepted a proposal to back the youth initiative. The meeting did not accept at...
The Society was quick off the mark in spotting the potential of summer signing Nacho Novo and was pleased to be able to sponsor the Spaniard’s home kit. Pictured above are Society Board members Neil Langtree (left) and James Proctor (right) with the wee man himself.
The open meeting of the Trust held on Thursday 3rd of May in the Raith Suite, Starks Park, adopted the Steering Group’s recommendation that the Constitution should be adopted.
As a marketing idea the Steering Group agreed to sponsor the kit of Rovers’ legend Shaun Dennis for the remainder of the season at a cost of £50. The photo above shows Steering Group members Garry Fyffe (left) and Neil Langtree (right) with Shaun before the recent match against Falkirk.
Our photograph shows Supporters Trust Steering Committee members George Howie (left) and James Proctor (right) handing over a cheque for £2,500 to Raith Rovers Chairman, Willie Gray (centre) at half-time in the match versus Inverness Caledonian Thistle.
The first meeting of the Steering Group was held on Saturday 3rd March. The key issues discussed included: Constitution and set-up costs PR/Marketing Membership Issues Issues Arising from Open Meeting
