THE newly-formed Stags Fans United (SFU) has reached £28,000 in its appeal to raise £250,000 to buy a future share in running Mansfield Town Football Club.
The supporters group hit the mark after just 10 days of fundraising. amid uncertainty about the club's future.
Now it is urging fans to continue to donate money and also back other fundraising events.
This includes three fans taking part in the Mansfield Half Marathon in July, while a sportsmans dinner is planned for 24th September at the John Fretwell Sporting Complex.
Further details of fundraising events - and how fans can get involved - will be released later this month, a spokesman told Chad.
SFU is a merger of the club's four major fans groups - the
Stags Supporters Association (SSA),
Stags Fans For Change (SFFC),
TEAM Mansfield (TM) and
Ollerton Stags Supporters Club (OSSC).
At a major public meeting earlier this month it launched its appeal, hoping to use money donated to buy a 'significant shareholding' in the Stags under any suitable new owners.
Since then money has been handed over by generous fans, who are being asked to donate a minimum of £100 to join the TEAM Mansfield Trust (soon to be renamed the Stags Fans United Supporters Trust).
Some have been sending in £100, but others have been donating even more - one fan as much as £1,000 - to the cause.
Fans will receive one voting share in the Trust, regardless of how much they donate.
And supporters can raise the £100 between them in return for their one share in the Trust.
Now the Trust, which has already been in contact with some of the parties in negotiations with Stags owner Keith Haslam, is appealing for more fans to back their campaign - using the slogan 'If you care buy a share'.
For details of how to donate your money, click
here.
Any fans with questions about the SFU and its aims can:
email
questions@stagsfansunited.comOr text 44 7786 200 350 (all text messages must start with the letters SFU)
