G, day international Valiants!
I trust you’re all keeping well and getting set for Easter. It only feels like yesterday we were all excited for Christmas, time flies…
Sadly, I’ll try and avoid talking about what’s happening on the pitch, so instead I’ll focus on SVA and what’s been happening off the pitch.
Our 2023/24 SVA Initiative and inaugural International Fans Day were both a roaring success. This year we received an incredible £860 in donations towards our initiative – a massive thank you to everyone who contributed.
A large chunk of the funds raised was sent to the Port Vale Foundation, to fund 20 x Junior Valiant memberships for some lucky children selected by the Foundation team. These were handed out at the International Fans Day event which took place on Saturday 28th January 2024.
Despite not getting the result on the day, the feedback received was that our newest Valiants enjoyed the experience and loved their membership packs.
To mention SVA member Johan Karlsson, who was our representative for the International Fans Day event. He travelled from Halmstad, Sweden – just over 1,000 miles door-to-door to be at the game. He attended the game with his son Matteus and was given a VIP experience on the day, including tickets in corporate hospitality. He also handed over the cheque to the Foundation which can be seen in the below pitch side photograph from the day.
A massive thank you to Will Turner from the Port Vale Foundation for all his support and hard work in coordinating the day’s events. Also, to Adam Swindells who helped put together some videos and content that were shown on the big screen prior to kick off on the day.
Finally, we welcome Stuart Kerby onto our committee as we begin to plan for 24/25 and continue our growth as the world’s greatest international supporters’ group (well, in my opinion at least!)
We’ll be in touch soon with some further updates in terms of plans for an SVA membership reform, our relationship with the Port Vale Supporter’s Club and everything else Super Vale Abroad.
Best,
Pat
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