181231 Charity Partner Update

The Club would like to thank supporters for sending in nominations for local charities and these will now be put to a fan's vote to determine our Charity Partners for 2019.

The nomination period is now closed and the below charities will be put to a vote from the 2nd January. The Club currently have the Lincoln City Foundation and Mind UK (EFL nominated charity partner) as charity partners. We'd also like to extend our thank you to St Barnabas Hospice and Lincs2Nepal who have been the nominated charity partners as chosen by the fans over the last 12 months.

We have had nominations from the following charities;

Act's Trust

Age UK Lincoln and South Lincolnshire

Band of Builders

Bomber Command Memorial

Carers First Lincolnshire

Foxdale Equine Assisted Learning

Headway Lincolnshire

Ignite Church Lincoln

Let Them Eat Cake

Lincolnshire Greyhound Trust

Linkage Community Trust

LIVES

MacMillan Cancer Support

Marie Curie Lincolnshire

P3 Charity

Rhys' Donation Foundation

Sophie's Journey

Special Olympics Lincolnshire

Umbrellas Lincoln

YMCA Lincolnshire  

Throughout the season, the club will be committed towards helping two of the above adopted charities to assist with fundraising activities and events which are aimed to raise their profile in support of obtaining for further local support. Examples of how Lincoln City plan to support include, but are not exclusive to, match day bucket collections, player appearances and special fundraising events.

Due to the high volume of ongoing requests, the club unfortunately cannot support all local charities, however we will continue to support other charities via a monthly prize draw. 

Process:

  • Stage 1- Fans to nominate local charities by 28th December at 12:00pm.
  • Stage 2- Charities that receive a nomination will then be put to a formal fan vote between 3rd January and the 16th January. Please note that this fan vote will include polls on social media. Supporters will also have the opportunity to vote at the ticket office and club shop by popping a slip in the charity box during these dates.
  • Stage 3 - The two charities with the highest total number of votes will be adopted as the local charity partners for 2019.

More information on the voting system will be announced in due course.