Freestyler Jay Rosa will be at the Daggers Celebrate Diversity Day on Saturday 15th March when the Daggers take on Tamworth in the Vanarama National League, kicking off at 3pm. Jay is touring every EFL Stadium for Mental Health UK. To make a donation, please visit http://jayrosa.co.uk or alternatively http://mentalhealth-uk.org
Boxing Day Match Funding Auction Winner
Gary and his son Aveer spent Friday with the Daggers First Team at the Parsloes Park training ground before they took a backstage tour of the stadium, and then joined the players and staff for lunch. Gary was the highest bidder in the auction held just after Christmas to help the Daggers Trust Match Fund the grant from EASST which funds the Trust's Kickstart4Kids programme. Gary was the successful bidder several year's ago when he was the Dagger's Manager for the evening when the Club played a West Ham XI as part of the "Save the Daggers" campaign.
Happy 60th Wedding Anniversary
Reg and Pam St Pier held a quiz at the Daggers on Friday evening, raising £362 for the Daggers Trust. They will be celebrating their 60th Wedding Anniversary on Thursday and yesterday received a congratulatory card from King Charles and Queen Camilla.
Thank You Paragon Dagenham
Paragon Dagenham, from Choats Road near Dagenham Dock, has generously sponsored the Daggers Trust Inter School World Cup Fun Football Festival which will take place at Goals Dagenham from Monday 17th - Thursday 20th March when 8 teams will compete each day.playing a total of 7 matches each. It is a 5 a side competition with teams coming from Years 1&2, 3&4, 5&6 and 7&8. Each team will be made up of 8 players, four girls and 4 boys. No more than 3 girls, or boys, can be on the pitch at the same time. The festival immediately follows Diversity Day and is part of the PLCF Fans' Fund Campaign.
Paragon has also supplied the Trust with 3 pull up and 6 pop up banners free of charge.
Kickstart4Kids Match Funding We've Done It
We have reached our target of £7,500. THANK YOU
A big ‘THANK YOU’ to all the fans, players, and staff who have contributed, and we are pleased to announce that we have been able to raise a total of £7501.85 for the Daggers Trust exceeding the Match Funding target of £7,500, representing 101% of the funds required. Essex and Southend Sports Trust (EASST) donated £10,000 to the Trust in December with a promise of a further £7,500 if the Trust could match the same amount. The funds are used to provide free fun evening football sessions for local youngsters at Goals Dagenham every Tuesday and Thursday during term time. Kickstarters4Kids. With the support of EASST, we were abe to restart the post Christmas Kickstarters4Kids sessions at Goals Dagenham last week.
Over the last few weeks, the Club and the Trust have worked together to help raise that extra £7,500 in a number of different ways. The raffle at the Rochdale game for the Mascot Package raised £583 (Winner Albie), the Man of the Match (Ryan Hill) shirt raffle from Boxing Day contributed a further £562 (Winner Steve Wigington) the match worn shirt auction (Graham Budd Auctions) brought in £2,033.60, four private individual donations added £2,350 to the pot, Gift Aid totals £736.25, Paragon donated £500, the Tea Bar collection boxes added a further £12, bucket collection £20 and the Just Giving Page £705. Added together we have raised £7501.85 in Match Funding in only 5 weeks. If you would still like to contribute towards the Trust's activities, the Just Giving Page is still running and any further donations can generate Gift Aid.
If you would like to contribute, please go to the Daggers Trust Just Giving Page bit.ly/DTJGP.
Every Pound counts. #COYD
Kickstarter Sessions
Every Tuesday & Thursday @ Goals
@daggerstrust Kickstart4Kids Sessions on Tuesdays (Aged 12-18). Free Fun Sessions @ Goals, Dagenham (RM9 6FD). There are limited spaces available. The Thursday younger age group is currently FULL. If you are interested in registering your child(ren), scan the QR Code on the poster or use the link https://bit.ly/K4KS2025
Junior Daggers - Mascot Prize Winner
We have drawn the @Dag_RedFC Junior Daggers Mascot Prize Winner for the 2nd half of the season. Albie Brooks will be Mascot on Really Good Friday 18th April when we play @EUFCofficial in @TheVanaramaNL all Junior Daggers & Families will be able to meet the players after the game.
If you would like to make a donation to this fantastic cause, please scan the QR Code or use the following link: bit.ly/DTJGP
JD's "Really Good Friday"
Junior Daggers Mascot Prize Winner
Six year old Ralph is the lucky Junior Dagger whose name was drawn out of the hat by Dave Baisden at the Gateshead game on 14th September. Ralph has won the first of two mascot packages and will be here for the game versus Rochdale on 14th December. The mascot package prize has a retail value of £150.
Junior Daggers ‘Really Good Friday’
The second lucky Junior Dagger will be drawn in the New Year and will be part of the JD ‘Really Good Friday’ on Friday 18th April when the Daggers play Eastleigh in the Vanarama National League. All of the Junior Daggers will be invited to form the Matchday Guard of Honour, and 22 youngsters will be chosen to Walk Out with the teams prior to kick off. After the match, they will all be able to meet the players and staff in the Ted Hardy Lounge.
It is still not too late to sign up. Details of both the Senior and Junior Daggers Packages can be found on HERE
