Hello everyone!
I’m sure you were all as excited as I was to hear that grassroots football can re-start at the end of Lockdown 2.0 regardless of what tier we are in. YAY!
Thing is, we are also reliant on City Academy opening their pitches again, so I’ve emailed them to find out more. Right now, they have told me that they have requested some additional information from the FA and are waiting on that before making a decision. So we don’t know yet. BOO! But I will let you all know what is happening about training next week as soon as I know more, promise.
Please cross your fingers and toes. Hopefully see you on the pitch soon!
All the Cow-love,
Becs
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From: Alix Hughes <alix.hughes(a)bristol.gov.uk>
Sent: 25 November 2020 11:14
To: Alix Hughes <alix.hughes(a)bristol.gov.uk>
Subject: Copa Lucrecia Lindo: Fútbol Sin Fronteras Nicaragua- End of Year Storytelling Tues 1st Dec 5pm
Dear Copa Lucrecia Lindo companer@s
Hope you are staying safe and sane!
Fyi below from Mary and our Friends at SWB Nicaragua inviting us all to join them online for an inspiring hour or so.
I hope you can make it.
Best wishes
Alix
Dear Friends of Soccer Without Borders Nicaragua,
It's my great pleasure to invite you to FSF Granada's first-ever storytelling event to close out Year 13 of its operation. While the challenges of this pandemic year have been many, one of the silver linings has been greater virtual connectivity. With this storytelling, we are excited to open a window into how the program, staff, and participants have been resilient to the many challenges that 2020 has brought, as well as what new developments are in store for 2021.
>From the recent hurricanes, to the pandemic health risks, to drastically limited tourism that dates back to the Spring 2018 civil unrest, the world has thrown everything but the kitchen sink at FSF Granada over the last few years. But the incredible staff, led by Co-Directors Veronica Balladares and César Morales, has not let those external conditions define nor derail them. With program alumnae now holding two-thirds of coaching positions, including our 7 university scholarship recipients serving as assistant coaches, the program has established a new generation of leaders who are role models, leaders within their teams and projects, and collaborators in shaping the vision of FSF for the future.
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From: peacehando(a)yahoo.co.uk <peacehando(a)yahoo.co.uk>
Sent: 25 November 2020 06:46
To: Sooz Cowgirl Susannah Mallaghan <scruffylittlevera(a)hotmail.co.uk>
Subject: Fw: Pop Up Palestine Cafe Fundraiser
G'mornin Sooz/ new great Chair,
Can I ask a favour please?
Can you post this on Cowfolk Facebook page and send to all the Cowgirls please?
TVM.
XPeace
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Sent: Mon, 23 Nov 2020 at 21:35
Subject: Pop Up Palestine Cafe Fundraiser
Hi Peace,
Here is the poster for Alissar's fundraiser. It would be great if you could send to any likely to order Easton Cowgirls / Boys contacts.
Do you think we can also send it to PMCC volunteers? Is it better coming from you?
thanks
Hx
Hello all!
We have had a request to access the Cowgirls Hardship Fund, which is over the £50 that the Cowgirls Committee can decide on so it needs a whole club decision. Please read the below and email me by Tuesday, 17/11/2020 if you have any objections to the funds requested being accessed through the hardship fund.
Little Purple Fran (captain of Uddersfield United, striker extraordinaire and one of the Italian crew) has requested a loan of £250 to pay for legal fees in trying to get access to her children. She separated from her ex over 1.5 years ago, and they tried to work out things like contact between them. But it’s not working any more. So she is now in contact with a solicitor who is going to write a letter with a suggestion of a way forward. This solicitor was recommended as an LGBTQ specialist. Sadly legal aid is not an option just now, but Fran is looking into it.
In order to do this quickly Fran would like to borrow £250 from the fund, and she’ll pay it back to the Cowgirls in small instalments. If agreed, I will work out the repayment with her.
Please let me know if you have any concerns or objections about us using the Cowgirls Hardship Fund to help Fran out by Tuesday, 17/11/2020.
Thanks!
Becs
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Hi all, as you have probably guessed training is now off until 3rd of December when we hope it will return. We will be continuing virtually training every Thursday via Zoom. Our wonderful Marcella will be doing an online HIIT work at 19:30-20:15 followed by drinks in the virtual plough (aka your house). If you want to join the HIIT work out it will be £4/3 waged unwaged but no one turned away due to lack of funds. Please pay for the HITT work out directly to Marcella via PayPal - marcellamanzilli(a)gmail.com
For those that can’t do HITT please join us after at 20:15 for free drinks in the plough (aka your own drinks in your own house)
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Minutes QGM 2.11.20
Present: Sooze Bridget Harry Lizzie Issy Becs Amy. Cris Sal Vic Sensi Cara Peta
Apols: Rona Emily Zoe Hannah Bridey
Last minutes: Over 35s team nothing happening yet
Agenda
Training. No training til December as per lockdown rules. There are too many people coming. Should we have a cut off? Voted to limit to 16. Sooze will look into an app which will let 16 people sign up each week.
Once a month friendlies to be reintroduced with lots of volunteers to organise: Harry Sooze Becs Lizzie Vic Ev Sal Zoe. Ev will organise first one and sort volunteers.
Sooze is now chair of whole club. Proposed Becs to take over til the AGM in Jan. Voted unanimously.
Kit. Ours is being discontinued. Becs showed Cowboys new ethically made kit from Rage. Action: Becs will get all details and email it to everyone.
Accessibility in Easton. Wendy volunteered to get in touch with a disability organisation. Sooze will update her.
Allies for racial justice. Sooze is in a group on education. Working on a letter to send out to institutions. Zoe creating alternative library possibly in the Plough. Becs is in another group with Liz and Kim thinking about keeping stuff in the public eye. Lizzie and Cara volunteered to join a group. Sooze to look into it. Can we give £100 to Black Lives Matter Bristol? Voted unanimously. Action: Fran to sort the donation.
Lockdown support. Zoom chat on a Thursday again? Yes! 7.30 pm. Marcella also did online keep fit. Sooze will ask if she’s doing it again and how much she will charge. Becs wanted to remind everyone that we have a hardship fund if anyone is in need.
AOB. Rona said thanks for food parcel. SFW says please don’t slide tackle at training.
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Hello!
Attached are the minutes of the EGM on Monday. Please give me a shout if there’s anything shockingly inaccurate.
Hopefully see you in the park later!!! (although I still can’t play… boohoo!)
Much cow love,
Becs
Hi all,
This is a reminder that our Quarterly General Meeting is tomorrow (Monday 2nd) at 19:30pm via zoom.
If anyone has an existing premium zoom account we could use for the meeting then please get in touch. Otherwise I will set one up tomorrow and send the meeting details.
The agenda
* Review last meeting minutes and actions
* Propose Becs takes over as interim Chair until AGM (SM)
* Review training. Do we want to pause new recruits. How can we ensure training is enjoyable with high numbers and limited space.
* Accessibility in Easton - we put a pause on this due to lockdown. Discuss where are and how we can progress
* Allies for racial justice - an update from each group on what they are doing.
* Lockdown - how can we support each other
* AOB
Thanks, Soooooz
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