On International Volunteer Day we would like to give a massive thanks from all the Board and shareholders to all our volunteers for everything they do!
We have some amazing people who give their time for free to make MK Lightning run, so here’s to all of them! Thank you to:
- Daniel Chapman for helping us to look after the pounds and pennies
- Our fabulous Supporters Club and their Committee (Dave, Richard and Mary) for their fundraising efforts
- All the fantastic matchnight fundraisers who work so hard at every game.
- Dave Bunyan for his Chair of the Supporters Club and his wife Rebecca for together working through the hundreds of merch orders on the online shop and from matchnights
- Our equipment team Andy and Daniel
- Our physio team Liam Ramshaw and Jordan Gravestock
- LightningTV, Chris, Ben, Jordan, Nat and super-sub and drumming master Mike Walls
- Leo (and super-sub Louie) who does the smoke machines, behind-the-goal and roving cameras
- Tony Sargent for capturing everything in some beautiful images (and super-subs Mel and Alan)
- Bob and Bob and their amazing matchnight team – including Stewards on the stairwells, the Timekeepers Bench (Tony, Tracey, Grant, Julie, Simon), Goal Judges, Penalty Box people
- Sam who looks after the Mascots and Teresa on the Ticket desk.
- Joe for Bench with the Lightning hosting
- Hannah our VIP host
- DJ Bertie for all his tunes and atmosphere.
- Peter for getting everyone in the mood
- Pucky for always making everyone smile – you know who you are 😀
- Stacey who sorts out all our safeguarding needs
- Christine who sorts all the laundry and organises the school visits
- Vicki who handles all the player registrations and dispensations and also does everything you can possibly think of to do with Season Tickets, tickets, groups, VIPs, social media and much more!
We hope this is everyone! Sorry if we have missed somebody. This is a team of over 50 people who make every match happen – we couldn’t do this without you.