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Post by Everton News. on Nov 5, 2018 18:29:28 GMT
Fans Forum Welcoming Applicants For 2019Do you feel you have something to offer as part of the Club’s official Fans’ Forum? Applications for the 2019 intake of new members for the Fans' Forum are now open - and it could be your chance to represent supporters and take part in key Club projects. The Forum convenes as a full group on a monthly basis, acting as a touch-point between the Club and the wider fanbase to deliver feedback and ideas. In the last year, the Fans' Forum has been directly involved in a number of Club projects, including input into the Season Ticket pricing strategy, hosting a series of New Stadium workshops with Dan Meis attended by almost 1,000 supporters and progressing the Holy Trinity Statue project. Each Forum member serves a three-year term and this year there are four vacancies. In the year ahead, the Forum will be involved in a number of Club projects which will include ongoing consultation and involvement over the Club’s new stadium, the Goodison Legacy project, ticket pricing and improvements to matchdays at Goodison Park. Gary Evans, the current Chair of the Forum, is looking forward to welcoming new supporters to the group. He said: "As Chair of the Fans' Forum I would urge anyone who believes that they can make a difference for other Evertonians to apply. The Forum needs people with a real passion, not just for the team but also for the Club. Supporters should be at the heart of the decisions that the Club makes around the new stadium and the legacy left at Goodison - and the Forum is a powerful voice as we approach such a crucial period in our history." The Forum is committed to equal opportunities and being fully representative of the Everton fanbase. The Forum intends to provide a fully inclusive recruitment process and accepts all applications in a variety of formats. Should you need any documents in a different format or require any further support or assistance please contact a member of the Forum via email on [email protected], contact the Club on 0151 556 1878 or visit the Fan Centre on Goodison Road. The closing date for applications is Friday 30 November, 5pm. To submit an application please click here.
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Post by Everton News. on Jan 31, 2019 13:47:21 GMT
Everton Fans’ Forum has elected new members following a supporters’ vote.
Using their customer number to make their choices from a shortlist of eight, Evertonians chose to re-elect Annemhaire Richardson and welcome Jan Syme, Paul Quirk and Jamie Yates. Departing the Forum after completing their three-year tenures are Jeanette Salmon, Lewis Owen and Ruth Eardley, while Jazz Bal will take up the vacant position left by Mark Cartman who is leaving the Forum due to personal commitments.
All of the Forum changes will come into effect at the end of January.
The Forum, which meets monthly, helps shape Club policy on fan-related matters as well as leading on a number of Club and fan-related projects.
Over the past year, the Fans' Forum has been directly involved in a number of Club projects, including input into the Season Ticket pricing strategy, hosting a series of New Stadium workshops with Dan Meis attended by almost 1,000 supporters and progressing the Holy Trinity statue project.
The percentage of voters who selected each candidate as one of their choices was as follows:
Annemharie Richardson 15.6%
Jan Syme 14.1%
Paul Quirk 13.9%
Jamie Yates 13.7%
Jazz Bal 13.3%
Scott Wilding 11.2%
Stephen Ryan 9.7%
Gareth Thomas 8.5%
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Post by Everton News. on Feb 7, 2020 21:24:11 GMT
 Jazz Bal has been elected as the Everton Fans’ Forum Chair for the next 12 months, while Lisa Vaughan and Nick Mernock have been elected as Vice Chairs.The role of Chair and Vice Chair is voted for by Forum members on an annual basis each January. Officers can hold their post for a maximum of three years. Jazz joined the Everton Fans’ Forum in February 2019. He is currently serving in the British Army as a Warrant Officer Class-1 in the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, having seen routine and operational service across the UK and overseas for more than 23 years. Last year Jazz initiated an Armed Forces Day event, aimed at bringing serving Evertonians closer to their Club. The event was attended by members of all three Services and veterans enjoyed a guided tour of the Club’s Liver Building HQ, a presentation about the ‘Liverpool Pals’ and an opportunity to meet Everton Ambassador Graham Stuart. This was followed by the setting up of the Tri-Service Toffees, the Club’s first affiliated military Supporters’ Club which supported in the planning and activating of the 2019 Remembrance Day fixture at Goodison Park. Jazz has also set up a project group with Forum members and Club catering partner Sodexo to help ensure service on matchdays continues to suit the needs of Evertonians. Jazz said: “I am extremely proud to have been elected as Chair of the Everton Fans’ Forum; hopefully I can build on the great work done by my predecessors Ian Ball and Gary Evans. I’m also looking forward to welcoming our newest members - four new additions from a pool of strong candidates. “The more new ideas and perspectives we can bring together in the Forum, the better. It is an exciting time to be an Evertonian and I will be aiming to maintain and develop the close liaison between our fanbase and our Club.” Everton FC |
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Post by Everton News. on Feb 7, 2020 21:32:10 GMT
 The vote to select new members to the Everton Fans’ Forum is now open. All supporters with an Everton Customer Number are eligible to vote and select from a shortlist of nine candidates. The four candidates who receive the highest number of votes will be invited to join the Fans’ Forum later this month. The voting period runs from Friday 7 February to Friday 21 February (4pm). The results will be announced on Tuesday 25 February via evertonfc.com. >>>CLICK HERE TO VOTE FOR THE NEW FANS' FORUM MEMBERS<<<Jazz Bal, Chair of the Fans’ Forum, said: “As a forum, we are pleased to introduce the final nine candidates from this year’s recruitment process. I hope that as many Evertonians as possible take the opportunity to vote for the person they feel best represents them. “This year we have conducted several interviews using video teleconferencing and as a result we have a couple of international fans in this final stage; I’d like to think that this shows our commitment to growing our global representation as a forum. “I wish all of the candidates the best of luck; they have all impressed in their applications and during their interviews and I am confident that any of them would add value to the Fans’ Forum.” About the Everton Fans’ Forum The Everton Fans’ Forum convenes as a full group on a monthly basis, acting as a touch-point between the Club and the wider fanbase to deliver feedback and ideas. Each Forum member serves a three-year term. The Forum has been directly involved in a number of Club projects. It has provided input into Everton’s cup ticket and Season Ticket pricing strategy and created project groups to work with Club retail partners Fanatics and catering partners Sodexo to improve service given to Evertonians. The group played a key role in the Holy Trinity Statue project, with the statue unveiled outside Goodison Park in May 2019. It also supported the Club in delivering a fan event to launch The People’s Project second stage public consultation. Everton FC |
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Post by Everton News. on Feb 25, 2020 13:58:17 GMT
Everton Fans’ Forum has announced four new members, as voted for by supporters.
The new members are:
Joe O’Reilly
Dawn Kehoe
Tony Sampson
David Wycherley
For the first time, the Forum has international representation via Joe O’Reilly, a member of the Irish Toffees Supporters’ Club, and Tony Sampson, a member of the Chicago Evertonians Supporters’ Club.
Dawn Kehoe brings her insight of travelling home and away to games, while David Wycherley belongs to The County Road Bobblers, the fan group responsible for the fundraising drive to create the Moise Kean ‘No Al Razzismo’ banner.
The Forum would like to thank departing members, Ian Ball, Tom Moore and Louis Reed-Foster for their contribution during their time as Forum members.
The Everton Fans’ Forum convenes as a full group on a monthly basis, acting as a touch-point between the Club and the wider fanbase to deliver feedback and ideas. The Forum has been directly involved in a number of Club projects. It has provided input into Everton’s cup ticket and Season Ticket pricing strategy, and created project groups to work with Club retail partner Fanatics and catering partner Sodexo to improve services given to Evertonians.
The Forum’s work also led to the installation of the Holy Trinity statue last season, an Armed Forces Day event at Everton’s Royal Liver Building HQ, and the ‘Two Clubs, One City’ Hillsborough tribute banner, which was taken to Sheffield United.
The Forum also supported the Club in delivering a fan event to launch The People’s Project second-stage public consultation.
All supporters with an Everton customer number were eligible to vote and select from a shortlist of nine candidates. The four candidates who received the highest number of votes were invited to join the Fans’ Forum. Each Forum member serves a three-year term.
VOTING RESULTS IN FULL
Candidates Percentage of vote
Joe O’Reilly 21.6%
Dawn Kehoe 16.0%
Tony Sampson 14.7%
David Wycherley 11.4%
Ian Ball 8.5%
Andy Mitchell 8.0%
Steve Syder 6.9%
Phil Spencer 6.8%
Kevin Williams 6.3%
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