Greystanes Soccer Club 40th Anniversary Celebration
Greystanes Soccer Club invites former participants to 40th Anniversary Celebration
The aim of the celebration is to bring those people who have been involved with the club in any way back together to catch up ?on old times?.
Details surrounding venue, entertainment, guest speakers and awards are currently in discussion by a subcommittee who is hard at work for the season opener this Saturday.
Greystanes Soccer Club Secretary, Eamonn Donohoe, says that although ?details? haven?t been established, the celebration will certainly be worth attending for those who have been involved with the club. The difficulty, according to Donohoe, is finding information about people in the past due to records being lost. We want people to join in and celebrate the memories of Greystanes Soccer Club,? said Donohoe.
The challenge in front of us is that we don?t have some paper records and so it is difficult for us to get in touch with former players, coaches and participants.
We are hoping that reports such as this one will stir people who were involved with us or who know of people who were, to contact the club,? he added.
Two people who are anxious for the celebration are current Club Treasurer, Bob Neville, and Vice President, David Apps. Neville has been with the club for over 35 and is enjoying his 32nd consecutive year on the committee while Apps, who began playing in the mid 70's, has played over 800 games for Greystanes Soccer Club. When asked about the club?s 40th anniversary celebration, the Greystanes veterans were quick to discuss its importance.
This club has such a family feel to it and having the celebration will be like bringing the family back together,? said Apps. "This anniversary is a good opportunity for people who have been involved [with Greystanes Soccer Club] to reminisce over the years, catch up with some old faces and old friends," he added.
Neville was simply happy knowing he could see some old friends again.
I am really looking forward to seeing people I haven?t seen in a long while. It will be good to talk about old times,? he chuckled.
The club, who play under the Granville and District Soccer Football Association and run by determined volunteers, has a proud long history which has seen them reach State League Division 1 status in the past.
As they reach the four decade mark, Greystanes Soccer Club can only hope that this growth can continue with the presence of those who have made it such a wonderful club so far.
If you have been or are currently involved with Greystanes Soccer Club and would like to find out more information about their upcoming 40th anniversary celebration, please contact Eamonn Donohoe or David Apps.
-By Caetano Lima
source: FootballNSW.com.au news archive
