Local charities are set to benefit from an innovative new Player of the Month award newly launched by Dee4Life.
At the last home match of each month 30 Dundee FC fans will be selected at random from the crowd - 10 each from the Bobby Cox Stand, the South Enclosure and the Main Stand - and given a printed card on which to vote for their player of the week for every week of the following month.
At the end of that month the completed cards, which are pre-stamped, will be posted back to Dee4Life. The player receiving most votes will be named Player of the Month and will be presented with a special commemorative certificate, while the 30 voters' names will be entered in a draw, the winner of which will be photographed along with the player.
In addition however, rather than the traditional practice of presenting the winning player with a trophy, a donation will be made on his behalf to the charity of his choice. “We are actively working on ways in which we can help bring our football club and the community closer together,” said Dee4Life’s Mike Jeffries, “and we feel this latest initiative is a prime example of how we’re trying to achieve that aim.”
The March Player of the Month will be announced early in April, the voting cards having been handed out at the Partick Thistle match on 20th February. To help fund this new charitable venture, Dee4Life would welcome approaches from local businesses or individuals interested in sponsorship.