After a very successful Night of the Legends function, the plans are already in motion for the next fundraiser – a Golf Day “wat gaan skrik vir niks!”
This is the communication from Stevie Williams, chairman of the Western Cape Fed Legends after a memorable event held at the St. Marks Hall in Athlone on Saturday evening (September 2nd).
Heroes of yesteryear who attended the event included the likes of Carl Solomoms, Donnie Ronnie, Jeremy Wyngaard, Steven Adriaanse, James “Yatagan” George, Clive Darries, Clayton Zeedeburg and others.
The WC Fed Legends is an organisation made up of footballers who all played in the Federation Professional League (FPL) during the dark days of apartheid – where the colour of their skin prevented them from reaching their full potential – even on a global stage.
This, however, did not deter these humble and amazing individuals with fantastic footballing talent from becoming household names in the SA soccer fraternity.
Ironically, with the fall of apartheid post-1994, their roles and contributions to football in the country were still not recognized, as if they never played the game, nor existed.
One man in particular, Williams, has made it his mission to live by the motto: “Honour and Serve!”
And Saturday’s event was one of those platforms to assist former legends that have fallen by the wayside due to various factors. Along with Williams’ committee of former pros, they put together an event that has got the ball rolling to play a more active and prominent role in society.
Two soccer balls, autographed by the legends themselves, were auctioned off where R2300 was raised in a short space of time.
“We had all the dignitaries of note to come and support and it was exceptional,” Williams told No Bones with Jones.
“Every role-player was here, and everybody wanted to take photos and selfies with everybody else and that is the comradery and spirit that we wanted this to be. It is just one of those stepping stones and we will continue to do this. We are on a drive to support our members who are in the trenches.
“Some of them find it difficult to get by with what they have or what they receive. Our motto is to honour and serve. We have honoured them and now we need to serve. So, this function is part of that mass of money that we want to accrue to serve them.
“We will go and see where they are if they need support, be it financial, produce support or emotional support…we will gladly go and visit them. The funds raised from a few tables that the people attended dug deep and showed the reason why they came and to support the legends.
“They want this event to fly, and I am at the helm of making it fly. I will make sure with my executive we will muster this. We will have another event, a golf day at the end of November, but watch this space for more details regarding that,” Williams concluded.
