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Donate to Preston Makedonia, the Macedonian Face of Australia
Wednesday, 08 February 2012
MINA Breaking News - Donate to Preston Makedonia, the Macedonian Face of Australia
There is hardly a Macedonian person in Australia who has not heard the patriotic chant of ‘Makedonia, Makedonia, Makedonia’ echoing from the crowd at a Preston Makedonia game at least once in their lifetime.
Frankly, Macedonians at home, in Europe, North America are also familiar with Preston.
It is a feeling that only a Macedonian can understand - one that conjures up a mixture of emotion, passion, sacrifice, loyalty, courage and hope.
For over 50 years, the Preston Makedonia Football Club has been the national face of the Macedonian community in Australia and can arguably lay claim to being the biggest and most well known Macedonian sporting club outside of Macedonia.
In many ways Preston was responsible for putting Macedonians on the map through its successful participation in the National Soccer League during the 1980s and 90s. Not only is it a focal point for members of the local Macedonian community, but it also provides the younger members of the community with an opportunity to learn and play the ‘world game’. And the club continues to be a linchpin, the ‘glue’ that binds the Macedonian community together.
The club has lost significat revenue due to internal and external factors. As an example, Preston Makedonia lost tens of thousands in revenue and punishment issued for crowd trouble and was forced to play behind closed doors.
The final debt tab is $150,000. We'd like to make sure this club doesn't go anywhere, so we call on 30,000 Macedonians to donate $5 today! The link to donate is <<Here>> :
Wednesday, 08 February 2012
MINA Breaking News - Donate to Preston Makedonia, the Macedonian Face of Australia
There is hardly a Macedonian person in Australia who has not heard the patriotic chant of ‘Makedonia, Makedonia, Makedonia’ echoing from the crowd at a Preston Makedonia game at least once in their lifetime.
Frankly, Macedonians at home, in Europe, North America are also familiar with Preston.
It is a feeling that only a Macedonian can understand - one that conjures up a mixture of emotion, passion, sacrifice, loyalty, courage and hope.
For over 50 years, the Preston Makedonia Football Club has been the national face of the Macedonian community in Australia and can arguably lay claim to being the biggest and most well known Macedonian sporting club outside of Macedonia.
In many ways Preston was responsible for putting Macedonians on the map through its successful participation in the National Soccer League during the 1980s and 90s. Not only is it a focal point for members of the local Macedonian community, but it also provides the younger members of the community with an opportunity to learn and play the ‘world game’. And the club continues to be a linchpin, the ‘glue’ that binds the Macedonian community together.
The club has lost significat revenue due to internal and external factors. As an example, Preston Makedonia lost tens of thousands in revenue and punishment issued for crowd trouble and was forced to play behind closed doors.
The final debt tab is $150,000. We'd like to make sure this club doesn't go anywhere, so we call on 30,000 Macedonians to donate $5 today! The link to donate is <<Here>> :
