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After several months of careful planning and preparation the Trustees of the 'Adam Stansfield Foundation', who include several members of Adam's family, are pleased to announce that the eagerly awaited website http://www.adamstansfieldfoundation.com will go live from 1pm on Friday 4th February 2011.
Andy Cole chairman of the Foundation said: "We are all very proud and excited by the development of this site and we would also like to thank Chris McClenaghan who has worked so hard with Adam's brother Wayne to produce such a professional and high quality website.
"Along with our Facebook page we will now be able to communicate much easier with our supporters and Adam's fans plus we can also get the very important message out to people about bowel cancer."
Patron of the Foundation and Premiership Referee Mark Halsey added: "I am very proud to be associated with Adam's Foundation and this is another step forward in promoting cancer awareness and offering support to young people playing football at a grass root level."
The unprecedented support following Adam's death in August 2010 led to the creation of the Adam Stansfield Foundation. Chosen specifically to recognise aspects of Adam's life, football and to raise awareness on bowel cancer related issues the aims of the Foundation are to help give young people the unique opportunity to develop life skills through the power of football and to assist them in their goals of living the dream.
Adam's brother Wayne Stansfield, who had the initial idea of the Foundation, said: "Working with Chris and the Trustees has given me a great deal of purpose, being able to focus on this website and the content has allowed me the chance to try and make sense of what happened.
"The journey to today has had its testing times; I found writing the biography and testimonials very hard. With the launch of this site we can really start to drive things forward and make the Foundation work to support youth football and if through promoting bowel cancer awareness we are able to help save one life then we will have achieved something very special."
The website can be found at http://www.adamstansfieldfoundation.com where visitors to the site will be able to access information on Adams life and career, upcoming fundraising events, media and very soon, the ability to donate online.
The Board of Exeter City Football Club have decided that, as a mark of respect to Adam Stansfield, his number 9 shirt will be retired for 9 seasons.
Adam wore the number 9 shirt with pride and distinction while making it his own during every one of his 158 appearances for the Grecians.
And supporters, family and playing staff alike agreed with this wish to retire the number nine.
