Members handed vintage Dragões magazines in surprise FC Porto gesture | OneFootball

Since Monday, more than 300 FC Porto members have received at home a package they had not requested. In an initiative aimed at strengthening the club's relationship with its members, some randomly chosen “Lucky fans” found in their mailbox an envelope containing a special edition of the Dragões magazine from the month and year of their birth, accompanied by a letter signed by André Villas-Boas. More copies will be delivered in the coming days. However, there are not “leftover” copies of every edition since the magazine was launched in April 1985, already during the presidency of Pinto da Costa.

“The centenary history of FC Porto is made up of a range of figures, episodes, and victories that have become special and unique, passed down from generation to generation and which the club, day after day, continues to cultivate in order to preserve its legacy. In this sense, the Dragões magazine, first launched in April 1985, immediately became one of the main instruments for documenting and preserving the history of FC Porto, following the sporting and institutional evolution of the club, narrating achievements, trophies, protagonists, and memorable moments from various sports over the decades, and thus contributing to the preservation and accessibility of FC Porto’s collective memory for new generations,” writes André Villas-Boas in the opening paragraphs of the letter addressed to members.

After ensuring the complete preservation of the necessary issues for the FC Porto Museum’s collection, a surplus of some editions was detected. It was then decided to reward and surprise certain members at random as part of the “Lucky Fans” program. “A symbolic way to celebrate your bond with our club and the history we all continue to build together,” explains the Porto leader. “This gift allows you, therefore, a journey through time tailored to you. By receiving a copy from the month of your birth, you come into direct contact with the club as it was at that very moment: the protagonists, the challenges, the achievements, and the heartbeat of Porto life at that time, intertwining FC Porto’s collective memory with your personal history, reinforcing the idea that being Porto is something you feel from the very first day. Thank you very much for continuing to be with us,” he concludes.

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