Prostate United

[Sparrow]

The Prostate United Story

In 2018, after losing his grandad, Stephen Gilpin and his mate, former Rotherham United colleague Ross Burbeary, dreamed up Prostate United. They challenged themselves to run and cycle every day for a month. What started as a two-man adventure has grown to involve hundreds of staff from over 60 clubs including Manchester United, Newcastle United, Portsmouth and Luton Town.

Last year, fans took part for the first time, with over 700 participants answering the call up and helping raise over £500,000 since the challenge began.

"Prostate United has become much bigger than just a charity challenge; it’s become a community. We’re trying to bring football - from grassroots level up to the Premier League - together, with one aim of raising as much money as we can for the amazing Prostate Cancer UK.

If we can achieve £1 million, that will be an absolutely monumental effort. The money that we’re raising is going to improve prostate cancer research and the support and help that men living with the disease are receiving.” - Ross & Stephen, Prostate United Founders

prostateunited.prostatecanceruk.org/?gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAjwlbu2BhA3EiwA3yXyuxIvJve5GnfLTgX4waxoiLtt1WeDkHm7GWKJ97ZID-FKalWzTZx6thoC--IQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

Huddersfield Town have their own page (as do all clubs) and once you've signed up to do a challenge - I'm doing the 5km walk one, you can join the Huddersfield Town Team

prostateunited.prostatecanceruk.org/teams/prostateunited-huddersfieldtown

Justasmithers - Not sure if the club are aware of this. Would this be something the club might get behind, support, promote

[leyburnterrier]

Ross Burbeary is now at Town as the head of sports science

[themanfromatlantis]

That’s a great story.

The thing that sticks in the throat so much though, is these footballers who support and promote these charities, which is great for publicity.

But if each of the top 100 paid players in the PL agreed to donate 1w of their wages they would smash that £1m target into smithereens…

I’m sure many do quietly donate, but just imagine the funds that could be raised for very little sacrifice…

Great cause, hope they smash their target soon…