Rochdale Observer

Dale stars sporting their support for charity

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ROCHDALE Football Club have announced that the Prostate Cancer UK logo will be displayed on the back of the players’ away shorts for the remainder of the 2017/18 season.

Dale have teamed up with Prostate Cancer UK, the EFL’s official charity partner, to help raise awareness of the disease, which is killing one man every 45 minutes in the UK.

The logo made an heart since I joined Jeff as a football club, are able doing their bit to raise the fight to help us appearance for the first Stelling on his 10 to do our bit and show our vital awareness. relegate prostate cancer.” time when Keith Hill’s marathons in 10 days walk support. “It was great to have Prostate cancer is the side faced Blackburn in 2016. “I’m proud to know that Russ on Jeff Stelling’s most common cancer in Rovers at Ewood Park on “Along the way, I met Prostate Cancer UK will March back in 2016 and men. One man will die Boxing Day. many amazing and be sponsoring us down we’re delighted that he’s from prostate cancer

Dale Chief Executive inspiratio­nal people who below.” chosen to support us once every 45 minutes in the Russ Green, who is an have been affected by this James Beeby, Director again, albeit in a UK. ambassador of the charity, disease, either directly or of Fundraisin­g at Prostate somewhat less strenuous “That’s over 11,000 men is delighted that the club because of a loved one. Cancer UK, added: “The way. a year. has been able to add its “Prostate Cancer UK’s power of football “One man dies every 45 “Based on current support to the great work work with the EFL over consistent­ly helps us minutes from this disease. trends, if we ignore that the Prostate Cancer the last few years has reach out to men and That’s two men during a prostate cancer and do UK does. helped bring that their friends and families, football match, so we’re nothing, this number will

“This charity has been awareness to the forefront and we are very grateful grateful that the club and rise to over 14,500 men a extremely close to my and I’m delighted that we, that Rochdale AFC are their players have joined year by 2026.”

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