Twenty-five signed football shirts being auctioned by Football League sponsor Sky Bet, in aid of Jeff Stelling’s Men United March for Prostate Cancer UK, are ending soon. Shirts from each of the clubs that Jeff has passed are going under the hammer now. Shirts were listed on Sky Bet’s eBay page throughout the challenge at the point that Jeff passed each of the 25 Football League clubs on route.
Jeff completed 10 walking marathons in 10 days, starting in the North East and ending with a marathon across West London, ending at Wembley Stadium yesterday. Sky Bet employees joined Jeff on the Leeds leg of his journey, and provided Jeff with free charity bets for the cause every day, from which he has currently made more than £3,000. So far Jeff has raised over £300,000.
He said: “Over ten thousand people die of Prostate Cancer each year. I’ve been personally affected and it’s likely that you know someone who has, too. I’d like to thank Sky Bet for their support for my Men United March and I’d urge fans to have a bid on one of the shirts in the auctions. Alternatively you can text JEFF to 70004 to donate £3 to the March.”
Sky Bet Head of Sponsorship Edwin Martin said: “We’re delighted to be able to support Jeff in this incredible challenge and it was a pleasure to join him on the leg from York City to Leeds United. One in eight men will get prostate cancer at some stage in their life, with black men and people who have a family history of the disease even more susceptible. We want to help decrease that chance.”
To place a bid on one of the shirts up for grabs, visit: http://www.ebay.co.uk/usr/skybetauctions
To donate to Jeff’s Men United March, visit: http://prostatecanceruk.org/get-involved/donate
To follow the Men United March on Twitter use #JeffsMarch and follow @ProstateUK
The full list of shirts available, plus the times the auctions are ending is below:
31 March Hartlepool United – 8am Middlesbrough – 1pm
1 April York City – 8am Leeds United 6.30pm
2 April Doncaster Rovers – 8am Scunthorpe United – 4.45pm
3 April Rotherham United – 8am Sheffield Wednesday – 11am Sheffield United – 1pm Chesterfield – 5.10pm
4 April Derby County – 8am Burton Albion – 12.50pm Nottingham Forest – 6.10pm Notts County – 6.35pm
5 April Wolves – 8am Walsall – 11am Birmingham City – 5.10pm
6 April Coventry City – 8am
28 March Northampton Town – 8am MK Dons – 4.30pm
7 April Luton Town – 8am
8 April AFC Wimbledon – 8am Brentford – 11.10am Fulham FC – 1.40pm QPR – 3.40pm