Alfreton Town Support `Non-League Day`

The annual event, which takes place on Saturday will see hundreds of football clubs from across the non-League Pyramid encouraged to raise awareness and money for the charity.

The Reds hope fans will join them for the day which will involve the visit of Chorley to the Impact Arena.

Alfreton Town manager John McDermott will be sporting the Prostate Cancer UK Man of Men pin badge, as will the Reds coaching staff.

Other Reds staff will also sport the badge and we encourage as many fans as possible to donate, as the Impact Arena comes together to support Prostate Cancer on `Non-League Day`.

You can donate to the cause by texting BADGE to 70004 to donate £5, fans will receive the badge after a few additional instructions after donation (requesting a badge can be expected through the website, prostatecancer.org/whostheman)

The `Non-League Day` team have been working with leading men’s health charity Prostate Cancer UK since 2014, and while teams from the top two tiers are inactive in the first weekend of October as England play World Cup qualifiers against Slovenia and Lithuania, supporters will be encouraged to use their weekend off to get behind their local side

James Doe, founder of `Non-League Day` said: “Prostate Cancer UK’s work across football goes from strength to strength but the statistics about the disease are still chilling. One man dies every 45 minutes so more than ever we need to raise awareness and funds to hit back.

“Reaching supporters, players and officials at all levels of our national game is massively important to changing this, and we hope that non-league clubs and their supporters will also adopt Prostate Cancer UK as a charity for the day and host themed events or fundraising activities.”

James Beeby, Director of Fundraising at Prostate Cancer UK, said: “The power of football consistently helps us reach out to men and their friends and families, and we are very grateful for Alfreton Town’s support on `Non-League Day` as we continue to raise money and awareness throughout the grassroots game in innovative ways.

“We’re delighted once again that non-league fans will join the fight against prostate cancer and raise vital funds for Prostate Cancer UK. The money raised by clubs and their fantastic fans will fund ground-breaking research to help fight the disease. That will help us provide dedicated support and information to men and their families affected by this disease. We thank everyone involved for joining the fight”.