Football team for baby loss dads completes 24 hour Doncaster Lakeside charity walk

Members of a football team set up for dads who have suffered the loss of a child have completed a fundraising 24 hour charity walk.
By Darren Burke
Published 9th Oct 2021, 13:56 BST
Sands United completed a 24 hour walk around Lakeside.Sands United completed a 24 hour walk around Lakeside.
Sands United completed a 24 hour walk around Lakeside.

Players from Sands United were joined by Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust bereavement midwives and charity fundraisers for their final lap around Lakeside.

A spokesman said: “They've done it! A massive well done to Sands United Doncaster for completing their 24 hour walk.

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“On behalf of everyone at Sands United Doncaster and Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals Charity, thank you to everyone who stopped to have a conversation with the team and donating towards their amazing fundraising efforts.You can support the fund HERE

Every player of the side has experienced the death of a baby, either as a father or a family member.

Sands United Doncaster is part of stillbirth and neonatal death charity Sands, with similar amateur teams established around the country.

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