A University of Sheffield student is set to hit the pavement in a bid to raise both funds and awareness for the battle against testicular cancer.
Donovan Rodgers, 21, has recently announced his plans for a fundraising run in support of the Oddballs Foundation Charity.
He will be completing a 4x4x48 run, coined the ‘David Goggins challenge’, on the 21st and 22nd of March.
This involves running four miles, every four hours, over a 48-hour period. Each leg will be run with a different society from the university.
Donovan said: “I know a couple of people that have had testicular cancer and wanted to get involved in something like this to raise awareness and oddballs is a fun way of doing it.”
He is one of 10 university students across the UK, taking the role of a student fundraising ambassador for the Foundation.
This is part of a new initiative introduced this year, to help the Oddballs cause.
He added: “I liked the message oddballs spread, as they attract a lot of eyes to the subject through funky merchandise and other means of spreading awareness.
“Once I saw that they were open to bringing more ambassadors on board I thought it would be a very proactive way to help spread awareness for testicular cancer. As well as raising money for a great cause.”
The Foundation is the UK’s leading charity raising awareness of testicular cancer.
The cancer is most prominent in young men, aged 15-49, where there are more than six people diagnosed every day.
Josh Goodwin, 23, runs the University ambassador program and said: “These fundraising ambassadors have a significant impact in terms of allowing us to become more of a sustainable charity through their fundraising challenges and events such as Donovan’s.”
He added: “The money raised is massive. It goes straight back into the charity, allowing us to run the programme and start new initiatives and allow our ambassadors to help raise awareness of testicular cancer.”
Donovan has raised a total of £75 so far on his JustGiving page, with a target of £1000.
