Help for Heroes 92 Plus 1 Challenge

MAYFAIR, U.K. - Oct. 10, 2013 - PRLog -- To support Help for Heroes and the 92 Plus 1 Fundraising Team, former and current World, UEFA,  FA Cup winning and international footballers, along with big names and leading clubs in the football world, are supporting the 92 Plus 1 Challenge. Fundraising football supporters are attempting  a unique "football fans first" of visiting all 92 League clubs in top flight football, sandwiched between the two forthcoming England Internationals as Roy Hodgson's men take on Montenegro and Poland in back to back Wembley fixtures .

Simon Cox, Darren Young (RAF), Mark Burns (RAF) and Mike Peters will be leaving Wembley Stadium after England's game against Montenegro this Friday as they take on the immense challenge over a 92 hour period to raise money for Battle Back, the sports rehabilitation initiative of Help for Heroes.

Simon Cox, 92 Plus 1 Challenge founder, said: “We cannot thank enough, those who have stepped forward to help us. We have received amazing support from some of the top people in the game including Sir Geoff Hurst, Peter Shilton OBE, Ray Stubbs, Micky Hazard and Dean Ashton as the challenge captures imagination of football fans everywhere.

"We set out in June with the vision of asking football to get behind the Challenge and the team are delighted to be joined by many of our footballing heroes on various legs and at leading venues, as we take on the Challenge.

We will be facing the daunting challenge of navigating the UK's road network on the 2,600 mile journey and see this as a fantastic way for football to show its support for our Help for Heroes.

"Members of our team have served in the forces for over 30 years and know how much good the funds raised for this charity will help those who have served to protect us. From a football fans view, it's an absolute honour to be involved in this challenge and we are asking football fans everywhere to follow our progress and contribute to our cause.

The team will be taking on the challenge in a Help for Heroes branded vehicle, supplied by Marshals of Milton Keynes and are due to arrive back at Wembley at 6pm on Tuesday 15th October in time for the game against Poland.

They will be joined on parts of the challenge by former professional footballers Micky Hazard (former Spurs, Chelsea and Swindon Town legend), Daryl Sutch (former Norwich City defender), Trevor Benjamin (former Leicester City and Jamaican International), Barry Hayles (former Fulham and Jamaican International), Shaun Teale (former Aston Villa and Tranmere defender), Paul Gibbs (former Brentford, Colchester, Plymouth and Torquay defender) and Wayne Fereday (former QPR, Newcastle and Cardiff City winger) .

Many more legends past and present and will be announced as the challenge progresses.

Fans and media can actively follow the progress of the team on

Twitter by following @92plus1 (https://twitter.com/92plus1)

www.92plus1.co.uk

www.facebook.com/92plus1.

The team's website is www.92plus1.co.uk when direct donations can be made and live updates using multi and social media will help build support.

The team will be available for interviews to support Help for Heroes at Wembley and at each of the 92 clubs they will visit from Friday.

We may even see a special appearance from the Help for Heroes Bear!

Details are available on the www.92plus1.co.uk website.

ABOUT Help for Heroes Battle Back

http://www.helpforheroes.org.uk/how-we-help/battle-back/

When first faced with the reality of a life-changing injury or illness, many individuals experience a loss of confidence, depression, and believe that their active lives have ended. The sudden, traumatic change in physical ability makes them vulnerable to psychological and emotional stress which can alienate them from their friends and family.

Battle Back offers the chance for wounded, injured and sick Serving members of the Armed Forces and Veterans to re-build their confidence and develop new active skills which will help them on their road to recovery. The use of sport or outdoor activities has a proven track record to aid successful physical and psychological rehabilitation, providing the foundation for a positive self-image and outlook on life.

Battle Back uses adventurous training and adaptive sport to help the  wounded get back into sport and to help them get ‘the wind in their faces and the sun on their backs’.

H4H is a founder partner of the MOD’s Battle Back programme and has provided £1.5m of funding to date.  Since Battle Back started, H4H has supported over 1,500 wounded, injured and sick personnel through grass roots activities such as sailing, swimming, cycling or water-skiing, and 80 individuals at an elite level across all summer and winter Paralympics sports.