Hartlepool United defender's NHS charity fundraiser wins National support

At 3pm on Tuesday, football players from across the National League will take part in the ‘Moving with Myles for the NHS’ running challenge.

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The Pools centre-back is aiming to raise £5,000 and has been doing Moving with Myles over the past couple of weeks, with the rest of the Pools squad also helping to raise vital funds.

So far almost £4,000 has been raised towards the target for NHS Charities Covid-19 Urgent Appeal, a campaign by NHS Charities Together.

And now the hour-long running initiative has won the support of every other club in the fifth tier with players from each of the other 23 sides taking part on Tuesday, live on the @myles_for_the_nhs Instagram account.

Ahead of the latest fundraising drive, Anderson said: “I’m really looking forward to bringing everyone together at a difficult time for a lot of people.

“The idea first came to me after noticing the way the coronavirus has had an impact on the people around me. I have family members who live on their own considered to be within the vulnerable bracket.

“I knew medically I couldn’t help, but one thing I can do is run. Running has been a way for me to help make a difference.

“It started with the plan to run for seven days, but it has grown with the inclusion of others and the use our Instagram account.

“My sister has joined me since the second day, then my former teammate Nicke Kabamba got involved on a live video. By the end of the week, we had family and friends participating!

“Hartlepool have been fantastic. The gaffer [Dave Challinor] even created an Instagram account just to support us.

“Our aim for the hour is to get a member from each Vanarama National League club on the live video.

“We’re putting our rivalries to one side and working as a team to raise money for the NHS.

“National League footballers are hard-working, humble guys. It is a great opportunity for the supporters to be proud of something we are creating together”.