The League’s leading goalscorer, Formby’s Jason Carey, will be missing from the Squirrels’ line up on Saturday 17th November when they head to face his old club Runcorn Town in the Second Round of the FA Vase.

It’s not a game he would have chosen to miss under normal circumstances, but there is a very good reason for Jason’s absence.

Over the weekend Jason is to take part in a “Tough Mudder” event, a 12 mile-long obstacle course designed to test all around strength, stamina, mental grit, and camaraderie, and not for the faint hearted.

However, Jason is putting himself to the test for a very special reason, as he is raising money for Woodlands Hospice, which provides specialist care and support for people in North Liverpool living with life-threatening illness.

It’s a charity that is close to Jason’s heart as he explained.

“My fiance Emma’s mum died on the 17th February 2012, after being diagnosed with cancer in December 2011”, said Jason. “She was told she would not be here for Christmas 2011, but fought a hard battle over the following weeks and Woodlands Hospice in North Liverpool was really good and very supportive to her.

“I’m doing the sponsored 12 mile Tough Mudder challenge at Cholmondeley Estates, in Malpas, Cheshire, along with Emma’s brother Richard Wooder and her brother-in-law Gary Grogan. All the money we raise from sponsorship will be given to Woodlands Hospice, as we all want to do something for them to show our appreciation for the support they gave Emma’s mum and family.

“We have all been training hard for the event. Obviously I go training with Formby every week, Richie goes to the gym regularly, and Gary is helping out at a Mixed Martial arts club, but we have all been putting in extra sessions in the gym, as well going swimming, running and doing anything else that will help us get our fitness levels up.

“I am gutted that Formby are playing on that day in the Vase, out of all the teams they could have got it was Runcorn. But I wouldn’t miss doing Tough Mudder for anything, and hopefully we will raise some decent money.

“All donations are greatly appreciated and I’d like to say a massive thank you to everyone that has donated so far”.

Jason has set up a Just Giving page that accepts donations online, which can be found at:

Just Giving