Everton Donates Stadium Of Light Mascot Experience To Bradley Lowery Foundation

Everton Football Club will continue to reaffirm our support for The Bradley Lowery Foundation's ‘Cancer Has No Colours’ campaign by donating our mascot experience for tonight's match at Bradley's beloved Sunderland.

As a result, nine-year-old Reuben, a Sunderland supporter who went through gruelling treatment for leukaemia for over two-and-a-half years before getting the all clear, will lead out the Everton team at the Premier League match.

The gesture follows on from September's fixture against West Ham United at Hill Dickinson Stadium, which marked Childhood Cancer Awareness Month and was attended by Bradley's parents.

Bradley was the inspirational youngster who bravely battled Stage 4 High-Risk Neuroblastoma, a rare and aggressive form of childhood cancer, before tragically passing away in 2017, aged just six. 

Monday’s match will be our first game at the Stadium of Light since Bradley melted the nation's hearts when he was a mascot for the first time against Everton in 2016.

A Sunderland supporter, he forged a special bond with the Blues - and his parents, Gemma and Carl, were joined at Hill Dickinson Stadium for the recent West Ham match by Bradley's favourite player, Jermain Defoe.

When Bradley's image was shown on the stadium screens after six minutes it prompted sustained applause from the 53,000 spectators.

Everton also welcomed two very special mascots for that fixture, the Blues being led out by brave young Evertonians Mason, 11, and five-year-old Holly, who are both battling cancer.

Bradley’s parents will be in attendance at the Stadium of Light tonight to see Reuben make his own special memories. 

Gemma said: “I’m really looking forward to welcoming Everton and their fans back to the Stadium of Light. They have been an incredible support right the way through – from standing by Bradley, to supporting us as a family and, of course, continuing to champion The Bradley Lowery Foundation. Their kindness and compassion over the years has meant so much to us."

The Bradley Lowery Foundation was set up in Bradley’s honour in 2017 to help families who are fundraising for treatment or equipment that is not readily available or covered by the NHS and support vital research into Neuroblastoma and other childhood cancers.

Supporters can find out more or donate to The Bradley Lowery Foundation at Bradley Lowery Foundation Research Fund - JustGiving

Every day in the UK, 10 children and young people will receive the devastating news that they have cancer. To learn more about how fundraising and donations can help in the fight against childhood cancer, visit Bradley Lowery Foundation Research Fund - JustGiving