Wednesday’s ‘Give it Up’ campaign for the Children’s Hospital in Sheffield has captured the imagination of the football world. And nowhere more so than across the pond in America – where one Wednesdayite in particular has made an amazing gesture. The Owls’ first team squad will be donating 90 minutes salary on Good Friday towards [...]
Sheffield Wednesday will be doing something exceptionally special this Good Friday. In a unique football first, every member of the Owls’ senior squad will be giving up 90 minutes of his salary to facilitate a state of the art ‘Sheffield Wednesday Bedroom’ at the Sheffield Children’s Hospital. The initiative is part of the hospital’s ‘Make [...]
In March 2016, Sky Sports presenter Jeff Stelling marched his beloved Hartlepool United to Wembley raising money to support Prostate Cancer UK, the Official Charity Partner of the EFL. Now, in 2017, Jeff is back and it’s bigger and better than ever. He’s walking 15 marathons in 15 days visiting over 40 football clubs starting [...]
Wednesday fan Jodie Goulden has been chosen to run in the London Marathon to raise money for the Sheffield Children’s Hospital. When Jodie was 15 she was admitted to the Children’s Hospital with appendicitis, but she encountered complications which meant she may have needed surgery that could have had life changing repercussions. However, Jodie’s doctors [...]
The Owls were proud to support NHS Blood and Transplant’s blood donor campaign at Monday’s Championship game against Wolves. The players donned special t-shirts before the match to show their backing for this most worthwhile of initiatives. Throughout January, NHS Blood and Transplant are asking the nation to consider that what you give could be [...]
Just before Christmas, a new group of fans were introduced to Hillsborough and the Owls for the first time. Owen Szagun, Joanne Barkley and Andy Wynn attended the game against Rotherham, experiencing live football for the first time thanks to generous donations made by members of fans’ website Owlsonline.com The spirited Wednesdayites donated cash to [...]
What a day!! Following on from the successes of #BlueandWhiteChristmasDay last year, the Owls spread their wings once again on Wednesday as part of a unique Yultide occasion. This time around, in the biggest designated day of its kind in the club’s history, the players, staff, head coach and chairman went further afield visiting no [...]
Wednesdayite David Staley completed a 90-mile walk from the Sheffield Cathedral to Bridlington last month to raise money for the Archer Project, an initiative that helps homeless people. Setting off on Friday 11 November and finishing in the afternoon of Saturday 12 November, David completed his challenge and smashed his donation target of £500, currently [...]
Sheffield Wednesday are supporting Cash for Kids in their Christmas initiative to help disadvantaged children. The charity has launched its Mission Christmas project, giving the public the chance to donate presents at designated drop-off points. The Owls Megastore is one of the drop-off points and will be available to take gifts throughout the week, including [...]
Cameron Dawson and Joe Wildsmith visited the Marks and Spencer store in Meadowhall last week to promote the launch of Weston Park Cancer Charity’s Christmas post box. The Wednesday goalkeepers were on hand to support the charity, who are giving people the chance to win a fantastic Christmas hamper worth £500. Dawson and Wildsmith were [...]