Comedian Kevin Day has been a celebrity supporter of The Lily Foundation for as long as we can remember. This September he’ll be taking on an incredible charity challenge to once again show his support for us and raise funds to help fight mitochondrial disease.

In a capital challenge involving his first love, football, Kevin will be walking from Tottenham Hotspur’s stadium to Selhurst Park, the home of his beloved Crystal Palace, stopping off at eleven other London football stadiums along the way. He’ll be covering around 61.2 miles over three days from 17th-19th September – that’s between 18 and 20 miles per day!

Kevin’s taking on this football-ground feat right in the middle of World Mitochondrial Disease Week, so this is a great opportunity for us to raise awareness as well as raising money to help everyone affected by mitochondrial disease.

Mitochondrial disease, or 'mito', is a rare, complex and difficult-to-diagnose genetic disorder that affects people in very different ways. It can affect any organ at any age, and often occurs in babies and young children. There is currently no cure, but we’re working hard to change that, and are the largest charitable funder of mitochondrial research in Europe.

So please donate today to set Kevin on his way and help us put mitochondrial disease firmly on the map.