{"id":771178,"date":"2026-06-30T14:15:19","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T14:15:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/771178\/"},"modified":"2026-06-30T14:15:19","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T14:15:19","slug":"redblacks-and-diesels-army-announce-partnership-for-2026-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/771178\/","title":{"rendered":"REDBLACKS and Diesel&#8217;s Army announce partnership for 2026 season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Ottawa REDBLACKS and Diesel\u2019s Army are proud to announce a partnership for the upcoming football season, providing local cancer patients and their families with unforgettable experiences at Ottawa REDBLACKS games.<\/p>\n<p>The program launched at the Saturday, June 20 home game and will continue throughout the 2026 season, offering families of cancer patients the opportunity to spend quality time together enjoying a night of REDBLACKS football at TD Place.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re incredibly honoured to partner with Diesel\u2019s Army and give families a special night together,\u201d said Adrian Sciarra, President of the Ottawa REDBLACKS. \u201cSport has a unique ability to bring people together and provide moments of happiness when they need it most. We look forward to this partnership and helping people create unforgettable moments with their loved ones throughout the 2026 season.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For every home game, through the Diesel\u2019s Army REDBLACKS Program, cancer patients and their loved ones will receive:<\/p>\n<p>Four lower bowl, mid-field tickets<br \/>\nComplimentary parking pass<br \/>\nA complimentary pre-game meal out provided by Crust &amp; Crate Fast Fired Pizza Pub<br \/>\nFood and beverage vouchers<br \/>\nA commemorative REDBLACKS \u201cDiesel\u2019s Army\u201d jersey to take home<br \/>\nA special welcome feature on the stadium video board<\/p>\n<p>Families, friends, healthcare providers, and community members are encouraged to nominate a cancer patient or family at <a href=\"https:\/\/protect.checkpoint.com\/v2\/r03\/___http:\/dieselsarmy.ca___.YzFjOmxhbnNkb3duZXN0YWRpdW0xOmM6b2ZmaWNlMzY1X2VtYWlsc19hdHRhY2htZW50OmE3OGFhYzVhMzdjZDYzNTIxMjI0ZTU1MGMzMzFlNGRjOjc6YzQ4OToxYjVjZDk2ZGRmNjhjYjU3ODQ5MTNhNzE3N2U5YjZhMDE0YzIxNjhkNWI3NjU3MDI1MGQyZWRjMDUwZDljOWY3OnA6RjpG\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/protect.checkpoint.com\/v2\/r03\/___http:\/dieselsarmy.ca___.YzFjOmxhbnNkb3duZXN0YWRpdW0xOmM6b2ZmaWNlMzY1X2VtYWlsc19hdHRhY2htZW50OmE3OGFhYzVhMzdjZDYzNTIxMjI0ZTU1MGMzMzFlNGRjOjc6YzQ4OToxYjVjZDk2ZGRmNjhjYjU3ODQ5MTNhNzE3N2U5YjZhMDE0YzIxNjhkNWI3NjU3MDI1MGQyZWRjMDUwZDljOWY3OnA6RjpG\" data-cke-saved- rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">dieselsarmy.ca<\/a> or @dieselsarmy on Instagram.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDiesel\u2019s Army was built on the belief that no one fights alone,\u201d said Julia Forbes. \u201cAfter my husband\u2019s terminal diagnosis, he was fortunate to be gifted incredible sports experiences that gave us something to look forward to and helped us make every moment count together. Those memories became some of our most cherished. Diesel\u2019s Army gives other families facing cancer that same opportunity, to step away from treatments and appointments for a few hours, be together, and create memories.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Diesel\u2019s Army was founded by Ottawa Realtor Julia Forbes in memory of her husband, Ryan \u201cDiesel\u201d Forbes (1978\u20132023), who spent five years courageously battling a rare terminal cancer. During his journey, time spent at sporting events with family and friends became a source of joy, connection, and hope.<\/p>\n<p>Today, Diesel\u2019s Army helps other families facing cancer create those same meaningful moments through unforgettable sports experiences.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Ottawa REDBLACKS and Diesel\u2019s Army are proud to announce a partnership for the upcoming football season, providing&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":771179,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[437],"tags":[49,48,521,522,520,82],"class_list":["post-771178","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cfl","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-canadian-football-league","tag-canadianfootballleague","tag-cfl","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/771178","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=771178"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/771178\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/771179"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=771178"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=771178"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=771178"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}