# Sir Alex Ferguson to support Operation Christmas Child

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2003/06/04/sir-alex-ferguson-support-operation-christmas-child/
- Published: 2003-06-04T23:00:00+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

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The manager of Manchester United is to be the major public figure backing the charity’s
2003 campaign.
In 2002 the charity delivered over 1 million shoeboxes filled with
gifts from the UK and Ireland to children in countries devastated by war, poverty
or natural disasters. Shoeboxes were donated by around 11,000 schools, one third
of the UK total, together with 4,000 churches and many other organisations and individuals.

Speaking of his involvement with the Christian international relief charity, Sir
Alex Ferguson said: “I am very pleased to be involved with Operation Christmas Child’s
2003 Shoebox Appeal. It is a very practical way of bringing some happiness into 
the lives of needy children in many countries, particularly in the Balkans and Eastern
Europe.”

Dave Cooke, who founded Operation Christmas Child in 1990, commented: “This is fantastic
news for us – Sir Alex is one of the best known sports personalities, not only in
Britain, but around the world.”

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