Manchester United and Children's Society in three-year partnership
Howard Lake | 21 November 2007 | News
Manchester United and The Children’s Society have embarked on a three-year partnership by taking children and young people to meet the first team players at their Carrington training ground.
Twenty four children and young people from Lancashire Children’s Rights in Preston, Safe in the City in Manchester, St Christopher’s in Solihull and Unity in Partington watched the team training. Players present included Rio Ferdinand, Ryan Giggs, Cristiano Ronaldo, Carlos Tevez and Wayne Rooney.
The Children’s Society has been selected by Manchester United as one of two national partners alongside four local charities. The six charities are the Club’s preferred charity partners on an exclusive basis in the UK.
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The partnerships are managed by Manchester United Foundation, which was set up in 2006 to celebrate 50 years of the Club playing in Europe. The Foundation “uses the passion for Manchester United to benefit communities and inspire young people”. The other national partner charity is The Cystic Fibrosis Trust, and the North West charity partners are Francis House Children’s Hospice, The New Children’s Hospital Appeal, Rainbow House, and Christies Hospital.
David Gill, Chief Executive of Manchester United, said: “Our new partnerships will enable us to work with our chosen charities to raise a significant amount of money throughout the three-year period and support a number of important projects. We are extremely proud of these partnerships and the young people who will be supported.”
As part of their commitment to ensuring a good childhood for all children, Manchester United are supporting The Children’s Society’s Good Childhood Inquiry. Manchester United is currently inviting fans and supporters to submit their favourite childhood memory to The Children’s Society’s Hundreds and Thousands campaign. The charity wants to learn about people’s best childhood experiences so that children today can benefit from them. The memories will be submitted to the Inquiry to help make childhood better in the UK.
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