# Manchester United and Children's Society in three-year partnership

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2007/11/21/manchester-united-and-children039s-society-threeyear-partnership/
- Published: 2007-11-21T00:00:00+00:00
- Author: Howard Lake

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.

 

 

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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.

 

 

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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