Micah Richards to donate £20k to charities suggested on Twitter
Howard Lake | 1 January 2014 | News
Manchester City footballer Micah Richards has pledged to donate £20,000 to charity and is asking his Twitter followers for suggestions for appropriate recipients.
The defender made the offer after receiving supportive messages from fans after he left the pitch due to an injury during the Champions League match in Bayern Munich on Tuesday. He only managed to play for 16 minutes.
In a tweet, Richards subsequently offered to give “20k of my own money to anyone who convinces me their charity needs it most”.
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Thanks for the support! For this great support id like to offer 20k of my own money to anyone who convinces me there charity needs it most.
— Micah Richards (@MicahRichards) December 11, 2013
He gave followers one day in which to respond.
Il give 24 hours so everyone has a chance! — Micah Richards (@MicahRichards) December 11, 2013
£25,000 given
In the end Richards decided to give £25,000, given the wide range of causes proposed.
Change of plan I will now be donating 25k 4k to @Foundationljs @Milliestrust and @RubyLeighJackso 7k each. Remaining 7k is yet to be chosen
— Micah Richards (@MicahRichards) December 12, 2013
He chose the following recipients:
- £4,000 to the Luey Jacob Sharp Foundation
- £7,000 each to Millie’s Trust
- £7,000 to five year old Ruby-Leigh Jackson, who has cerebral palsy and who needs an operation to help her walk.
- £3,500 to Mummy’s Star
- £3,500 to Reubens Retreat
Richards already has supported a number of charities during his career.
About Howard Lake
Howard Lake is consultant editor of UK Fundraising. He founded the site in 1994 and successfully sold it in 2022. As director of Giving X Ltd he is exploring growing giving on a massive scale.
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