Strettycast: Interview with Manchester United Foundation exec – over £1m donated during global pandemic

X during the Premier League Kicks Heroes Event at Old Trafford Sports Barn on March 10, 2017 in Manchester, England.

This week the Strettycast interviewed Manchester United Foundation chief executive John Shiels about the incredible work they’ve done to help vulnerable families amidst the COVID-19 outbreak.

Manchester United Foundation has committed £1m into the Greater Manchester community and beyond over the past few weeks to support the families and young people with whom it usually work on a daily basis, and the global youth charities through Supporters’ Clubs.

We’ve uploaded the interview as a podcast — available on Apple Podcast, aCast and Spotify — and it makes for a very humbling listen.

Alternatively, you can listen below via aCast’s web player.

Shiels is a credit to the club and you can tell from our conversation that he wants to help people.

As a fan covering United, we see lots of negativity in the media — and sometimes contribute to it (!) — but we can all agree that United have led by example as a football club during this pandemic.

Below I have listed some incredible gestures from the Manchester United Foundation:

  • £300,000 donated to the Foundation’s partner schools and colleges
  • £240,000 donated to the Supporters’ Clubs for them to choose a youth charity to help with local COVID-19 campaigns worldwide
  • 60,000 meals donated to the NHS
  • Donating funds and supporting food deliveries to food banks

The main focus for the Foundation is that already vulnerable families and young people they usually work with on a day-to-day basis now need support more than ever. United are doing their bit to make a difference.

You can read further information on all Foundation activations here.

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