Sir Alex Ferguson launched a year of celebration on Tuesday evening to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the United for UNICEF partnership. To commemorate the longest running partnership between a sporting organisation and a global children’s charity, Manchester United is hosting a series of events in aid of UNICEF, the first of which was a photography exhibition hosted by Sir Alex Ferguson. This invite-only event was attended by a host of esteemed guests and friends of the club, including Eamonn Holmes and Paddy Crerand. A selection of images were unveiled that were each signed by Sir Alex and a number of legendary players such as Paul Scholes, Cristiano Ronaldo and David Beckham. A UNICEF ambassador, Sir Alex commented: “UNICEF is such a great partner of Manchester United and the work they do is exceptional; they deal with poverty, child abuse and exploitation, so the support they receive from Manchester United is really important.” Guests were invited to bid for the prints in an auction that will continue online united4unicef.org until 5th October. Money raised will help fund UNICEF’s work protecting vulnerable children in Vietnam from abuse, neglect and exploitation.
Posted on: Wed, 10 Sep 2014 21:27:32 +0000
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