England football star Marcus Rashford and his mother yesterday visited a food charity which is naming a new warehouse in her honour after MPs voted down his plan to provide free school meals during the holidays.
The pair's visit to FareShare Greater Manchester came a day after a Labour motion for the meals scheme to be extended over school holidays until Easter 2021 was defeated in the House of Commons.
The campaign has been championed by Manchester United footballer Rashford, 22, who had called on people to 'unite' to protect the most vulnerable children after the vote.
Visiting FareShare with his mother Melanie, he said: 'When we stumble, there will always be a community to wrap their arms around us and pick us back up.'
The football ace added that for many people this help will come from food banks staffed by 'selfless' volunteers who are dedicated to protecting the most vulnerable.
Hours after visiting the FareShare warehouse, Rashford heaped praise on local groups, businesses and schools which have done their bit for children in local communities.
He forced a Government U-turn on free school meal vouchers over the summer holidays, and his petition urging the Government to go further in tackling child hunger hit 100,000 signatures just 10 hours after it was launched.
England football star Marcus Rashford and his mother visited a food charity after MPs voted down his plan to provide free school meals during the holidays
The pair's visit to FareShare Greater Manchester came a day after a Labour motion for the meals scheme to be extended over school holidays was defeated in the House of Commons
Rashford visiting FareShare Greater Manchester at New Smithfield Market with his mother
The campaign has been championed by Manchester United footballer Rashford, 22, who had called on people to 'unite' to protect the most vulnerable children after the vote
This week the footballer blasted MPs for rejecting plans to extend free school meals during the Easter holidays, claiming that children 'will go to bed feeling hungry and worthless'
The footballer has been an ambassador for national food redistribution charity FareShare since March 2020.
The charity said it has seen demand for food soar since the outbreak of Covid-19 and is now distributing double the amount of food in comparison to before the lockdown in March, enough food for two million meals each week.
To respond to the crisis, FareShare Greater Manchester has taken on additional warehouse space which could treble the amount of food distributed in the region, naming the space Melanie Maynard House.
The footballer has spoken about his own experience of using a food voucher scheme as a child.
In a recent letter to MPs, Rashford reflected on his own experience, writing: 'I remember the sound of my mum crying herself to sleep to this day, having worked a 14-hour shift, unsure how she was going to make ends meet.'
The new warehouse is in need of major refurbishment and the charity has launched a £300,000 fundraising appeal to fund it.
Rashford visiting FareShare Greater Manchester at New Smithfield Market with his mother
England football star Marcus Rashford and his mother visited a food charity after MPs voted down his plan to provide free school meals during the holidays
Hours after visiting the FareShare warehouse, Rashford heaped praise on local groups, businesses and schools which have done their bit for children in local communities
Rashford and his mother met staff and volunteers to see how the charity will be responding to soaring demand this Christmas.
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