John Shiels MBE
@johnshielsmu
Chief Executive @MU_Foundation, passionate about creating opportunities for young people using the power of @ManUtd. Views are my own.
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http://mufoundation.org 05-06-2014 16:13:45
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It was fantastic to see so many of our team come out to support the UK Chinese Dragonboat Festival. The event is a fantastic celebration of the community Manchester United Foundation works in every day and it was a pleasure to take part.
There's less than 100 days until our intrepid explorers scale #Kilimanjaro to raise funds for Manchester United Foundation β³ The hard work and training is under way and will be so worthwhile to make a life-changing difference to our young people β€οΈ π Donate: bit.ly/JohnKilimanjaro
It was fantastic to meet #LGBTQ allies from our partner schools this week π€ It's so important to strive towards a more inclusive society for all, and I know our young people will have taken so much from workshops with Rainbow Devils, The Proud Trust and Manchester Laces π³οΈβππ³οΈββ§οΈ π³οΈβπ
Without your help, we couldn't do half as much for our young people as we can today. Thank you, Manchester United season ticket holders β€οΈ
Sir Bobby would have been so very proud to have had an award named after him. His legacy lives on with this, and in the work of Manchester United Foundation and The Sir Bobby Charlton Foundation. Football for the greater good β€οΈ
I had the pleasure of meeting these young people and their families, who I know will have a fantastic time this weekπ¨π Β Giving our young people unique experiences is so important - and it gets no better than representing Manchester United in Europe! π Β Be proud and enjoy yourselves β€οΈ
It was a pleasure to meet ParalympicsGB athlete Beth Munro and Olympian Caden Cunningham at the National Taekwondo Centre. Thank you for giving your time to engage with our young people and inspire them - best of luck to you both at this year's games.
At Manchester United Foundation we always want to broaden the horizons of our young people, developing social and cultural capital β€οΈ Weβre proud to have been a part of Scort Foundationβs special youth camp for the second year in a row β this trip will be life-changing for our young people π¨π
It was a pleasure to meet Caden, an impressive athlete but an even more impressive advocate for his sport and for young people participating. Huge congratulations on your The Olympic Games silver medal, @CadenLuisCun - an amazing achievementπ₯
Only 50 days to go until our intrepid explorers begin the ascent of Kilimanjaro πΉπΏβ°οΈ From going sky-high in American stadia with Bryan Robson, to hikes in the UK, it's all been valuable prep for an epic challenge supporting Manchester United Foundation β€οΈπ£ Donate π bit.ly/JohnKilimanjaro
Delighted to take centre stage at Old Trafford yesterday with Bryan Robson to discuss the legends match and the wonderful support from the players and fans β€οΈ You can still support by buying your ticket, to see Manchester United vs Celtic Football Club, on 7th September. ποΈ bit.ly/3Xdwb1w
Itβs been a brilliant day so far at Old Trafford for our #MULegends match against Celtic Football Club π΄π’ Thank you so much to Manchester United fans for your support β you are the best in the world β and a special nod to the Celtic fans too, for travelling down and showing their support π€
I had the pleasure of meeting a wonderful group of young people from Hong Kong Jockey Club who recently spent a week with Manchester United and Manchester United Foundation π€ The group enjoyed a session at our Skills Lab before a discussion on how their generation can hold the key to our future π΄
πΈ Meet Saturday's trophy bearer: Louis-Joe π Louis-Joe attends our Inclusive #StreetReds and #AbilityCounts programmes and had the opportunity to hand over the trophy to Celtic Football Club at our #MULegends clash π₯°π