Manchester United (MU) striker Marcus Rashford, 22, made the English football world extremely proud when he proposed the British Government to maintain free meals for children in schools, and was successful.
Rashford is currently with MU preparing for the “great war” with Tottenham when the English Premier League resumes play. However, he still makes time for social activities related to children affected by the Covid-19 pandemic.Rashford’s actions are highly appreciated by public opinion in the UK because they are not for personal purposes, but for society and his responsibility.MU fans were even more excited, many people wrote on Twitter: “Rashford is very worthy to replace Boris Johnson as Prime Minister of England.”During the peak of the epidemic season in March, schools were closed, leaving tens of millions of children across the UK affected by no longer free school meals, while families in isolation could not reach. source of food to prepare meals for their children.
At that time, Rashford, with his prestige and influence, called for donations from social networks, along with food support companies providing charities like FareShare with a total value of more than 20 million pounds. . Since then, food has been distributed to 2 million households who cook meals for their children each week to overcome the epidemic season.
Rashford’s actions were awarded a certificate of merit by TP.Manchester for his noble gesture . Currently, Rashford remains a long-term partner with FareShare, and extends weekly food support to 3 million households in need of food help in the UK.Recently, after hearing information that the British Government may cut free school meals for children after the Covid-19 pandemic. Rashford is once again in action.He wrote a long letter to the British Government about why it is necessary to maintain free meals for children at school, especially this coming summer, because he himself has experienced it when childhood.
In one paragraph, Rashford wrote: “England in 2020, but it is unbelievable that there are still hungry children and no free school meals. I appeal to your humanity and awakening (Member of the British Parliament) to continue providing free school meals for children.”Rashford also said that before becoming a star of MU and England , he used to live thanks to free meals at school, and breakfast at MU club when he was recruited at the age of 11 to train. Because his family is very difficult and only his mother is the main worker who has to work all day to have the main meal in the evening every day.
Also according to Rashford: “I have had that luck, but now there are many low-middle-income families with similar circumstances. There are also many children who dream of becoming famous like me. Therefore, it is the right thing to maintain free school meals and the most humane thing to continue to extend.”On June 17 (Vietnam time), listening to Rashford’s letter, the British Government decided to approve a support package worth more than 120 million pounds called the Summer Food Fund, continuing to maintain free meals for children. children at school.
