The Manchester United star initially set a goal of raising £100,000 and feeding 400,000 children after partnering with food poverty and waste charity FareShare, back in April. Marcus Rashford's charity has been able to raise over £20 million so far and has provided meals to over three million citizens in the UK. "For the millions who do not have the platform to be heard. Marcus Rashford added that if he does not use the platform to raise his voice, it will be an injustice to himself, his family and his entire community. I would be doing myself, my family and my community an injustice if I didn’t stand here today with my voice and my platform and ask you for help. Today, there are no jobs. Looking at ourselves in the mirror and feeling like we did everything we could to protect those who can’t, for whatever reason or circumstance, protect themselves. Manchester United will face former manager Jose Mourinho's Tottenham in their first game of the Premier League restart, and the 22-year-old will be itching to add to his tally of 19 goals this season. MARCUS RASHFORD HAS pleaded with the Government to reconsider its decision not to extend the current food voucher scheme in an open letter “written from the heart”. I encourage you to hear their pleas and find your humanity. As many of you know, as lockdown hit and schools were temporarily closed, I partnered with food distribution charity FareShare to help cover some of the free school meal deficit.

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