World News – GB – Marcus Rashford set up a book club to encourage kids to read

Posted Date: 02:07 GMT, November 17, 2020 | Updated: 08:49 GMT, November 17, 2020

The Manchester United star, 23, will help pick books, along with a variety of characters, which he feels will appeal to young people as part of the new initiative..

Titles chosen to be part of Marcus Rashford Book Club will be sold in stores – along with a stamp saying they are part of the scheme – and the footballer will mention them on his social media.

He will also partner with charities to distribute books to underprivileged children as he said his books «  will always be and always will be for every child, even if I have to hand them in myself..

During an interview with The Sun to announce the launch of the new program with Macmillan Children’s Books, Rashford spoke about his upbringing and early relationship with reading.

The Manchester United star, 23, will help (left) pick books, along with a variety of characters, which he feels will appeal to young people as part of the new initiative.. During an interview with The Sun to announce the launch of Marcus Rashford’s book club, Rashford (pictured as a child, right) talked about his upbringing and early relationship with reading

He said, «  I just wish I had the opportunity to really get involved in reading more when I was a kid, but books were never something we could personalize as a family when we needed to put food on the table.

Rashford said he didn’t like reading until he was 17. As it stands, there are 380,000 children in Britain who do not own a book.

Now, he wants the good book’s « escape » to be available to all children. Not only who can afford it.

Rashford is currently co-writing a non-fiction self-help book titled You Are a Hero: Unleash Your Potential, Find Your Voice and Be the Best of You.

The footballer is also set to write two books targeting children over the age of seven to be released in 2022.

The announcement of the United and England superstar’s latest project comes less than two weeks after Boris Johnson agreed to provide free school meals during the winter holidays at another turn – a reason Rashford has been campaigning for months..

The prime minister personally called the Manchester United superstar earlier this month to alert him to the decision to grant £ 170m in additional funding for the measure.. .

Rashford (pictured with his mother) won an MBE award this year for his campaign to end child poverty

The announcement of the United and England superstar’s latest project comes less than two weeks after Boris Johnson agreed to provide free school meals during the winter holidays at another turn – a reason Rashford has been campaigning for months

The government last month flogged Conservative MPs to vote against a Labor proposal in the House of Commons calling for an extension of the provision of free school meals after the Rashford campaign..

Rashford said he was « very proud » of those who united behind his campaign and that he was « overwhelmed with sympathy and understanding », and promised his supporters to « fight for the rest of my life » to end child hunger in the UK.

In a statement released earlier this month, he said: “After the match today, I had a good conversation with the Prime Minister to better understand the proposed plan, and I very much welcome the steps that have been taken to combat child food poverty in the UK.

« There is still a lot more to do, and my immediate interest is roughly 1. 7 million children miss free school meals, vacation benefits, and healthy start vouchers because their family’s income is not low enough, but the intention shown by the government today is only positive and they should be recognized for that..

Pictured: Manchester United striker Marcus Rashford mural by street artist Axi on the wall of the Coffee House in Withington, South Manchester

“The steps taken today will improve the lives of nearly 1 billion people. 7 million babies in the UK over the next 12 months, and only that can be celebrated.

The footballer, who won an MBE award for his successful campaign for free meals to be issued during the national lockdown, launched his latest campaign after Parliament rejected proposals to provide free meals for vulnerable children.

Funds will pay for the Covid Winter Grant to support families throughout the season while the holiday activities and food program will be extended to include Easter, Summer and Christmas holidays in 2021, the Department of Labor and Pensions (DWP) announced.

As part of the package, the Healthy Start payment – which helps expectant mothers and those with low-income young children who receive benefits for purchasing fresh fruits and vegetables – is set to rise from £ 3. £ 10 to £ 4. 25 weeks from April 2021.

Announcing the announcement, Minister of Labor and Pensions, Therese Covey, said: “We want to make sure that vulnerable people feel cared for throughout this difficult time, and above all, no one should feel hungry or cannot pay their bills this winter.

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