GALLERY: Vincent Kompany's Testimonial Dinner
Stars of the pitch turn out to raise vital funds in a bid to end homelessness
Hundreds turn out for glitzy Tackle4MCR gala dinner to celebrate Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany's testimonial year.
The evening raised £216,000 which will go straight to the Mayor of Manchester fund which aims to end homelessness in the city.
Andy Burnham and his wife Marie-France van Heel
The two side of Manchester came together to put their sporting differences aside, with Kompany stating that it shows a lot about Manchester that Manchester United boss Solskjaer came... a city coming together to solve a problem.
Businesses and individuals can still sign up to Tackle4MCR, a special fundraising vehicle set up in the form of a limited company for one year by Andy Burnham and Vincent Kompany. Those who do will follow a considered approach spanning the remaining length of the football season, incorporating a participative city-wide #FootballFriday campaign, with an important awareness element around rough sleeping aimed at schools, culminating in a rare testimonial gala match at the Etihad Stadium following the close of the 2018/19 season and courtesy of Manchester City.
Alongside the fund and donating 15% of his salary to it each month, the Mayor established the Greater Manchester Homeless Action Network which brings together local authorities, charities, voluntary, social enterprise, faith and community organisations from across the city-region. Together they set out their ‘A Bed Every Night’ action plan which went live on November 1.
Every penny of charity and fundraising income will be managed by the Mayor of Greater Manchester’s Homelessness Charity. The Charity will utilise the money raised efficiently and transparently to support the ‘A Bed Every Night’ action plan.