MARCUS Rashford claims that his mother’s nightly cries as she fought to support her family served as inspiration for him to feed starving children during lockdown.
The England and Manchester United striker claimed that because his mother was never given assistance, it “drives him” to assist other families.
The 22-year-old insists that the state prioritize the needs of children. He currently owns a $1.85 million property in Cheshire and makes £200,000 a week.
The football player wrote a touching letter to his family last month, describing his childhood and relating the story of how he saw his mother weep herself to sleep because she was worried about supporting her family.
Marcus previously contributed to a £20 million fundraising effort that provided food for 3.9 million undernourished children during the lockdown.
He is now pushing for the expansion of free school lunches to include all children from homes receiving Universal Credit in an attempt to assist an additional 1.5 million children.
Having formed a task force with large merchants on child poverty, he is now pressing politicians for reforms.
According to Marcus, the families are really appreciative of what he has done.
“They’re just very happy really and grateful,” he said on Good Morning Britain to Piers Morgan and Susanna Reid.
They tell me all the time how happy they are and how much they appreciate me.
They made statements like, “I don’t realize how much it’s helped them,” which is somewhat accurate given that my mother was never given assistance of that nature while I was a child. I was unsure of what they would say since I wasn’t sure how they would react.
That everything went smoothly is what motivates me to give it my all in trying to assist them.
‘ASK FOR HELP’
In response to a Conservative Member of Parliament’s claim that it is “parents’ responsibility to feed their children,” the athlete was questioned on Twitter.
Marcus had said that he thought all parents “felt the responsibility to feed their children,” thus the legislator should talk to families before posting.
Marcus stated, “For me, it’s all about the stigma of asking for help,” on Good Morning Britain.
As I was taught, it’s critical to ask for help when you need it and when the person who can offer it is in a position to do so.
“I just wanted to make sure my response made that clear.”
“I remember my mother crying herself to sleep, even now, after working a fourteen-hour shift, not knowing how she was going to make ends meet,” he wrote in his open letter, recalling his upbringing in Manchester.That was my reality, but fortunately for the rest of us, I could kick the ball around and get out of it. Many people don’t receive any assistance in locating the solution, and many don’t locate it at all.
“My goal is to give those who are willing to speak up a forum, and for those who choose not to, I will continue to speak out and fight for them. The most defenseless people lack a voice to ask for assistance.