Ryan's fundraiser's a knockout

Chris Osuh

September 05, 2007

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BOXING legends didn't pull their punches at Ryan Giggs' charity fundraiser.

The Manchester United star's sportsman's dinner raised £20,000 for Royal Manchester Children's Hospital.

There were a host of legends at Old Trafford, including former WBC world heavyweight champion Frank Bruno.

Sixties ring legend turned Christian evangelist Earnie Shavers, who preached in Manchester during the 2002 Commonwealth Games, was also seated at the top table.

He was joined by middleweight hero Alan Minter and Runcorn super middleweight Robin Reid.

Dig deep

Former light heavyweight champ John Conteh urged the audience to dig deep for an auction of sporting memorabilia. Mementoes up for grabs included a Brazil shirt signed by Pele and a Manchester United shirt signed by the team.

A question-and-answer session between the stars and audience rounded off the night, which brought the hospital a step closer to the Five Stars Scanner Appeal's £1m target.

The money will go towards an MRI scanner to help sick youngsters from across the north west.

The appeal's next big event is a Gangsters and Molls-themed evening on board the Orient Express on September 21.

For more information please call 01617988901 or click www.fivestarsappeal.co.uk .

Take a look at our gallery from the glitzy bash above.

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The Right to Reply (05/09/2007 at 10:48)

Well done to the organisers and to Ryan for fronting this event. and on the money raised to a local and Superb Cause.

pauly_paul, manchester (05/09/2007 at 17:21)

Doesn't Ryan earn that in 1/2 a week. Why didn't just save the time and expense and just give a bit of cash to charity.
If however he wanted a party, then have a party.
MEN - please don't report this rubbish. It will only propagate move events of similar non-consequence to occur in the name of publicity.

Charity Volunteer, Bury (07/09/2007 at 13:40)

I am responding to Paul's comment regarding this event.

If Paul had even taken the time or the effort to understand what Tuesday evening's event was all about he might have realised that Ryan, as a patron of the Five Stars Appeal, was fronting a charity fund raising event. The Five Stars Appeal is raising £1m for a scanner for the new Children's Hospital currently being built in Manchester.

He certainly isn't 'throwing a party'. He is putting his name to a fabulous charity who work extremely hard to ensure the new scanner can be bought for the hospital. This new scanner will dramatically improve the chance of children surviving cancer.

Ryan, as do all the 'five stars' linked with the charity give up their own personal time to visit the hospital and spend time with the children suffering from cancer. Paul - do you have the time or the inclination to do this???????

So Paul, next time you feel the urge to make a comment about an article, may I suggest you choose to make it upon a subject you know something about.

Events Manager, Manchester (07/09/2007 at 13:43)

In response to the rather harsh comments from pauly_paul - Ryan didnt organise the charity event I actually orgainsed it. Ryan is a proud patron of this charity and we are extremly proud to have him as patron. He hosted an event that actually raised a lot of money for very sick children at a local childrens hospital. The day after the event Ryan was at the hospital visiting some of those children. How dare you tell such a great newspaper as the MEN not to print a story like this, a story that shows the general public another side to celebrities, a good human interest story. Charities such as ours rely on good publicity, that article was good publicity!

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