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| Pride
Of Manchester Award for Mancunian of the Year |
| The
award for the Mancunian (or adopted Mancunian)
of 2009 was open to nominations for both famous
celebrities or not so famous members of the public.
Pride Of Manchester members voted for who they
deemed the greatest ambassador of the city in
2009 or the person who has contributed most to
Mancunian life. Last year's winner, Tom Buckley,
sadly passed away in May after bravely raising
over £120,000 for Christies. We would like
to thank everybody who voted for him, without
who's support we would never have had the pleasure
to have met him. He truely was an inspirational
person who will be sorely missed. We would also
like to thank both Oasis and Manchester United
for helping us make two of his dreams come true. |
| 2,838
members nominated 24 different Mancunians with
the final shortlist (in alphabetical order) being... |
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~
Carl Tilson ~ |
| The
grandson of Fred Tilson, the Manchester City
& England legend who scored two goals in
the 1934 FA Cup Final, suffers from Duchenne
Muscular Dystrophy, the muscle wasting disease
that affects around 2 boys born every week.
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| Aged
23, Carl is fully aware that there is currently
no cure and most boys with DMD only have a life
expectancy of 18-25 years. For that reason,
despite being almost completely paralysed by
the condition, he has set upon a campaign to
raise awareness of the disease and raise funds
to help research in finding a cure. |
| Manchester
City held a meal in Carl's honour on his 22nd
birthday. Attended by his idol, WWE legend Trish
Stratus, it raised £30,000 for the Action
Duchenne charity, for which he tirelessly champions
and has helped raise over £100,000 for
in the process. |
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