Win a signed Haaland Man City shirt and support the Manchester Christmas Dinner
02 Dec 2025
The Manchester Christmas Dinner is an annual project founded in 2013 by our former Chancellor, Lemn Sissay OBE. Donate today to help make sure no Care Leaver aged 18 to 25 years feels alone on Christmas Day.
The Manchester Christmas dinner started as just one dinner, but has since grown into a UK-wide movement.
Last chance to enter the raffle
As part of the fundraising efforts to support this incredible event, a raffle has been touring campus with some amazing prizes; including:
| Signed and authenticated Erling Haaland Man City shirt | Handmade Christmas quilt |
| Hyatt hotel vouchers for meals and stays (x four prizes) | Original canvas painting by Welsh artist Janet Chaplin |
| One-night stay for two Marriott V&A Hotel, Manchester | £100 Greggs voucher |
| £100 Dishoom restaurant voucher | M&S Christmas Hamper |
| Two crates of Moretti (x five prizes) | Two tickets for Everyman Cinema, usable for any film |
| Two tickets to Manchester Cathedral concert | Whitworth Art Gallery shop goody bag |
| Ruuby beauty services voucher | Mini drone |
Tickets are just £1 each (cash or card) and you can catch the raffle on its last two tour stops – one today, and the last one on Friday 5 December to be in with a chance to win!
- Tuesday 2 December, 12noon-2pm – Christies Café
- Friday 5 December, 11am-2pm – Whitworth Art Gallery (upper promenade)
Winners will be drawn by a selection of our Graduates in the Old Quad during Winter Graduation and will be individually notified.
Missed the raffle? Make a donation or buy a gift for a care leaver instead
You can support a young care leaver this Christmas by purchasing a small gift from our Amazon gift list which will ensure every guest receives a selection of gifts to take home with them on Christmas Day. You can also make a general donation to support the event, more widely:
- Buy a gift for a young care leaver, from the Amazon wish list
- Make a donation to give a young care leaver the Christmas they deserve
Want to find out more?
- Instagram: @mcrxmasdinner
- Facebook: The Manchester Christmas Dinner
See the impact of your contribution – watch the film of our 2024 Christmas Dinner and hear from the guests themselves about what it means to them: