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62 Manny Singh Kang

This volunteer ambassador for Dementia UK has raised over £168,000 for the charity – a figure that reaches £225,000 when you add in Manny Singh Kang’s efforts for other charities. He’s become known around Wolverhampton and the wider footballing world for his Samosa Saturdays fundraising initiative, which he has hosted on matchdays at Molineux, the home of Premier League club Wolves. Last year he even walked 125 miles from Molineux to Stamford Bridge in October to watch his team lose 3-0. This year he’ll be taking on the London Marathon for Dementia UK.

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63 The People’s Vaccine Alliance

At the time of writing almost 70 per cent of the world’s population have received at least one Covid vaccine. However,

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