Pride of Manchester Awards Carl Tilson

welcometomanchester said:
Carl aims to be Pride of Manchester

January 15, 2010

A DISABLED campaigner is hoping to beat the likes of Ryan Giggs and Danny Boyle to become Mancunian of the Year.
Carl Tilson wants people to vote for him in the category in the Pride of Manchester awards.
He hopes a win will increase awareness of the difficulties he and other sufferers of muscle-wasting condition Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, are faced with.
Despite being wheelchair-bound, having to be fed through a tube and needing a ventilator and heart monitoring equipment while he sleeps, he has raised around £100,000 over the past four years for the charity, Action Duchenne.
He has also appealed to the government to fund trials into finding a cure by taking a petition to the Prime Minister and spoken directly ministers in the Houses of Parliament.
Carl lives with his parents Fred and Linda on Lonsdale Avenue, Levenshulme, and will turn 23 next month. Most sufferers do not live past their early twenties.
He said: "I would like to appeal to people to consider casting their vote for me as Mancunian of the year not only because I would love the honour of receiving such a privilege, but because the awareness it would raise would immensely help my cause.
"It would also give hope for the other young men and children of today that maybe a treatment will come available in this generation."
Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy is caused by a gene defect and affects one in 3,500 boys from birth, but hardly any girls.
Those affected are born without the production of a protein called Dystrophin, and their muscles gradually deteriorate, which not only affects mobility, but also the control of the heart and respiratory systems.
Carl was nominated for Mancunian of the Year by his dad Fred Tilson – the son of Fred Tilson Snr who scored the winning goal for Manchester City in the FA Cup final in 1934.
This is the third year the Pride of Manchester awards have been held, across a number of categories.
Last year's winner of Mancunian of the Year was Tom Buckley, a cancer sufferer who completed a coast-to-coast walk in wintry conditions to raise money for The Christie hospital. Tom died last May.
Carl is up against a number of high profile contenders such as Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson and Take That's Gary Barlow.
Neil Jones, one of the organisers of the Pride of Manchester Awards, said: "Carl is the ideal candidate and he would be the perfect winner.
"It's great that someone who is not that well known can compete against the celebrities.
"His position is similar to last year's winner, Tom Buckley, in that he does a lot to raise money and awareness while being ill himself."
Voting is open online until February 15. To vote, go to <a class="postlink" href="http://www.prideofmanchester.com/awards/2009i.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.prideofmanchester.com/awards/2009i.htm</a> and choose from the drop-down menu.
Winners will be announced on March 1.
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You dont have to fill out everyone.
Just go to the bottom and its there!

http://www.prideofmanchester.com/awards/2009i.htm
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Excuse me, when did old bacon face qualify as Mancunian - Fuckwit (fergie that is)
 
scall said:
Done Gary.

I saw on there that there's a book about Robinho being a blue in that list too???!!!

The reasons I gave for Carl deserving it was that everyone else on that list were nominated because of their job, or were being paid at the same time. Carl hasn't, he's just doing things for other people. Top lad.
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Agree.

The Robinho book is out and selling in Waterstones Manchester. At the moment it's just about the only City book I haven't rushed out to buy. I believe it's not a great read, but I'll reserve judgement until I eventually get hold of it.

Carl is a star and certainly deserves to win that award. The doctors told him he wouldn't live to the age he is now and instead of sitting back feeling sorry for himself, he's got out there and tried to make a difference for all the other sufferers. He's targeted the PM and been relentless in his determination to change the situation. None of the others (even though some are very worthy nominations) on the list come close to that.
 
Hello fellow City blues... Its Carl Tilson here hopping online to say thank you very much your support means the world to me and my cause, please vote ask your friends, family and yes, even tell your uncle bob!

Gary James email me buddy actiontilson@hotmail.co.uk

Also everybody if you’re interested please check out my website: <a class="postlink" href="http://www.adtilson.com" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.adtilson.com</a> where you can even get involved if you wish!

p.s Please vote Gary James book also he is a brilliant writer!

Talking about books I'm hoping to write a book myself... an autobiography on my life.

~Carl
 
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