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Yours sincerely, Wenger

January 22, 2015 12:14
Jack with his Wenger letter

By

Charlotte Oliver,

Charlotte Oliver

1 min read

Any boy about to celebrate his Bar Mitzvah can expect a flood of well-wishing cards as the day draws near.

But Jack Worsley received a rather more surprising delivery in the post: a personal note from Arsène Wenger.

The Arsenal manager wrote to Jack, 13, from Highgate, after he raised £2,000 for the Arsenal Foundation by taking part in a three-hour football marathon and setting up collection boxes outside his school, Portland Place, and Finchley Reform shul.

"The Arsenal Foundation seeks to inspire young people around the world through education and sport," Mr Wenger wrote.

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