Our Patrons
Patrons play a key role in raising awareness for the charity by supporting and lending their name to our work.
- They believe in our charity’s aims, our vision and mission
- They make themselves available to support our work
- As opportunities arise, they help to generate awareness of the charity
The Muscle Help Foundation is a small charity – Patrons can make a big difference by helping to amplify our cause. If you know of a potential person whom you think might make an excellent Patron, please contact our founder and CEO Michael McGrath.
Lorraine Kelly, CBE
Television presenter Lorraine Kelly became a long-standing friend of the Muscle Help Foundation after meeting founder Michael McGrath in 2005. Lorraine gets involved in a variety of projects and is very passionate about our work and impact.
Sir Kenneth Branagh, OBE
British actor, director and writer Kenneth Branagh has been associated with the charity since 2003. He has very kindly lent his name and voice to some of the charity’s promotional work.
Our Friends
Friends support our cause and often lend their name to our work.
Sir Richard Branson, Chairman Virgin Group
Jon Snow, Channel 4 News anchor
Tom Solesbury
A world-class rower who competed in the men’s quadruple sculls in the London 2012 Olympics, Tom’s initial motivation came from meeting one of the charity’s inspirational beneficiaries (a young lady with Spinal Muscular Atrophy, type 2) at its 2013 London Charity Fundraiser.
