Four years ago Emma Neville knocked on the door of a charity asking for help. She was training to be a counsellor but needed a placement to achieve her aim.
The manager of Bury Cancer Support Centre, Jan Katana, decided to give her a chance. Now, Emma, the wife of ex-United and England star, Gary, is repaying their faith in her.
She and her husband are backing an appeal by the centre to raise £20,000 to mark its 20th anniversary, and Emma now works every week for the charity as a volunteer.