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Respect: Captain Tom Moore. Updated 1st May 2020

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"A 99-year-old war veteran has raised a staggering £13m for NHS staff after reaching his goal of walking 100 laps of his garden.

Capt Tom Moore had hoped to achieve the target in time for his 100th birthday on 30 April, and walked the last 25 lengths on live TV on Thursday morning, with a guard of honour from the 1st Battalion of the Yorkshire Regiment by his side."

Full story here:

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2...om-moore-raises-12m-nhs-completes-garden-walk

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Wow, congrats to him ! :thumbsup:

…...99 years old and doing 100 laps ?
…..that might be a little of a challenge even for some of us "somewhat younger" folks ! :shock: :lol:
 
Update.

Captain Tom Moore's total is now around 27 million USD.

"*NHS Charities Together.

Capt Tom himself said he set about raising the money "for the sake of the nurses and the NHS we have, because they are doing such a magnificent job".

The umbrella organisation supports more than 140 member health service charities, which are typically linked to specific hospitals or NHS trusts."

*NHS is our National Health Service which is free at the point of contact from cradle to grave.
 
"Captain Tom Moore's extraordinary fundraising efforts have come to an end raising nearly £33m for the NHS.

The war veteran had initially hoped to raise £1,000 by completing 100 laps of his Bedfordshire garden by the time he reached his 100th birthday.

His donation page closed at midnight on Thursday at the end of his birthday, totalling £32,794,701 from more than 1.5m supporters.

A message on the page said he was now "putting his feet up".

The occasion was also marked with an RAF flypast and birthday greetings from the Queen and prime minister."
 
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Doug said:
"Captain Tom Moore's extraordinary fundraising efforts have come to an end raising nearly £33m for the NHS.

The war veteran had initially hoped to raise £1,000 by completing 100 laps of his Bedfordshire garden by the time he reached his 100th birthday.

His donation page closed at midnight on Thursday at the end of his birthday, totalling £32,794,701 from more than 1.5m supporters.

A message on the page said he was now "putting his feet up".

The occasion was also marked with an RAF flypast and birthday greetings from the Queen and prime minister."
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A well earned tribute!! :thumbsup:
 
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