An inspiring 99-year-old WWII veteran who aimed to walk 100 lengths of his garden as part of a charity fundraiser has now managed to accumulate more than £5 million for the NHS.
According to a report by BBC News, Captain Tom Moore, who fought in Burma and India in the Second World War, originally aimed to raise just £1000. His Just Giving page stated his aim was to walk 10 laps a day of his Bedfordshire garden to reach 100 total. Now he wants to walk another 100.
Take a look at this news report on Captain Moore:People from around the world have donated to Moore's fundraising page since last week, and the donations are still pouring in, surpassing £4 million as of Tuesday, April 14, and now hitting £5 million as of the time of writing.
In an earlier interview with ITV News on the subject of his philanthropy, Moore stated: "It's absolutely marvelous, our brave nurses and doctors, who are frontline in this case."
"In the last war, we had our soldiers in uniform, in the navy the army and the airforce, fighting. But this time our army are in doctors' and nurses' uniforms, and they're doing such a marvelous job regardless of their own benefit."
Meanwhile, Ellie Orton, chief executive of the charity NHS Charities Together, told BBC News: "I think I absolutely join the rest of the country in being truly inspired and profoundly humbled by Captain Tom and what he has achieved. Thank you for being an inspiration and a role model."
The money raised is to be spent on well-being packs for NHS staff, rest and recuperation rooms, electronic devices that will allow patients to stay in contact with their loved ones, and working with community groups to supporting discharged patients.
If you'd like to make a donation to Moore's fund, then please take a look at his page.
