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What began as a 99-year-old army veteran walking the rounds of his garden of love, in A Story , captured The Hearts of a nation desperate for some positive news during the Corona-Virus-pandemic.

captain Tom Moore 's initial hopes of raising £1000 by lapping his Bedfordshire garden seems 100 times before his 100th birthday as a distant memory, with the

- The Fund continues to grow and purpose was tied for the NHS. What happens with The Money ?

After you have recently been treated for a broken hip and cancer of the skin, Capt Tom was inspired to walk the 2. 5 km (1. 6 km) around his home garden with the help of a framework for NHS charities Together.

captain Tom he says about the increase in The Money "for the benefit of The Nurses and the NHS that we have, because they are doing such a great job".

The Federation supports More Than 140 member health charities, which is usually associated with certain hospitals or NHS trusts.

Many of the donations to NHS Charities are then to be distributed, to use for charitable purposes, which is at the local Level - and that's where the kind of money that can be spent by Capt Tom.

donations, since the pandemic began, were used to help the wellbeing rooms in hospitals. This includes sleeping pods, beds and so-called "wobble room"-areas in which the employees have a Safe Space to release emotions after a traumatic experience, such as the loss of a patient.

Wellbeing packs, including everyday items, such as porridge, tea or hand cream and the employees, said a charity member, was "like a hug in a box".

The Money also has helped pay for the electronic tablets that allow patients in isolation in the hospital, to contact with your friends and Family .

In the long term, The Money will be in the planning, to people, to allow, to leave the hospital more quickly and safely, and also offer Mental Health support for employees and volunteers in dealing with the pandemic.

Chairman Ian said Lush: "It is amazing to see the amount of money and the outpouring of goodwill towards the NHS and all NHS charities, the good care with The Money he raises. "

In the case of Capt Tom his 100th round ended Breakfast live on the BBC, his JustGiving fundraising page temporarily crashed.

His current total is the largest raised in a single campaign on the Website, and The Company itself has become one of the More Than 900,000 donors, at€ 100,000.

In March 2019, The Site abolished its 5% mandatory platform fee from the donations, replacing it instead with a voluntary contribution model.

When you donate, people are asked whether they would like to make a contribution starting at 10%, and you need to decide this amount, if you do not want to pay for it.

In a statement a spokeswoman said: "This model offers to the donors, to maintain the choice and transparency, as well as the JustGiving, the technology that keeps our Website running 24/7, first class Customer Service , and give everyone The Best possible experience on JustGiving. "

she added that 97% of all money would go to NHS organisations to help those in need, as with any other fundraising on the fundraising Website.

For a online card paid transaction in pounds, on JustGiving, 1. 9% on each donation plus 20p deducted. Other currencies are subject to a 2. 9% plus 20p deduction.

A considerable part of this understood, you go to card companies, but JustGiving also receives a share of the cost of the operation.

JustGiving was unable to provide a figure for how much money had been fees and contributions generated by the transaction.

Tom Moore , born in Keighley, West Yorkshire , on 30. April 1920. He attended Keighley grammar school, trained as a Civil Engineer and enlist in the army during the second World War .

He rose to captain and served in India and Myanmar, then known as Burma.

He celebrates his 100th birthday on may 30. April, and while his initial plans were foiled by the coronavirus, He Said The National outpouring of love and support for him, it was "a party enough for me."

in The Past 12 years, Capt Tom lived with His Family - Daughter , Hannah Ingram-Moore, and grandson, Benji and Georgia , in A House in Marston Moretaine, a small Bedfordshire village.

His name was added to a list of The Village 's most notable people in Wikipedia, where he stands next to a former speaker of The House of Commons, two cricket players and A Man who lost an arm in The Battle of Waterloo.

And his fame is spreading, with people from all over the country are looking for him even before his birthday The End of April.

The Village postmaster Bill Chandi said, hundreds of cards, and birthday had arrived, was.

captain Tom's Daughter , Hannah, called her father, a "beacon of hope in dark times".

"I think we all need To Believe something and it is for such an amazing cause," She Said .

the Former F1 world champion Damon Hill congratulated him on the "brilliant idea and way to pull it", while the current champion Lewis Hamilton called him a "total inspiration".

captain Tom's story brings some comfort during a global pandemic. The director-general of The World Health organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, called the feat an "extraordinary act of solidarity".

captain Tom's efforts have even attracted the attention of royalty increases, with The Duke of Cambridge called him "a one-man fundraising machine."

the actor Tom Hardy , who Dunkirk played a Spitfire pilot in the second World War film, is one of The High -profile name, hit the call for the Capt Tom knight, under a series of Instagram posts.

And with More Than half A Million people backing a petition to the honors Committee a knight calls impact, could be given to his feat, Royal seal?

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