stargazer295:FANTASTIC!! —£2.5m raised for Unicef at Opening Ceremonies!Around £2.5 million has been
stargazer295:FANTASTIC!! —£2.5m raised for Unicef at Opening Ceremonies!Around £2.5 million has been raised by the UK public for children’s charity Unicef following an appeal during the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Games. The charity sai…d early figures showed that over 500,000 people in the UK donated by text within an hour after watching an appeal by James McAvoy and Sir Chris Hoy in Celtic Park stadium in Glasgow. McAvoy, from Glasgow, said: ”This has never been done before - this many people in a single moment all coming together to make a life-saving difference to millions of children.” Sir Chris said: ”Let’s make history together.” Figures from other territories and online donations are still being counted, Unicef said. Earlier in the show, Unicef a mbassador Ewan McGregor burst into the opening countdown to urge viewers to be ready to take time to think about children across the Commonwealth. During the event, video messages from celebrities including former Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson and singer Nicole Scherzinger highlighting the importance of Unicef’s work were shown. The money will be added to the £1.2 million already raised for the partnership between Unicef, Glasgow 2014 and the Commonwealth Games Federation before the ceremony. Unicef UK executive director David Bull said: “With this money we will be able to achieve our joint ambition with Glasgow 2014 to reach every child in Scotland and children in every single Commonwealth country to give them a brighter future. “Thank you to everyone who held their hands and heads high tonight and voted to Put Children First.”http://www.thecourier.co.uk/news/scotland/2-5m-raised-for-unicef-at-games-1.488145 -- source link