"Speaking to the BBC, Captain Moore’s daughter, Hannah Ingram-Moore, confirmed the page's closure tonight.She said: “We’re said, ‘Look, take a little rest now’. You can unsubscribe at any time.Captain Tom Moore with his daughter Hannah this morningWorld War II veteran raised millions of pound for NHS charitiesCaptain Tom raised the astonishing sum by walking around his Bedfordshire garden 100 timesCaptain Tom's incredible fundraiser ended at midnight on May 1 Other currencies are subject to a 2.9% plus 20p deduction.A significant proportion of this is understood to go to card companies but JustGiving also receives a proportion, which is used towards operating costs.JustGiving was unable to provide a figure for how much money had been generated by transaction fees and contributions.Tom Moore was born in Keighley, West Yorkshire, on 30 April 1920.
1, On 16 April, after Moore's 100th lap, a UK Government spokesman said:the Prime Minister will certainly be looking at ways to recognise Tom's heroic efforts.Brigadier Andrew Jackson, Colonel of the Yorkshire Regiment, described Moore as:an absolute legend [from] an exceptional generation that are still an inspiration for our Yorkshire soldiers today.Via video link, Moore was guest of honour at, and opened, the Keighley Town Council stated that they will grant Moore the By 20 April, more than 800,000 people had signed a petition calling for Moore to be knighted.In July, Moore became the first member and captain of the A number of artists have painted portraits of Moore; some said they would gift the paintings to him,Over a week before Moore's 100th birthday, so many cards had been sent to him that Royal Mail announced that all stamped post between 26 April and 1 May would be Instead of the standard 100th birthday message from Moore's success inspired a number of other people to raise funds by walking, including a six-year-old Bristol boy with The director-general of the World Health Organisation (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, called the feat an "extraordinary act of solidarity".Capt Tom's efforts have even raised the attention of royalty, with the Duke of Cambridge calling him a "one-man fundraising machine".Actor Tom Hardy, who played a Spitfire pilot in the World War Two film Dunkirk, is one of the high profile names calling for Capt Tom to be knighted among a series of supportive Instagram posts.And with more than half a million people backing a petition to the Honours Committee calling for a knighthood, could his heroic achievement be given a royal seal?The BBC is not responsible for the content of external Internet sitesFigures show the number of newly detected coronavirus infections is highest among young adults. On 6 April 2020, at the age of 99, he began to walk laps of his garden in aid of On the morning of his hundredth birthday the total raised by his walk passed £30 million, and by the time the campaign closed at the end of that day had increased to over £32.79 million. "When Capt Tom finished his 100th lap live on BBC Breakfast, his JustGiving fundraising page temporarily crashed.His current total is the largest raised in a single campaign on the site, and the company itself has become one of more than 900,000 donors, giving £100,000.In March 2019 the website abolished its 5% mandatory platform fee from donations, replacing it instead with a voluntary contribution model.When donating, people are asked if they would like to make a contribution, starting at 10%, and they must opt out of this amount if they do not wish to pay it.In a statement a spokeswoman said: "This model provides donors with choice and transparency, as well as allowing JustGiving to maintain the technology that keeps our site running 24/7, provide top-notch customer service and give everyone the best experience on JustGiving. His birthday was marked in a number of ways, including flypasts by the After leaving the army, he worked as a sales manager for a roofing materials company in Yorkshire,For 64 years, he organised the DWR's annual reunion.He was a contestant in the Christmas Day 1983 edition of the The initial £1,000 goal having been realised on 10 April, the target was increased, first to £5,000,He achieved his target of one hundred laps on the morning of 16 April, watched On the morning of his birthday he had raised £30 millionFunds raised by Moore are being spent on such things as well-being packs for National Health Service staff facilitating rest and recuperation rooms, devices to enable hospital patients to keep in contact with family members, and community groups who support patients once discharged from hospitals.On reaching the £5 million mark, Moore explained his motivation:When we started off with this exercise we didn't anticipate we'd get anything near that sort of money.
Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. The war veteran raised more than £32m for NHS charities by completing 100 laps of his garden before his 100th birthday in April.
Nurses from Ward 4 at Royal Liverpool University Hospital sent a message of thanks to Capt Tom
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