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Coronavirus: Captain Tom Moore's NHS fundraiser reaches £12m Coronavirus: Captain Tom Moore's NHS fundraiser reaches £12m
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A 99-year-old war veteran who is walking 100 laps of his garden before he turns 100 has raised £12m for the NHS. A 99-year-old war veteran who is walking 100 laps of his garden before he turns 100 has raised more than £12m for the NHS.
Tom Moore originally wanted to raise £1,000 for NHS Charities Together by completing laps of his garden.Tom Moore originally wanted to raise £1,000 for NHS Charities Together by completing laps of his garden.
But he has now hit 12,000 times his initial target thanks to donations from over 600,000 people online. But he has now hit 12,000 times his initial target thanks to donations from more than 600,000 people online.
Health Secretary Matt Hancock earlier thanked Mr Moore for his efforts and said he was "an inspiration to us all". As he set off on his final 10 laps earlier, he said it was "an absolutely fantastic sum of money".
Health Secretary Matt Hancock has told BBC Breakfast Mr Moore was "an inspiration to us all".
"This is an awful crisis but there are some little shafts of light," he said.
Mr Moore began raising funds to thank the "magnificent" NHS staff who helped him with treatment for cancer and a broken hip.Mr Moore began raising funds to thank the "magnificent" NHS staff who helped him with treatment for cancer and a broken hip.
With the aid of a walking frame, he aimed to walk 100 laps of the 25-metre (82ft) loop in his garden in Marston Moretaine, Bedfordshire, in 10-lap chunks, before his 100th birthday. With the aid of a walking frame, he aimed to complete 100 laps of the 25-metre (82ft) loop in his garden in Marston Moretaine, Bedfordshire, in 10-lap chunks, before his 100th birthday.
"Every penny that we get, they [the NHS] deserve every one of it," he said, as the total exceeded the £5m mark earlier. "Every penny that we get, they [the NHS] deserve every one of it," he said, as the total exceeded the £5m mark on Wednesday.
NHS Charities Together, which support health service charities and will benefit from the funds, said it was "truly inspired and humbled".NHS Charities Together, which support health service charities and will benefit from the funds, said it was "truly inspired and humbled".
More than 600,000 people from around the world have donated money to his fundraising page since it was set up last week.More than 600,000 people from around the world have donated money to his fundraising page since it was set up last week.
Mr Moore, who is originally from Keighley in West Yorkshire, trained as a civil engineer before enlisting in the Army for World War Two, rising to captain and serving in India and Burma. Mr Moore, who is originally from Keighley in West Yorkshire, trained as a civil engineer before enlisting in the Army for World War Two, rising to captain and serving in India and Myanmar, also known as Burma.
When the fund hit £5m earlier Mr Moore's daughter Hannah Ingram-Moore told the BBC the amount raised was "beyond our wildest expectations". When the fund hit £5m, Mr Moore's daughter Hannah Ingram-Moore told the BBC the amount raised was "beyond our wildest expectations".
At the government's daily press conference the health secretary said: "Captain Tom, you're an inspiration to us all, and we thank you."
By about 07:10 BST, the total raised had risen to more than £12,000,000.By about 07:10 BST, the total raised had risen to more than £12,000,000.
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