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| Help for Heroes donations deluge crashes website after Woolwich murder | |
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| Help for Heroes has been swamped with donations, leading to its website to crash after Drummer Lee Rigby was murdered while wearing one of the charity's tops. | |
| Supporters of the military support took to Twitter and social networks in a bid to boost the charity's coffers after the 25-year-old was killed in Woolwich, south-east London, on Wednesday. | Supporters of the military support took to Twitter and social networks in a bid to boost the charity's coffers after the 25-year-old was killed in Woolwich, south-east London, on Wednesday. |
| The former England cricket captain Michael Vaughan was among sports stars, actors, broadcasters and politician who spoke out in support of the charity, urging the public to give money. | The former England cricket captain Michael Vaughan was among sports stars, actors, broadcasters and politician who spoke out in support of the charity, urging the public to give money. |
| David Cameron tweeted his support and a photograph of him wearing a Help for Heroes wristband, saying: "Proud to support @HelpforHeroes in tmrw's @TheSunNewspaper in memory of Drummer Lee Rigby £H4H", while the Oscar-winning actor Dame Helen Mirren donned a Help For Heroes polo shirt. | |
| The Labour leader, Ed Miliband, and London's mayor, Boris Johnson, also gave their backing. | The Labour leader, Ed Miliband, and London's mayor, Boris Johnson, also gave their backing. |
| Help For Heroes offered its thanks for the "extraordinary demonstration of support" which had taken it by surprise. | Help For Heroes offered its thanks for the "extraordinary demonstration of support" which had taken it by surprise. |
| In a statement on its website, the charity said: "Since the sad news emerged that a serving soldier had been murdered in Woolwich, Help for Heroes has been overwhelmed with people spontaneously showing their support for the armed forces. | In a statement on its website, the charity said: "Since the sad news emerged that a serving soldier had been murdered in Woolwich, Help for Heroes has been overwhelmed with people spontaneously showing their support for the armed forces. |
| "Our website is struggling to cope with this overwhelming reaction from the British public, some of whom are choosing to buy T-shirts and hoodies." | "Our website is struggling to cope with this overwhelming reaction from the British public, some of whom are choosing to buy T-shirts and hoodies." |
| It added: "This sudden surge of interest in the work we're doing to help the wounded and their families has taken us completely by surprise. | It added: "This sudden surge of interest in the work we're doing to help the wounded and their families has taken us completely by surprise. |
| "We just want to help, and all funds we receive will be used to provide direct, practical support to those affected by their service to our country. | "We just want to help, and all funds we receive will be used to provide direct, practical support to those affected by their service to our country. |
| "We ask all our volunteers, fundraisers and donors to remember Lee Rigby's family, colleagues and friends." | "We ask all our volunteers, fundraisers and donors to remember Lee Rigby's family, colleagues and friends." |
| The charity continued: "Thousands of people have visited our website wishing to donate or to buy H4H T-shirts in an extraordinary demonstration of support and defiance of terrorism. | The charity continued: "Thousands of people have visited our website wishing to donate or to buy H4H T-shirts in an extraordinary demonstration of support and defiance of terrorism. |
| "We are working hard to respond to this level of activity." | "We are working hard to respond to this level of activity." |
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