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How can I donate to Captain Tom Moore’s NHS Just Giving page?
The WW2 veteran originally wanted to raise £1,000 for NHS Charities Together by completing laps of his garden before his birthday on April 30 - but has now raised over £30million, leading to a promotion to Colonel and receiving a spitfire flypast.
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Tom Moore has become a national treasure, having smashed his target after over 1.4m people made donations to .
His efforts inspired 90 year old Margaret Payne to climb the equivalent of a 2,398ft mountain in her own home to help raise money for the NHS in the fight against coronavirus.
As the nation's hearts flock to Captain Tom, a special documentary will air TONIGHT (May 8) to showcase his wartime efforts in India and Burma.
Plus viewers will get to hear from his two daughters, Lucy and Hannah, who share memories and family photos from their trip back to Burma.
How to donate to Captain Tom Moore's campaign
Captain Tom aimed to complete 100 laps around his garden in Bedfordshire before his 100th birthday at the end of April 2020.
With the aid of a frame, he walked the 100 laps of his 25 metre garden in 10 lap bits each time - which he achieved on Thursday, April 16.
But instead of sitting in his armchair, the centurion continued his laps and completed his 200th on his birthday.
Tom Moore's initial target was £1,000 and took just 24 hours to reach.
This was soon raised to £100,000, only to reach £1million in eight days on April 14.
You can donate by heading to .
TONIGHT (May 8) a 30 minute documentary on ITV will air at 8pm which tells the story of Captain Tom's part in the Second World War.
The one-off episode will share his memories of the conflict that happened when he was only 20 years old.
By April 17, the donations totalled a staggering £17million.
Appearances on Good Morning Britain with Piers Morgan, along with interviews with Victoria Derbyshire and on BBC Radio 2 have helped boost its popularity.
GMB host Piers Morgan contributed £10,000 of his own money to boost the coffers on his JustGiving page, tweeting after: "This extraordinary man @captaintommoore has single-handedly galvanised Britain into raising cash for NHS heroes."
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On the morning of his 100th birthday Captain Tom had amassed more than £30,000,000, as he prepared to opened around 150,000 birthday cards.
He celebrated with his family after a party was cancelled due to the coronavirus lockdown.
Health Secretary Matt Hancock even paid tribute to Captain Tom's fundraising success in a press conference.
The WW2 veteran had a Twitter account set up in April, which has amassed over 172k followers with high-profile celebrities like Rio Ferdinand, Dame Kelly Holmes and Deborah Meaden.
For his heroic work for the NHS, a petition has been set up on to get Captain Tom a knighthood.
The petition has gained more than 900,000 signatures and a spokesperson from the Prime Minister's office commented: "Tom has captured the heart of the nation with his heroic efforts and raised an incredible amount of money for hard-working NHS staff.
"He has embodied the spirit of the whole country in doing their bit for the battle against coronavirus to support the NHS and save lives.
"From his military contributions to his support for NHS staff, Tom has demonstrated a lifetime of bravery and compassion.
"The PM will certainly be looking at ways to recognise Tom for his heroic efforts."
And Boris Johnson, recovering from the virus, rang to tell him: “You are an inspiration.”
Captain Tom, who is a huge admirer of the Queen, said about a knighthood: “I’d be amazed to have such an honour and meet our absolutely marvellous Queen.
"It’s unbelievable that it could happen."
You can help Captain Tom's campaign by donating through his .
Join our George Cross campaign for NHS staff
SUN readers are today urged to sign a petition calling for our NHS staff to be awarded the George Cross.
Yesterday, we backed a proposal by Lord Ashcroft to honour our health heroes with the gallantry gong given for acts of bravery that did not take place in battle.
A No10 spokesman said: “The NHS is doing a fantastic job and the nation will want to find a way to say thank you when we have defeated this virus.”
SAS hero Andy McNab added: “The award of a George Cross would show an emotional appreciation.”
We are asking readers to sign the petition online at .
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What is Captain Tom Moore campaigning for?
Captain Tom's campaign is to raise funds for the "incredible" NHS in its fight against the coronavirus.
NHS Charities Together is the beneficiary of the funds raised from his campaign.
As he first hit £2million in fundraising, Captain Tom tweeted: "2 million pounds!
"When I started this journey last Monday, my target was £1,000 for our incredible NHS."
He thanked his supporters saying: "No words left...just thank you."
On April 16 after completing his 100 laps he tweeted: "Today I completed my final 10 laps, and although the mission is complete - I am going to keep on going.
"The donations stand at 15.5 million pounds - wow.
"Thank you all - now let's continue to support our NHS!"
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