This lovely gentleman, Captain Tom Moore , has astonished us all with his fundraising.
Captain Tom is 99 and wanted to raise £1000 for the NHS.
He decided to complete 100 laps with his walker, round his garden in Bedfordshire before his 100th birthday on 30th April.
Today, the sum he has raised has just surpassed £5million!
170,000 donations have come in from all over the world. Apparently the JustGiving site crashed momentarily as so many people were trying to leave donations.
Captain Tom served in WW2 in India and Sumatra.
He has recently had a hip replacement and says that he is so grateful to NHS staff for all they do.
He says......
It’s marvellous for our doctors and nurses on the front line. In the last war it was soldiers in uniform on the front line. This time our army are the doctors and nurses uniforms. They’re doing such a marvelous job.
Isn't that an inspiration?
Isn't that an inspiration?
15 comments:
That is such an inspiration! He must be over the moon.
It's been my go-to happy story for several days. He's brilliant!
Brilliant. They don't make them like that any more - or maybe they do as we are learning every day with so many tales of bavery and inspiration . Well done Capt Tom!!!
Just read this out to Bob - he's reading the paper in another room - so amazing! God bless that dear man - what an inspiration. All young people should read this, would perhaps help them understand that our generation isn't what they try to make us out to be. . . . . . .we are still great as we've always been!
Stay well - Mary & Bob XX
God bless this determined gentleman!
Bravo!
So inspiring!
Wow! That is inspiring and how amazing that so much money has been raised. So thankful for all who are on the front line during this Pandemic.
Inspirational.
Oh wow! How amazing! Good for Captain Tom!
That's amazing!
What a wonderful example of what one person can accomplish with humility and fortitude. Yay for Captain Tom!
What an inspiration.
God bless.
I watched the link to the video you share in your more recent post, wow. He is so eloquent, a very together man with wise advice for us in getting through this crisis, at his age of 99.
Barbara, oh I love this! Thank you Captain Tom! ♥
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