A 99-year-old British war veteran has raised more than £2,000,000 ($2,514,300) for the country's National Health Service (NHS) as he aims to complete 100 laps of his garden, aided by a walking frame.
Tom Moore, who will turn 100 on April 30, began the challenge last Thursday to raise money for NHS Charities Together, which raises funds for UK hospitals, including for staff, volunteers and patients affected by the coronavirus crisis.99-year-old WWII veteran who survived coronavirus gets guard of honor from nursesHe had originally set a target of raising £1,000 by his 100th birthday and walks 10 laps each day in his garden, in Yorkshire, northern England.
Tom Moore, pictured here as a young man, is raising funds for the NHS by walking laps of his garden.To raise awareness of the fundraiser, her son, 16-year-old Benji, set up a Twitter account for his grandfather -- which has now amassed more than 48,000 followers."We set it up on April 8 and we've been explaining where the followers are and he's been reading Twitter every day," she said.
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