THE family of a Keighley-born fundraiser who raised more than £30 million for the NHS during lockdown has marked the third anniversary since he started his fundraising challenge.
Captain Sir Tom Moore, the 100-year-old World War Two veteran, was a beacon of hope for the world during the first national lockdown of the Covid pandemic in 2020.
He was taken to the nation's hearts when he raised more than £33m for NHS charities by completing a 100-lap walking challenge by his milestone birthday at the end of April 2020 after he answered a family bet.
'Because one step has the power to inspire one hundred more.'
— Captain Sir Tom Moore (@captaintommoore) April 6, 2023
Today is a very special day: the Anniversary of Captain Sir Tom's first lap of his garden. What started as a family challenge snowballed into him, giving the nation and world hope in our darkest hour. pic.twitter.com/3udof0lvmJ
He started walking laps of his garden on April 6, 2020 and Captain Sir Tom’s family tweeted today on the third anniversary of the beginning of his challenge. He died in February 2021.
The Captain Sir Tom Moore Twitter page wrote: “'Because one step has the power to inspire one hundred more.'
“Today (April 6) is a very special day: the Anniversary of Captain Sir Tom's first lap of his garden. “What started as a family challenge snowballed into him, giving the nation and world hope in our darkest hour.”
Captain Sir Tom became a global celebrity and had a number-one single in the UK charts after recording ‘You’ll Never Walk Alone’ with singer Michael Ball.
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