Something truly inspiring in these dark and desperate times: 99 year old retired WW2 veteran Captain Tom Moore set out to raise £1,000 for NHS charities as a thank-you for cancer treatment and a replacement hip, by walking laps of his garden, aiming to do 100 laps, 10 a day, before his 100th birthday on the 30th of April.

The story went viral, and as of this morning, his total had reached over £12 million pounds!

There's now a petition for him to be given a knighthood for his efforts, and his final laps were given a guard of honour by the army.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-52303859

And yes, we made a donation a couple of days ago. His JustGiving page is here:

https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/tomswalkforthenhs

He's now completed his 100 laps, and the total he has raised is now in excess of £15 million.

Furthermore, he's said that if people keep giving, he'll keep walking!!

I love Captain Tom

Money donated!

What an absolute legend!!!

From one vet to another, thank you for your service to your country and your charity Sir!

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What Captain Tom has done is brilliant and a SALUTE to him

The total raised is now at an absolutely staggering £26 million pounds ($32 million in US dollars).

Wow. Just wow.

And almost a million people have signed the petition to have him knighted.

The amount he has aised is now over £27.5 million.

A Bristol boy with spina bifida has been inspired to emulate him, and has raised nearly £100,000 to date.

https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/boy-spina-bifida-walk-frame-donation-nhs-just-giving-captain-tom-moore-a9475611.html

The young Bristol lad has now raised over £250,000, and Captain Moore's efforts have now generated over £29,000,000.
The RAF are staging a flypast to honour his 100th birthday on Thursday.

Today is Captain Tom's 100th birthday.

He's had birthday greetings from the Queen and the Prime Minister, had a flypast from the RAF Battle of Britain Memorial Flight over his home, received so many birthday cards they had to use a school hall to set them all out - and been made an honourary colonel too.

Happy 100th birthday Colonel Tom Moore!

And the fundraiser? Now at a staggering £30 million pounds.

Edit: I originally posted this at 9am this morning. It's now just shy of 11pm, and the total is now £32 million!

Never let anyone tell you that one person can't make a difference.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-52472132

Damn, he skipped right past "Major Tom" That is amazing!

The young Bristol lad has now raised over £300,000, and the total is still climbing.

https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/boy-spina-bifida-walk-frame-donation-nhs-just-giving-captain-tom-moore-a9475611.html

Update: Colonel Tom Moore is to be knighted by Her Majesty The Queen at Windsor Castle on Friday. A fitting and well deserved honour for an extrordinary achievement.

i was kinda thinking the same thing and you beat me to it... then again, there already is one famous "Major Tom" so better to avoid the confusion?