Charity challenge launched in honour of Captain Sir Tom Moore
Today is a year since Captain Sir Tom Moore started walking 100 laps of his garden to raise funds for the NHS
Last updated 23rd May 2022
The family of Captain Sir Tom Moore are encouraging people to take on their own "Captain Tom 100" charity challenge on what would have been the weekend of his 101st birthday.
It's a year since he started walking 100 laps of his garden to raise funds for the NHS.
He thought he might get 100 pounds, in the end it was more than 30 million.
Now his family want people to join a new fundraising initiative which just has to involve 100 of "something" - like goals or cakes or steps.
People can join in from Friday 30th April- Monday 3rd May.
His daughter Hannah Ingram-Moore said:
"He became a beacon of hope not only to us here, but around the world, and that didn't go to his head, it was about gratitude. We had this incredible gift of hope that he became the centre of.
"Just think of anything, challenge yourself to do anything around the number 100. It doesn't matter who you are, where you are, you don't have to be an athlete, just do anything and raise money for charity.
"This is about putting money back into the charity sector that has suffered so badly."
People and organisations across the country have already joined in:
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