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Ordinary Brits who raised extraordinary amounts of money to fight COVID-19

Ordinary Brits, extraordinary fundraisers
100km over 10 days
Painting animals to keep a zoo running
A marathon in Crocs
Rajinder Singh the Skipping Sikh
100 driveway lengths before turning 100
Maureen's miles for Macmillan
Buskerteers Choir raises money with their voices
Cake in ya face challenge
Singing to support domestic abuse victims
Make a Visor, Shield a Hero
Hotpod yoga livestream
Video gamer Tom Cassell raising money from gaming
Tobias Weller's sponsored marathon
Wheels for Heroes
Hike to the Moon
Scaling a mountain from home
Run 5k, Donate £5, Nominate 5 people
Captain Sir Tom Moore doing laps of his garden
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Ordinary Brits, extraordinary fundraisers

Plenty of philanthropic millionaires and billionaires pledged some of their wealth to help in the fight against COVID-19. But there are also everyday heroes who did incredible things to raise money to tackle coronavirus, with some like the late Captain Sir Tom Moore raising millions. Click or scroll through as we profile the ordinary people around the UK who became extraordinary fundraisers during this global pandemic.

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Hannah Ward-Glenton

03 February 2021

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