By Steve Purcell on
Comedian Eddie Izzard is running over 1000 miles around the UK for charity, and an anonymous donor is helping every last mile count double.
Eddie’s running his 39th almost-consecutive marathon today in support of Sport Relief, and with only five more marathons remaining before he reaches his destination in London on Tuesday 15th September, a donor has promised to match up to £43,000 ($71,000) in donations made by midnight on Sunday 20th September.
In exhausted breaks between his full days of running, Izzard has been sharing via twitter how significant even a small donation can be:
“£6 ($10) could pay for enough school books for a whole year for an 8-year-old street child in Bangladesh.”
“£15 ($25) could provide essential drugs so 20 Ugandan children with malaria survive until they reach hospital.”
“£10 ($16) could pay for an hour’s counselling for an older person who has been abused.”
Sport Relief is a fundraising initiative for the UK Comic Relief campaign, harnessing the power and passion of sport to change lives for the better.
Donating online takes just a few moments, and your donation will now provide twice the help; just click here.
UK residents can also donate by simply texting EDDIE to 66609; they’ll be charged £5 plus the standard network rate, of which at least £3.37 goes to Sport Relief. Click here for more information, or donate online.
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