Musicians raise millions for charity

British boy band stars Take That and Cheryl Cole helped raise more than $27 million for charity as part of the annual Children in Need (a charity organisation) fundraiser on that was held just this Friday.
The seven-hour U.K. TV appeal saw a host of stars including Take That, Cole, Susan Boyle, Kylie Minogue and Sir Tom Jones put in appearances to urge viewers to make donations.More than $27 million was raised by the end of the evening — but organisers are hoping to beat last year’s total of $58.5 million once all the donations are counted. David Ramsden, chief executive of Children in Need, says, “In these tough times the millions raised... will make a real difference to thousands of young lives right across the U.K.
On behalf of the children I would like to thank everyone for their incredible generosity.” Well this just goes to show that its not just rock stars who can do charity gigs, but boy bands too can raise substantial figures!
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