Michelle Posted September 3, 2015 Share Posted September 3, 2015 Earlier today Patrick Ness set up a fundraising page for Save the Children, who have recently put out an appeal for aid for Syrian refugees. He promised to match all donations, up to £10k. As I post, donations are at £66k, with an extra £10k pledged by Patrick, Derek Landy, John Green and Jojo Moyes. He's also just tweeted that he's been contacted by 2 anonymous people who are going to donate £10k each. So it's now way over £100k - and this has been over the course of the day. It's amazing what people can achieve to help others. Want to help? http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/fundraiser-web/fundraiser/showFundraiserProfilePage.action?userUrl=PatrickNess Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Signor Finzione Posted September 3, 2015 Share Posted September 3, 2015 This is fantastic. It's so nice to see something positive being done re. Syria, especially after seeing those heartbreaking photos yesterday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athena Posted September 4, 2015 Share Posted September 4, 2015 This is great news ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janet Posted September 4, 2015 Share Posted September 4, 2015 I tried to donate through Paypal but I can only do that if I link a credit or debit card to it - I can't pay with my Paypal balance for some reason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lilywhite Posted September 6, 2015 Share Posted September 6, 2015 This is an amazing collection and it's gathered speed so quickly. It's surprising what people can do with a little bit of encouragement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Posted September 7, 2015 Share Posted September 7, 2015 This is an incredible effort and has restored some of my faith in humanity. Although it has, somewhat inevitably, slowed down, the money keeps coming in - both from the public and authors with matching £10k donations. I've done my bit too, and I'm sure Ness is very proud of what he's managed to achieve. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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