The £5.5m anonymous Sport relief donation!!

mani · 15-03-2008, 16:43

A mystery donor gave £5.5m to the BBC's Sport Relief appeal, pushing the total raised for vulnerable people in the UK and abroad to more than £19m.

After announcing the donation during Friday's live BBC broadcast, presenter Patrick Kielty said: "Wherever you are tonight, you are amazing."
Organisers said it was a telephone donation and the sum was the largest in Comic Relief's 22-year history.

Although yet to be confirmed as such, the £5.5m donation is thought to be the largest given to any telethon in the UK.
In 2000, racehorse owner Robert Hitchins celebrated his Ascot win by donating a million pounds to Children in Need.
That sum was matched by Scottish philanthropist Sir Tom Farmer six years later.

slinky · 15-03-2008, 18:40

What an absolutely fantastic thing for someone to do.

grego · 15-03-2008, 19:30

What a fantastic sum of money that is, hope it wasn't a hoax.

Loz · 15-03-2008, 19:32

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Originally Posted by grego

What a fantastic sum of money that is, hope it wasn't a hoax.

That was my first thought.
Such a large sum of money seems strange to make such a donation over the phone.

Hope it is genuine though, what a fantastic gesture if it is.

blazey · 15-03-2008, 19:35

I'm sure they run loads of checks on things like this before announcing it.

Loz · 15-03-2008, 19:38

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Originally Posted by blazey

I'm sure they run loads of checks on things like this before announcing it.

Apparently it's still unconfirmed so not necessarily.
It probably was a spur of the moment announcement because it's a live show.
I hope it isn't a hoax,that would be too sick but you never know.