Charlie Simpson, 7-Year-Old, Raises $160,000 For Haiti

[Kadie]

Charlie's an angel: Charlie Simpson was so upset by the devastating images of quake-ravaged Haiti that he asked his mother if she could help him set up a sponsored bicycle ride around his local park in London for the relief effort. He was hoping to raise $800. Instead, his Internet page was flooded with $160,000 in donations.
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Charlie Simpson, 7-Year-Old, Raises $160,000 For Haiti
| 01/25/10 02:47 PM |

LONDON — A young British schoolboy has raised more than 100,000 pounds ($160,000) Monday for Haiti's relief effort by cycling round his local park.

Seven-year-old Charlie Simpson was so upset by the images of Haiti's deadly earthquake that he asked his mother if she could help him set up a sponsored bicycle ride around a west London park.

Charlie originally hoped to raise 500 pounds (for UNICEF's Haiti appeal with Sunday's 5-mile (8-kilometer) bike ride, but his Internet page was flooded with donations.

He raised nearly 50,000 pounds in a single day. Charlie's story was splashed on the front page of Britain's Daily Mirror newspaper on Monday, and money is still flooding in.

"I want to make some money to buy food, water and tents for everyone in Haiti," he said on his fundraising Web site.

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[nadinbrzezinski]

1. Good kid

[SallyMander]

2. What a sweet soul

ETA, thanks for posting this!

[KingFlorez]

3. Wonderful

[Oceansaway]

4. TOUCHE !!..n/t

[CatWoman]

5. bless his heart

[malaise]

6. I saw him on BBC International this morning

and wanted to hug him through the TV.

[Booster]

7. A really young hero. Bless his heart.

[alsame]

8. What a sweet child, with such a big heart. nt

[deaniac21]

9. He'll be running for congress in 18 years.

[marmar]

10. Parliament, perhaps.....Unless he's planning a big move.

[endless october]

11. good kid.

thanks for posting this story.

[applegrove]

12. What a great kid.

[Terra Alta]

13. thanks for posting this...

it's stories like this that give me hope for the future. God bless that little boy!

[Kadie]

20. .

There is hope for the future. Kids can be amazing.

[Initech]

14. Holy crap that's amazing.

[proud patriot]

15. awesome

way to go kid!

[WillyT]

16. Go Charlie !!!

[salguine]

17. Charlie bit me.

[grace0418]

18. What an amazing kid! And look at his sweet little face.

[Catherine Vincent]

19. God bless him!

Awesome!