Children in Need is a British association that raises money and donates the total amount to children around the UK that are disadvantaged. They create small or long skits to play on the television and by doing this they are advertising the cause.The Children in Need association allows children to grow and help them live the lives that they deserve. They allow children to live up to their full potential and hope that every child in the UK will be:
- Happy and Secure
- Safe
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| Pudsey Bear |
Children in Need is one of many telethons in the UK and has helped thousands of kids in Britain. Children in Need is famous for on key thing. Pudsey Bear. Pudsey Bear is Children in Need's mascot. He was created to advertise the cause and was successful in doing so. He appealed to the kids around the UK and is now a well known character in British society.
| Event | Broadcast total | Final total |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | £17,235,256 | £33,200,000 |
| 2006 | £18,300,392 | £33,600,000 |
| 2007 | £19,089,771 | £37,500,000 |
| 2008 | £20,991,216 | £38,500,000 |
| 2009 | £20,309,747 | £40,200,000 |
Above you can see the money raised in each year from 2005-2009. As you can see each year the amount increases, showing that people are becoming more and more aware and because of this are donating money to help the cause. This shows that if more people in the world were aware then as a whole we could collect enough money to help the cause. And to the right of that is an example video of the kind of skits that they do to raise money for the cause. In the end Doctor Who's suite was sold for £50,000 and all funds went to the Children in Need association.
The Make a Wish Foundation is an organization that gives hope to children around the world with medical conditions that are life-threatening. It began in 1980 when a 7 year old boy, Christopher Greicius, with leukemia had a dream to become a police officer. A police officer who had befriended Christopher and his mother, named Tommy Austin, helped Christopher live his dream for one day. Christopher died on May 3rd but he had in a way lived his dream and all because of the that one police officer that wanted to help. After that Frank Shankwitz, Scott Stahl and Linda Bergendahl-Pauling, Christopher's mother, saw how happy it made Christopher & his family when his wish came true and how it took the pain and anguish away. They decided to create a foundation that helped children with medical conditions have their dreams come true. Frank Shankwitz, Linda Bergendahl-Pauling and Scott Stahl are now the official founders of the Make a Wish Foundation.
In this picture you can see a photo of Christopher Greicius in his police officer uniform specially made for him.
You can read more about this story here; The First Wish.
In today's society it is important that the children of today are being given the chance to live safe and happy lives, no matter what their environment may be. It is imperative that children are given the health care that is necessary for them to live healthy lives. Thanks to the foundations like Children in Need and the Make a Wish Foundation they are able to. If more people take action and help then our society can be a better place. I believe that every child should be given the right to live safe, happy and healthy lives.
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