How to send a 100th birthday card to Captain Tom Moore, who has raised millions for the NHS
Children across the UK have been making birthday cards for NHS fundraiser and Second World War veteran, Captain Tom Moore.
ICYMI Captain Tom Moore, 99, has raised more than £18 million for the NHS after completing 100 laps of his garden in Bedfordshire on Thursday.
With his 100th birthday approaching on April 30, children all across Britain have been digging out their colouring pens to create birthday cards for the veteran to recognise his incredible efforts.
Isla Mullane, five, from Cardiff is one of those who was inspired to make a card.
“She has been watching the press coverage of Tom and his amazing efforts,” her mother Louise told the PA news agency.
“This is close to our hearts as I currently work for the NHS and as a family have always experienced only the best care when needed.
“Isla is very caring and when the opportunity arose to make a card, she made it her priority of the day to do so.”
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Another young fan decided to create a card after her parents explained why Captain Moore was undertaking his challenge.
“Since becoming aware of Captain Tom Moore in the last couple of days, Isla-Rose (aged five) asked this morning who he is, why he is a captain and why he is doing what he is doing,” Naina Grindlay, Isla-Rose’s mother, told PA.
“We have explained to Isla about Captain Tom Moore being in the armed forces and how even at almost 100 years old he wants to support the NHS and his country.
“We explained about the pressure the NHS is under and explained that the money Captain Tom raises will help towards this.
“Isla wanted to then create a birthday card to send birthday wishes and thanking him for his support.”
How to send a birthday card to Captain Tom
If you would like to post a birthday card to Tom, who lives in Marston Moretaine, please send it to the following address:
Captain Tom Moore
C/O Post Office Limited
67 Bedford Road
Marston Moretaine
MK43 0LA
Bedfordshire, England
We want to give back to this Legend TOM @captaintommoore who has raised over One Million pound for our @NHSMillion - we are kindly asking all kids across the UK to make him a Virtual Birthday card to say thanks - here are the instructions #makeacardfortom Please all share #NHS pic.twitter.com/f8Ck8LQZwq
— Reegan Davies (@DaviesReegan) April 14, 2020
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If you’d prefer to send a virtual card to Captain Moore, an eight-year-old girl has started an online campaign for children to make birthday cards.
Reegan Davies, from Port Talbot, South Wales, set a target of 1,500 virtual cards after posting a video online to thank him for his fundraising efforts.
She says in the video posted on Twitter: “You’ve got to make a birthday card for Tom, any social media you post it, and tag #makeacardfortom”.
Reegan told HuffPost there are three simple steps children can do to send a virtual card to Tom.
1. Make a birthday card at home for Tom with pen and paper
2. Share on your choice of social media – Facebook, Twitter or Instagram
3. Use the hashtag #makeacardfortom so all the birthday cards can be collated together.
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Cpt Moore’s fundraising efforts have certainly captured the hearts of the nations, even inspiring royalty to get involved.
Prince William has made a private donation to Captain Tom Moore and described the veteran as an “absolute legend.”
He said: “It’s incredible, I did see it on the news the other night and I thought ‘Good on him’.
“It’s amazing and what I love also is that he’s a 99-year-old war vet who’s been around a long time, knows everything, and it’s wonderful that everyone kind of has been inspired by his story and his determination.”
William also called him a “one-man fundraising machine”.
News of Prince Williams donation comes as Boris Johnson confirmed he will look at ways to honour Captain Moore, with an online petition calling for a knighthood reaching 485,000 signatures.
The Prime Minister’s spokesman told a Westminster briefing: “From his military contributions to his support for NHS staff, Tom has demonstrated a lifetime of bravery and compassion.
“The Prime Minister will certainly be looking at ways to recognise Tom’s heroic efforts.”
Originally from Keighley in West Yorkshire, Captain Moore trained as a civil engineer before enlisting in the Army for the Second World War, rising to captain and serving in India and Burma.
Additional reporting PA.
