Watch the moment a Southport charity leader is left overwhelmed by “amazing” GB News viewers donating in their droves after his appeal live on air.
In a matter of minutes, generous People’s Channel watchers helped boost his fund by £10,000.
Since the interview with Martin Daubney concluded, the Southport Hesketh Round Table have smashed their target of £100,000 and the total sum continues to surge.
The group, known locally for supporting charitable initiatives like Children in Need, are now raising funds to support the families and children impacted by the tragic triple killing inflicted by Axel Rudakubana at a dance class in the Merseyside town in July last year.
Speaking on GB News, Marc Foreman, who leads the group, explained why he felt it was necessary to raise funds.
“The more we heard, the worse it got. We’ve got friends who were affected that day”, he told Martin Daubney.
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“The eldest girl was stabbed and she led some of the younger children out and saved their lives. All I did was put together a GoFundMe page. We’re not heroes. We’re not saviours. We just put together a mechanism.
“If people wanted to donate funds, we’ve put it together and the funds have increased significantly over the last five months.
“We’ve distributed 98 per cent of the funds because they keep topping up every now and again to the 24 families. They use those funds and donations for any way they see fit, whether or not that’s extra additional therapy.
“It could be going away for the weekends, it could be anything. It could be financially supporting them if they’re self-employed.”
As Foreman spoke, Martin was keeping up to date with developments on the GoFundMe page as GB News viewers flooded it with support.
“It’s going like a fruit machine”, he said.
“People are really chucking in. It’s happening in real time. People are listening and people care.
“It’s gone up to £83,000 - it’s gone up £10,000 while we’ve been on air.”
Wiping away a tear, Foreman said it’s “more than making me smile - I think something is melting me inside.”
He added: “Can I just say that these donations are all going to these families and these families are building new memories and doing whatever they can to survive.
“I appreciate everybody who is donating - thank you very much.”
Rudakubana was today sentenced to life in prison with a minimum of 52 years after pleading guilty on Monday to murdering three girls at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in Southport last July.
The victims were nine-year-old Alice da Silva Aguiar, six-year-old Bebe King, and seven-year-old Elsie Dot Stancombe.
He also admitted attempting to murder eight other children and two adults at The Hart Space.
Additional charges included possession of ricin, a deadly poison, and having terrorist-related materials including an Al-Qaeda training manual.
The Cardiff-born teenager committed the attacks when he was 17.
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In a matter of minutes, generous People’s Channel watchers helped boost his fund by £10,000.
Since the interview with Martin Daubney concluded, the Southport Hesketh Round Table have smashed their target of £100,000 and the total sum continues to surge.
The group, known locally for supporting charitable initiatives like Children in Need, are now raising funds to support the families and children impacted by the tragic triple killing inflicted by Axel Rudakubana at a dance class in the Merseyside town in July last year.
Speaking on GB News, Marc Foreman, who leads the group, explained why he felt it was necessary to raise funds.
“The more we heard, the worse it got. We’ve got friends who were affected that day”, he told Martin Daubney.
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“The eldest girl was stabbed and she led some of the younger children out and saved their lives. All I did was put together a GoFundMe page. We’re not heroes. We’re not saviours. We just put together a mechanism.
“If people wanted to donate funds, we’ve put it together and the funds have increased significantly over the last five months.
“We’ve distributed 98 per cent of the funds because they keep topping up every now and again to the 24 families. They use those funds and donations for any way they see fit, whether or not that’s extra additional therapy.
“It could be going away for the weekends, it could be anything. It could be financially supporting them if they’re self-employed.”
As Foreman spoke, Martin was keeping up to date with developments on the GoFundMe page as GB News viewers flooded it with support.
“It’s going like a fruit machine”, he said.
“People are really chucking in. It’s happening in real time. People are listening and people care.
“It’s gone up to £83,000 - it’s gone up £10,000 while we’ve been on air.”
Wiping away a tear, Foreman said it’s “more than making me smile - I think something is melting me inside.”
He added: “Can I just say that these donations are all going to these families and these families are building new memories and doing whatever they can to survive.
“I appreciate everybody who is donating - thank you very much.”
Rudakubana was today sentenced to life in prison with a minimum of 52 years after pleading guilty on Monday to murdering three girls at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in Southport last July.
The victims were nine-year-old Alice da Silva Aguiar, six-year-old Bebe King, and seven-year-old Elsie Dot Stancombe.
He also admitted attempting to murder eight other children and two adults at The Hart Space.
Additional charges included possession of ricin, a deadly poison, and having terrorist-related materials including an Al-Qaeda training manual.
The Cardiff-born teenager committed the attacks when he was 17.
To help with Marc's fundraiser, follow this link.
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