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Jul 23 14 7:39 PM
You're welcome Island, it was my pleasure! "He's making a video of the stadium--the Celtic Football Club's Stadium, Celtic Park by the way!--with his phone right now". --- You saw him doing that Sue? --YES!! He held up his phone and was turning and moving his phone like he was making a video of the crowd--I assume that was what he would have been taking the vid of. It only lasted a few seconds or minute or so but he definitely did that. Thanks for the photos, Island, I did see the first and last one on Twitter, but not the middle one!
Agreed Island, what a night for James. And I really loved hearing him speak proudly about Scotland and being Scottish.
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Jul 23 14 8:52 PM
Jul 23 14 9:29 PM
Around £2.5 million has been raised by the UK public for children's charity Unicef following an appeal during the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Games.
The charity said early figures showed that over 500,000 people in the UK donated by text within an hour after watching an appeal by James McAvoy and Sir Chris Hoy in Celtic Park stadium in Glasgow.
McAvoy, from Glasgow, said: ''This has never been done before - this many people in a single moment all coming together to make a life-saving difference to millions of children.''
Sir Chris said: ''Let's make history together.''
Figures from other territories and online donations are still being counted, Unicef said.
Earlier in the show, Unicef a mbassador Ewan McGregor burst into the opening countdown to urge viewers to be ready to take time to think about children across the Commonwealth.
During the event, video messages from celebrities including former Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson and singer Nicole Scherzinger highlighting the importance of Unicef's work were shown.
The money will be added to the £1.2 million already raised for the partnership between Unicef, Glasgow 2014 and the Commonwealth Games Federation before the ceremony.Unicef UK executive director David Bull said: "With this money we will be able to achieve our joint ambition with Glasgow 2014 to reach every child in Scotland and children in every single Commonwealth country to give them a brighter future.
"Thank you to everyone who held their hands and heads high tonight and voted to Put Children First."http://www.thecourier.co.uk/news/scotland/2-5m-raised-for-unicef-at-games-1.488145
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Jul 24 14 12:24 PM
Bruce Robertson is currently wearing a kilt and a UNICEF T Shirt. Told you he was OK.
Jul 24 14 3:43 PM
A Unicef fundraiser incorporated into the opening ceremony of the Glasgow Commonwealth Games has so far generated $5.6 million.
More than half a million people in the UK responded after watching Scottish actor James McAvoy and cycling great Sir Chris Hoy call for donations to the children's charity during the event at Celtic Park on Wednesday night (BST).
A total of 595,000 people donated by text alone, Unicef UK said, with many more contributing online.
After revealing the new total on their Twitter feed, the charity said: "Thank you so much for all your support and help to #putchildrenfirst".
Figures from other territories and online donations are still being counted, but it adds to the $2.2 million already raised through the partnership between Unicef, Glasgow 2014 and the Commonwealth Games Federation.
http://wwos.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=8879897
Note: this is in US$ converted from the previous announcement in GBP.
Jul 24 14 3:51 PM
Jul 24 14 11:25 PM
GLASGOW made history on Wednesday when the Games became the first major sporting event to have a charity message at its heart.
Unicef’s appeal to help children across the globe raised more than £3.5million in the first 24 hours – and the money keeps rolling in.
You can donate at cwg.unicef.org.uk , or by texting FIRST to 70333 to give £5.
Six ordinary Glaswegians took centre stage at Celtic Park alongside Sir Chris Hoy and actor James McAvoy to promote the Put Children First message in front of a billion-strong TV audience.
One of them, Michaela Munro, 23, said: “We definitely made history and big sporting events will never be the same.”
Meet the Flying Scots, who travelled the world to see the life-saving work Unicef are doing for children.
DAVID, 34, visited schools in Jamaica to see how Unicef are delivering education through games.
The football fanatic, who led some of the sporting sessions with TV presenter Reggie Yates, said: “It was very heart-warming to see the energy and happiness there.
“Although these kids don’t have as many opportunities, there is still so much potential there.”
David understands only too well the power sport can have in turning your life around. He was living on Glasgow’s streets in 2003 but his love of football led him to join the Scotland homeless squad who lifted the Homeless World Cup a year later.
Buoyed by his own experiences, he founded the non-profit organisation Street Soccer Scotland in 2009.
TEACHER Katy was chosen as a Flying Scot thanks to her work encouraging children in Glasgow’s Drumchapel to live healthily and play sports.
The 32-year-old, who is the faculty head of Drumchapel High’s health and wellbeing department, travelled to rural Bangladesh, where frequent flooding puts children’s lives at risk.
She met youngsters participating in SwimSafe – a Unicef-supported initiative to provide life-saving swimming lessons.
Katy said: “When I was out there, I learned that children are so similar no matter where you are in the world – and they all deserve the same opportunities.
“I feel overwhelmed and privileged to be part of that amazing project and the work Unicef are doing.”
Katy said she was stunned by the public response, adding: “To think that it only started in that moment where eight people in the centre of the stadium asked people to pledge money and we’ve now raised more than £3.5million – it’s epic.”
NEONATAL nurse Judith was selected for her work at Glasgow’s Southern General Hospital, which has been accredited by Unicef as “baby friendly”.
The charity work with the NHS to promote breastfeeding and to strengthen mother-baby relationships.
Judith, who got to discuss the initiative with Sir Alex Ferguson and former athlete Colin Jackson at the opening ceremony, said: “I work with premature babies, sick babies, babies who need surgery.
“Neonatal care is very important because if we don’t get it right it has an impact on the future wellbeing of the child. Unicef give us guidance and standards.
“This experience has been very special to me because I’ve been able to show people the work that we do.”
CHARITY fundraiser Jane, who swam the English Channel twice, endured a seven-hour boat journey down a river to deliver vaccines to a remote village in Papua New Guinea.
But the mum of one, who was joined by actress Keeley Hawes, heard how some children face an eight-hour walk to get to their nearest medical centre.
She said: “If you suffer a snakebite or measles and you have to walk eight hours then the chances of something terrible happening is extremely high.
“I learned how important Unicef’s cold chain to deliver vaccines to the children is.”
DAD-of-three Iain, 42, travelled with his cycling hero Sir Chris Hoy to Malawi to see Unicef’s life-saving health work.
The paediatric neurologist at Glasgow’s Yorkhill Hospital was chosen due to his work helping children with muscle disorders.
He met health worker Daniel Mandevu, who cycles 20 miles to a clinic twice a week to treat kids with diseases such as malaria.
Iain said: “When people have nothing, they seem to be extremely appreciative of any simple thing you do for them.
“Here we worry about the smallest things but they have nothing and were still really happy to see us.”
THE 23-year-old is a play development co-ordinator with the PEEK Project, a charity who encourage kids in Glasgow’s east end to reach their potential.
Michaela flew to Guyana with pop superstar Nicole Scherzinger, where they saw Unicef’s work with disabled children.
She said: “What I learned was that the kids in Guyana have the exact same barriers as kids in Glasgow.”
Michaela said she was “a bit nervous” about sharing the stage with Sir Chris and James McAvoy, but revealed: “When James said, ‘Glasgow, I’ve never been so proud to be one of your sons’, that wasn’t scripted. You could tell that he felt that.”
http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/glasgow-2014-meet-scots-who-3910484
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