beecareful - news: Children in Need Appeal raises 

Children in Need Appeal raises
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beecareful-info on 21/11/2009 20:38:00

At the helm was Children in Need veteran Terry Wogan who was joined by TV
darlings Tess Daly and Alesha Dixon to present the seven-hour entertainment
marathon live from London's Television Centre, linking BBC studios from across
the UK in Belfast, Cardiff and Glasgow, as well as broadcasts from venues across
England celebrating the efforts of fundraisers all over the country!
The Appeal Night represents an exciting culmination of fundraising activity for
BBC Children in Need, but the total will continue to rise as the money pours in
from the thousands of events already held, or scheduled to happen, around the
UK.
From cake sales in the office to talent contests at school, from sitting in a
bath of baked beans to all the bike-a-thons, hop-a-thons, skip-a-thons and the
eye-watering wax-a-thons, a huge community of supporters have come together to
Do Something Different for Pudsey.
And it's not too late to get involved, either by organising a fundraising
event, calling our donation line on 0345 733 2233 or visiting bbc.co.uk/pudsey.
Terry Wogan said: "This year we surpassed all expectations with the amount
raised and I am in awe that in these tough times, the British public has shown
such tremendous support and generosity. I'd like to say a massive thank you to
everyone involved and for the extraordinary lengths the country has gone to help
raise money for disadvantaged children."
Highlights include:
*A Motown musical sensation in Albert Square from the cast of EastEnders  	*All
the way from the USA, singing sensation Taylor Swift performing Love Story 
	*The official Children in Need single performance from the comedian and singer,
Peter Kay, featuring 100 famous animated characters from children's television
singing a medley of hit songs  	*JLS performed Everybody In Love  	*Pixie Lott
performed Girls And Boys  	*Full Steam Ahead by Annie Lennox and David Gray  	*A
preview of the Doctor Who Christmas special  	*Gary Barlow dropped in to present
a cheque for £2,125,932 from the proceeds of the BBC Children in Need Rocks the
Royal Albert Hall Concert  	*Dragon's Den renovating a Children in Need project
building  	*Messages from Pudsey's friends Lady Gaga, Pink, Harry Potter, Zac
Effron, Wallace and Gromit and Cheryl Cole  	*And, of course, the night wouldn't
be complete without the Newsreaders, who performed a "Bootylicious" routine to
bring in the money with the winner of Britain's Got Talent, Diversity!  	*A
Radio 2 cheque of £1,869,394
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