Meat gives thousands to Tyneside Charities

dottie · 15 Jul 2008, 17:18

http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/north...2703-21336598/

ROCK star Meat Loaf has donated thousands of pounds to two Tyneside cancer charities.

The entertainer has given £2,500 each to the Toma Fund and to the Maggie’s care centre.

He kept his word by matching the money raised at a charity penalty shoot-out he took part in at St James’s Park last month.

About £5,000 was raised from that event and Meat gave two cheques over to the charities for the same figure before his gig at Castle Howard in Yorkshire at the weekend.

It means both Maggie’s and Toma benefit by £5,000 each in total. “It is great, every penny counts,” said Andrea Thompson, organiser of the Toma Fund.

Meat said: “I thoroughly enjoyed my time in Newcastle. I remember one person kicking the ball really hard. Maybe he was a Liverpool supporter.

“I wish both charities the very best.”

Last month we launched an auction where the highest bidders could take penalties against the superstar and, if they got the ball past him, also receive two tickets to his outdoor show at Castle Howard.

The shoot-out took place after the star said he wanted to give something back to the region after cutting short his last gig here due to ill health. We stepped in and suggested the charity auction.

“It is wonderful that Meat Loaf has done this for us,” said Frances Milner. “It was a terrific day and for someone as busy as Meat to take time out and also match the money raised for Maggie’s is wonderful.”

The Chronicle is appealing to readers to help raise £500,000 towards a £3m Maggie’s cancer centre at the Freeman Hospital, where patients and their loved ones will be able to get advice on coping with their illness. We also support the Toma Fund, which was launched in April in tribute to Jordan Thompson, who died from cancer at the age of 15.

**The Flying Mouse** · 15 Jul 2008, 17:57

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15 Jul 2008, 17:18	#1
dottie queen post- whore extraordinaire Join Date: 29.01.2003 Location: Still Rockin' at "72" Posts: 13,181	Meat gives thousands to Tyneside Charities http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/north...2703-21336598/ ROCK star Meat Loaf has donated thousands of pounds to two Tyneside cancer charities. The entertainer has given £2,500 each to the Toma Fund and to the Maggie’s care centre. He kept his word by matching the money raised at a charity penalty shoot-out he took part in at St James’s Park last month. About £5,000 was raised from that event and Meat gave two cheques over to the charities for the same figure before his gig at Castle Howard in Yorkshire at the weekend. It means both Maggie’s and Toma benefit by £5,000 each in total. “It is great, every penny counts,” said Andrea Thompson, organiser of the Toma Fund. Meat said: “I thoroughly enjoyed my time in Newcastle. I remember one person kicking the ball really hard. Maybe he was a Liverpool supporter. “I wish both charities the very best.” Last month we launched an auction where the highest bidders could take penalties against the superstar and, if they got the ball past him, also receive two tickets to his outdoor show at Castle Howard. The shoot-out took place after the star said he wanted to give something back to the region after cutting short his last gig here due to ill health. We stepped in and suggested the charity auction. “It is wonderful that Meat Loaf has done this for us,” said Frances Milner. “It was a terrific day and for someone as busy as Meat to take time out and also match the money raised for Maggie’s is wonderful.” The Chronicle is appealing to readers to help raise £500,000 towards a £3m Maggie’s cancer centre at the Freeman Hospital, where patients and their loved ones will be able to get advice on coping with their illness. We also support the Toma Fund, which was launched in April in tribute to Jordan Thompson, who died from cancer at the age of 15.

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