{"id":1372,"date":"2012-02-07T16:27:01","date_gmt":"2012-02-07T16:27:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/p=?1372"},"modified":"2012-02-07T16:27:01","modified_gmt":"2012-02-07T16:27:01","slug":"military-wives-choir-raises-500k","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/military-wives-choir-raises-500k\/","title":{"rendered":"Military Wives Choir raises \u00a3500k"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Military Wives Choir has raised over &pound;500,000 for the Royal British Legion and the Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Families Association (SSAFA) Forces Help.<\/p>\n<p>Their track &ndash; called Wherever You Are &ndash; has been confirmed as the fastest-selling charity single since Elton John's 1997 effort Candle In The Wind.<\/p>\n<p>Gareth Malone, the choral director, said it is &quot;astonishing&quot; that the group has been able to have such a big impact.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;When I first heard the song I thought there is something here that will appeal to lots of people but I had no idea it would take off like this,&quot; he added.<\/p>\n<p>Major General Andrew Cumming, chief executive of SSAFA Forces Help &ndash; which has been in existence for over 125 years &ndash; observed that the money will make a huge difference to the armed forces.<\/p>\n<p>He continued by saying the charity he represents will be able to reach more people thanks to the donation.<\/p>\n<p>Posted by Trevor Smith<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"ADNFCR-2867-ID-801286385-ADNFCR\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.directnews.co.uk\/feedtrack\/justcopyright.gif?feedid=2867&amp;itemid=801286385\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The choir has given over &pound;500,000 to two military charities. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5320,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.5 - 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