{"id":557,"date":"2010-10-08T17:17:14","date_gmt":"2010-10-08T17:17:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/p=?557"},"modified":"2010-10-08T17:17:14","modified_gmt":"2010-10-08T17:17:14","slug":"gmg-radio-stations-back-help-for-heroes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/gmg-radio-stations-back-help-for-heroes\/","title":{"rendered":"GMG Radio stations back Help for Heroes"},"content":{"rendered":"
Stations owned by media company GMG Radio will be raising money to support soldiers by running a Help for Heroes Day next month.<\/p>\n
The group will run an 18-hour appeal to encourage the public to donate money to the charity, which provides support to members of the armed forces who have been injured in the line of duty.<\/p>\n
Last year's event raised more than £200,000 and a number of pop stars have pledged to take part in 2010, including JLS, Alexandra Burke, Tom Jones and James Blunt.<\/p>\n
The programme will include a two-hour show presented by Eamonn Holmes and he said he is looking forward to a day that aims to "raise a large amount of money for Help for Heroes and raise awareness for the charity".<\/p>\n
Help for Heroes, which was set up in 2007, has received donations of £70 million so far and recently set a new target of a further £42 million.<\/p>\n
Posted by Mark Wilkins
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