# Promising year

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/1999/10/16/promising-year/
- Published: 1999-10-16T23:00:00+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

ITV launched its [Year of Promise](http://www.itv.yearofpromise.co.uk) campaign 
today with 75-minute show this evening hosted by Carol Vorderman. The campaign is
designed to encourage people to make a promise to do something to make a difference
to society in the new Millennium, in particular for the under-privileged.
The promise
does not have to be related to fundraising, but Ms Vorderman has pledged herself
to raising £300,000 to buy 500 computers for children’s hospital charity Express
Link Up.

The Year of Promise campaign involves 14 hours of live TV and will culminate on 
1 May 2000. Online it has the support of Freeserve.

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