# BBC Children in Need receives £1 million pledge

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2000/11/18/bbc-children-need-receives-1m-pledge/
- Published: 2000-11-18T00:00:00+00:00
- Author: Howard Lake

BBC Children in Need has received a pledge of £1 million from a retired 86-year-
old businessman who says he had a good day’s betting on the horses. The appeal had
raised £12,244,764 by the end of the night.

Read [Racing man pledges £1m to appeal](http://www.ananova.com/entertainment/story/sm_119480.html?nav_src=newsIndexHeadline)
and £1m donor was once a child in need at Ananova.com.

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