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Tom Hanks becomes ambassador for Freeplay Foundation
Howard Lake | 9 October 2003 | News
Actor Tom Hanks, winner of two Academy Awards, is the new American Ambassador for the UK wind-up or solar-powered radio charity the Freeplay Foundation.
Hanks will work to generate support for the Foundation and promote its work in Africa. Using Lifeline radios, which do not require batteries or electricity, the Freeplay Foundation provides sustained access to information to the world’s poorest populations, especially children living on their own.
Mr Hanks joins Terry Waite who serves as the Foundation’s European ambassador.
The Freeplay Foundation is the charitable arm of the Freeplay Energy Group, manufacturer of the self-sufficient Ranger and Summit Radios and Sherpa Torch.
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About Howard Lake
Howard Lake is consultant editor of UK Fundraising. He founded the site in 1994 and successfully sold it in 2022. As director of Giving X Ltd he is exploring growing giving on a massive scale.
He is the founder of Fundraising Camp and co-founder of GoodJobs.