# Fight for Sight raises nearly £30k in BBC Lifeline appeal

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2014/06/25/fight-sight-raises-nearly-30k-bbc-lifeline-appeal/
- Published: 2014-06-25T13:54:50+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

Fight for Sight has received nearly £30,000 from a BBC Lifeline appeal presented
by TV presenter Judy Finnigan.

The appeal, which aired on BBC One on Sunday 20 April 2014, was watched by a million
people. It was repeated on BBC Two four days later. It is **the largest amount raised
via the appeal slot since February 2011**, and money is still coming in.

[⌊Judy Finnigan⌉⌊Judy Finnigan⌉[

Judy Finnigan

The 10 minute appeal featured the work of the charity which funds eye research to
prevent sight loss and treat eye disease. Finnigan spoke of her experience of sight
loss following operations in 2010 to correct a detached retina. Her mother had also
lost her sight due to Age Related Macular Degeneration (AMD)._ _

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Finnegan said that it was fantastic that the appeal had raise such a large amount
of money, adding:

> “The money raised through the Lifeline appeal will enable Fight for Sight to continue
> the great research work they do to prevent sight loss and get a step closer to
> making a future that everyone will be able to see.”

[Fight for Sight](http://www.fightforsight.org.uk) is currently investing over £
8 million into eye research at 35 universities and hospitals across the country.

 

**Editor’s note:** _the video previously embedded here (https://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=ssY\_5IFd4Nw) is no longer available._

 

**BBC Lifeline appeal**

The next deadline to apply to be featured on the [BBC Lifeline or BBC Radio 4 charity appeals](http://www.bbc.co.uk/charityappeals/)
is midnight on Monday **22 September 2014**.

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