# Over £200k raised in eight hours for Westminster policeman’s family appeal

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2017/03/23/100k-raised-six-hours-westminster-policemans-family-appeal/
- Published: 2017-03-23T18:36:57+00:00
- Author: Howard Lake

**An appeal on JustGiving to support the family of PC Keith Palmer, the Metropolitan
Police officer who was fatally stabbed in yesterday’s terror attack outside the 
Houses of Parliament, has raised over £200,000 in its first eight and a half hours.**

The [PC Keith Palmer appeal page](https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/Keith-palmer)
was set up by the Metropolitan Police Federation at 9.13am on 23 March, and passed
its £100,000 target in a little over six hours, with donations from over 5,500 people.
It then passed the £200,000 mark at 5.50pm, with donations from just over 10,000
people. This makes it the fastest growing crowdfunding page on JustGiving to date.
JustGiving, based in London, has also made a donation of £10,000 in solidarity with
the public’s efforts. A spokesman for JustGiving said: “JustGiving is united squarely
behind our community in their efforts to raise money for the heroic Police Officer,
PC Keith Palmer who died defending our principles and our democracy. Our team is
working with our community and the page owner to share our solidarity and compassion
with Keith’s wife and daughter in their time of need.”  

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## Other appeals established

[Other pages](http://about.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/categories/emergencies/westminster-attack)
have also been set up on JustGiving by people wishing to show their support. 

![JustGiving appeals following the London terror attack of 22 March 2017](https://
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_Other appeals on JustGiving following the London attack of 22 March 2017_

 [London’s Air Ambulance](http://ondonsairambulance.co.uk/donate) has also received
donations from people wishing to show their support and respect for the emergency
services. An appeal set up for the charity had received £10,000 by 10am this morning.

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> Thank you so much to all who donated to our charity after the tragic incident 
> in [#Westminster](https://twitter.com/hashtag/Westminster?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
> yesterday. In 24 hours you have raised + £10K [pic.twitter.com/IzPQPMUTp0](https://t.co/IzPQPMUTp0)
> — London's Air Ambulance Charity (@LDNairamb) [March 23, 2017](https://twitter.com/LDNairamb/status/844934259882242049?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> London's air ambulance needs to buy a 2nd helicopter – raised £4m of £6m needed.
> Shall we help? [https://t.co/QHxbDpg0gz](https://t.co/QHxbDpg0gz) [#WeStandTogether](https://twitter.com/hashtag/WeStandTogether?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
> [pic.twitter.com/Bk3PPTiZ8A](https://t.co/Bk3PPTiZ8A)
> — Felicity Morse (@FelicityMorse) [March 23, 2017](https://twitter.com/FelicityMorse/status/844869592816140288?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

  

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