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09-08-2009, 09:23 AM
| | |  J.K. Rowling print raises thousands for Give Tilly A Hand appeal
At the end of last month we told you that J.K. Rowling and Robbie Coltrane (Hagrid) had donated handprints to the Give Tilly A Hand appeal, to raise money for articificial limbs. They have now been auctioned.
Altogether £32,000 was raised for the 3 year old, who lost her hands to meningitis in 2007. Replacement limbs are required yearly until she turns 18. The celebrity hands were auctioned on Saturday at the Gateshead Hilton Hotel in Newcastle, England. J.K. Rowling's fetched the highest amount, at £6,000. Quote:
Tilly's mother Sarah, of Consett, said: "The night went better than we could have ever hoped for and Tilly loved all the attention.
"It was so amazing to see such a big turnout for my little girl."
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She said: "I was very emotional, very overwhelmed. It’s like two-and-a- half years of putting something together and then seeing the final piece.
"The whole evening was amazing, just amazing. Everyone has been coming to me and saying what a great night it was. Our initial count of the money raised was somewhere in the region of £41,000, which is just fantastic.
"I have been really lucky with the companies that have got involved. It’s mind-blowing that so many people have helped. It was all for Tilly and that’s why was so emotional. All these people came together to help my baby.
"So many celebrities donated hand prints to be auctioned and the bidding went through the roof. The top seller was J K Rowling’s for £6,000 which was amazing because we only expected it to make about £2,000."
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09-08-2009, 09:30 AM
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Great!!! I hope this money be useful for her..
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09-08-2009, 09:32 AM
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That is amazing i just checked on the auction site and there are so many people who have donated hand prints and £6,000 pounds for hers is totally brilliant.
Good luck to tilly and her family x
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09-08-2009, 09:42 AM
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Joanne is really generous!!!! I wish best for the little girl!!
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09-08-2009, 09:56 AM
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wow , it is really generous of them!
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09-08-2009, 10:14 AM
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This is amazing
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09-08-2009, 10:38 AM
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oh that's great!!!it's so generous of Joanne!good luck Tilly!!!
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Great news !!
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09-08-2009, 12:44 PM
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this was generous of anyone who contributed.
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J.K. Rowling is AMAZING! Such a genius!
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That's great the Jo and Robbie are in for such a good cause. I know Jo has daughters of her own, so she must understand somewhat what Tilly's parents are going through. I don't know if Robbie has children, but either way, it was very generous and nice of them to do such a thing.
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09-08-2009, 03:52 PM
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cool...nice job
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09-08-2009, 04:33 PM
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Wow! That's so good of them! I'm so happy that they raised thousands for the appeal!
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This is so great! But you know what's kind of stupid? The one by Girls Aloud raised £400 more than Jo's!
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This is soo sweet.
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Awe! That's so great of Jo and Robbie! Good Luck Tilly, our hearts go out to you!
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wow thats really great
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Very cool!!! So Happy for Tilly!!!!
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That's amazing of her, she never ceases to surprise me with her good actions!
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09-09-2009, 01:29 AM
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Aw, how generous of her! Hope the little girls is gonna be ok.
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09-09-2009, 03:31 AM
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WOW! I am so happy she dontated to this cause! I hope tilly gets all her surgieries and lives a long happy life!
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09-09-2009, 03:55 AM
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awesome that is just great it will be really helpful to that little girl
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This is nice..
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