Truly Inspirational

January 27, 2010 12:59 PM

Seven-year-old Charlie Simpson of west London set out to raise money for earthquake victims in Haiti. His efforts were wildly successful, and he has been heralded as a "shining example" of Britain's compassion for Haiti. His goal? £500. The amount he's raised so far? Over £170,000.
posted by xedrik (16 comments total)

What a sweet kid.
posted by bitter-girl.com at 1:07 PM on January 27, 2010

Good on him.
posted by roomthreeseventeen at 1:07 PM on January 27, 2010

My man!
posted by fixedgear at 1:17 PM on January 27, 2010

But the Ipad was announced today!

Good for this kid!
posted by DieHipsterDie at 1:21 PM on January 27, 2010

Nice!
Out of curiosity, how did he get the media coverage in the first place?
posted by jckll at 1:24 PM on January 27, 2010

Has the money raised for Haiti eclipsed the money raised for New Orleans yet?
posted by NiteMayr at 1:27 PM on January 27, 2010

Has the money raised for Haiti eclipsed the money raised for New Orleans yet?

Does it matter?
posted by DieHipsterDie at 1:38 PM on January 27, 2010

I love the tracking meter on his JustGiving page:

34.213%

!
posted by Sova at 1:42 PM on January 27, 2010

I was hoping it was this Charlie from the U.K.
posted by ekroh at 1:45 PM on January 27, 2010

It's not that he eclipsed my world contributions when I was also seven, most house-cats and several plants have pulled that off. It's that he has still roundly beaten me up to me being 38 that kind of stings.

Though it's the good kind of sting that makes me proud for him. Well done Charlie!
posted by quin at 1:52 PM on January 27, 2010

Well done Charlie Simpson!
posted by gomichild at 2:45 PM on January 27, 2010

"Charlie bit raised donations for me!"

Good on you, Charlie.
posted by chimaera at 3:12 PM on January 27, 2010

My daughter's third grade class raised $1600 for Haiti last week, and they were ecstatic about how much they raised. I don't think I'll tell her about Charlie just yet. Well done, though.
posted by briank at 6:56 PM on January 27, 2010

Makes me feel a bit more settled about the future knowing that there are kids out there who care about others.
posted by Ruthless Bunny at 6:33 AM on January 28, 2010

I sent this on to all my friends. What a great kid!
posted by latch24 at 1:26 AM on January 29, 2010

He's now raised over £250,000 if you include the gift aid. Awesome!
posted by memebake at 8:12 AM on February 14, 2010