Highest Ever Total for Text Santa

ITV’s fifth annual Text Santa appeal has seen it’s 2015 total raised by a whopping 75% on the previous year.

The ‘Text Santa Christmas Jumper Day’, saw people around the UK ‘Doing their bit in a Christmas knit’. and when the donation phone lines closed on the 8th of January, a massive £11 million had been raised.

Donations were given a boost when Primark donated £1million, (£1.50 for every Christmas Jumper sold) a further £2 million was generated as the Government matched public donations for Save the Children’s international work.

Presenters Philip Schofield and Alesha Dixon said:

Phillip Schofield: “Text Santa was even bigger and better in 2015 with an amazing result of £11m helping the three Text Santa charities. I was thrilled to be part of it again, and popping up on lots of ITV programmes. It’s a great achievement.”

Alesha Dixon: “Thank you so much to everyone who donated money for Text Santa, we have raised a record breaking amount of money that will help the lives of so many people. We couldn’t do it without you, thank you”

If you’re still waiting to pay in your fundraising money you can do so online itv.com/textsanta or in your local Barclays branch.

Since its launch in 2011, Text Santa has now raised more than £32 million, with 100% of all donations going directly to the nominated charities. No money raised through public donations is ever used towards the running of the appeal by ITV.

Information about 2016’s Text Santa Appeal will follow.

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