Stars and business leaders
have donated huge sums in an
unprecedented show of
support for our Find Maddie
campaign - to
make
up the largest award in
newspaper history.
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After we kicked off the fund
with £250,000, Harry Potter
author JK ROWLING put up a
staggering amount - the
largest single donation. But
she asked us not to reveal
the exact figure.
Kind-hearted JK married a
Portuguese TV journalist and
her first child Jessica was
born in Portugal, a few
hours' drive from Praia da
Luz where Maddie was
snatched.
Her dad Gerry said: "We are
very happy and pleased with
what you are doing. Anything
that can be done to
publicise that Madeleine is
missing and help with the
search is very welcome."
Topshop tycoon SIR PHILIP
GREEN matched our £250,000
and said: "I hope this makes
a difference."
Virgin's SIR RICHARD BRANSON
put up £100,000, saying:
"I'd like to appeal as a
father to whoever is holding
her to please bring her home
safe."
Everton football club
chairman and theatre boss
BILL KENWRIGHT was one of
the first people to see
pictures of Maddie wearing
his club's shirt before they
were released this week.
Mr Kenwright, who has
pledged a huge personal sum,
said: "If it helps towards
the reunion it will be the
best cheque I've ever
written."
Footie chairmen EGGERT
MAGNUSSON of West Ham and
Reading's JOHN MADEJSKI both
gave £10,000.
Ann Summers boss JACQUELINE
GOLD donated £100,000,
explaining she wanted to get
involved after meeting Sara
Payne.
She said: "I pray that this
nightmare comes to an end
soon with the safe return of
their beautiful little
girl."
Telly star SIMON COWELL
promised £50,000, saying: "I
heard about the terrible
situation here in LA and I
hope she is found safe and
sound."
Manchester United star WAYNE
ROONEY and fiancée Coleen
McLoughlin pledged £25,000,
telling us: "We are praying
for Maddie's safe return and
for an end to what must be a
nightmare for all her
family."
The England cricket team
joined in with £20,000.
Captain MICHAEL VAUGHAN
said: "Our thoughts and
prayers are for Maddie's
safe return."
Entrepreneur
SIR
TOM
HUNTER
pledged
£100,000
with
EasyJet
boss
SIR
STELIOS
Haji-Ioannou
and
Matalan
chief
JOHN
HARGREAVESchipping
in
with
large
sums
too.
The
Mark
Warner
company,
which
runs
the
Ocean
Village
resort
where
Maddie
was
snatched,
said:
"We
wholeheartedly
support
the
News
of
the
World
initiative
and
anything
that
helps
get
Madeleine
back."
Our
reward
offer,
which
appears
in
several
major
European
languages
on
the
right,
is
subject
to
standard
News
of
the
World
reward
offer
conditions.
