10-year-old Vinnie from Chorley has been chosen as one of the three kids to receive a mechanical hero arm as part of the Hero 3 campaign. He’s the youngest one of three boys to be chosen. 80 per cent of the funding is there, and his family are crowd funding for the last £20k.
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00:00 Hey, it's Tilly and I'm so excited to announce that we're doing another Big Hero 3 campaign.
00:05 If you don't know what this is, it's basically a joint fundraising project which basically
00:09 sees three kids at the end of it receive their very own hero arms.
00:13 We've done it before but this time it is with thanks to Foresight Group and the Urban Monarchs
00:18 Foundation who are helping with funding as well as an anonymous donor.
00:22 We've got the kids and now it's time to meet the families.
00:25 Hi I'm Noah and I've been chosen to be part of the three Big Hero campaigns.
00:32 Hi I'm Brooke Penn, I'm 15 and I've been chosen for the Big Hero 3.
00:37 Hi my name is Vinny and I'm 10 years old and I've been selected for the Big Hero 3.
00:41 I just want to say a big thank you to everyone who shares and donates.
00:44 Thank you for the generosity and the support that it's going to give me for more opportunities
00:49 in my life.
00:50 Yeah, thank you.
00:51 If you do, you know, I'd, yeah.
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