Charlie Simpson waves during his five mile cycle ride around South Park, west London, Sunday Jan. 24, 2010.
A young British schoolboy has raised nearly 100,000 pounds ($160,000) for Haiti's relief effort. Seven-year-old Charlie Simpson was so upset by the devastating images of Haiti's deadly earthquake that he asked his mother if she could help him set up a sponsored bicycle ride around his local park in west London. Charlie originally hoped to raise 500 pounds ($800) for UNICEF's Haiti appeal with Sunday's 5-mile bike ride but his Internet page was flooded with donations. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/ Tim Ireland/PA Wire)
More about his story at http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1245717/Haiti-earthquake-British-schoolboy-7-raises-50-000-just-day.html
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