James McAvoy and KT Tunstall are among a host of Scottish stars teaming up for a night of music, literature, and poetry to raise funds to provide masks to Scottish healthcare workers.
29.03.2020 - 18:13 / etcanada.com
James McAvoy is doing his part to help frontline healthcare staff in the U.K. during the coronavirus pandemic.
On Sunday, the “X-Men” star took to Instagram to reveal he’d made a £275,000 donation (approximately $340,000) to a British crowdfunding campaign, #Masks4NHSHeroes, which was set up by a group of doctors to help raise money to help Britain’s strained National Health Service (NHS) buy PPE (personal protective equipment) for medical staff treating coronavirus patients.
The crowdfunding
James McAvoy and KT Tunstall are among a host of Scottish stars teaming up for a night of music, literature, and poetry to raise funds to provide masks to Scottish healthcare workers.
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By Jem Aswad
James McAvoy has donated 275,000 pounds ($340,000) to help purchase equipment for health service staff treating coronavirus patients. The money was given to the crowdfunding campaign Masks for Heroes, set up by a group of U.K.
X-Men star James McAvoy has donated £275,000 to the NHS to help in the battle against the coronavirus pandemic.
By Andreas Wiseman
Actor James McAvoy has donated $342,500 (£275,000) to help provide members of Britain’s National Health Service (NHS) with key personal protective equipment (PPE) during the coronavirus pandemic.
Scots actor James McAvoy has backed a campaign to get more personal protection equipment for NHS staff.
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