Anneka Rice Challenged Over Charity Show
THE sight of Anneka Rice running around in her trademark yellow jumpsuit piqued many a young boy’s interest in the opposite sex but now the TV icon is at the centre of (an admittedly medium-sized) storm over a charity CD.
The CD in question, entitled Over The Rainbow, was produced in conjunction with the revamped Challenge Anneka series with proceeds going to the Association of Children’s Hospices.
However, the Sun has revealed that only £2 of the £13.95 price of the collection, which includes contributions from such hum-drum stars as Michael Bolton, Lesley Garret and McFly, is actually going to charity.
The newspaper goes on to quotes an unnamed “reader” who says, “Throughout the show they kept going on about how profits go to charity, and it’s all about good causes. But then to discover that a measly £2 actually goes to the charity is outrageous. That’s less than 15 per cent — if you’re forking out nearly £14 for an album, it would be nice to think most of that money will go directly to the good cause.”
However, a spokeswoman for ITV has refuted the charges, claiming that the £2 in question was a higher donation than normal for a charity CD.
Others megastars on the CD include Duncan James, Curtis Stigers and Bonnie Tyler. It should only cost £2 to begin with.
Posted: 11th, June 2007 | In: Money Comments (5) | Follow the Comments on our RSS feed: RSS 2.0 | TrackBack | Permalink
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July 19th, 2007 at 7:23 pm
I have just purchased the cd over the rainbow to find a sticker saying £2 of the purchase price £11 will be going to the Association of Childresn’s Hospices.I feel that £10 if not all should go to the charity.
Well done kto all who made this CD possible it is a good listen.
July 2nd, 2007 at 11:18 am
i did not know anything of how much the charities will receive
however with a grandson who has a life threatening desease and uses a hospice in our area in essex. i think it also important to make the public aware of the good work they do giving support to the families which is much needed, and untill you are in the situation will you ever realise how much help you need.
the most of them do not receive much funding from the government which i think is all wrong the parents do not receive the support from the agencies in the local areas my own grandson since he has now got as well as cancer and still receiving treatment for 5 years also had now brain damage i now know how little help my daughter and others receive the hospices are so good in support in all ways and as i said awareness of them is realy needed to get people to donate to them when the government gives children more support in stead of thinking the parents can do it all for them my own mother in her eighties receives carers 3 times a day my daughter with a realy ill 7 year old may get 30hours a months and some of that is by a charity agency ! joan stone
June 17th, 2007 at 11:28 pm
Somehow I am not surprised about how much of the record actually goes to charity. However, what does a demeaning remark about McFly have to do with the entire thing? They are a fantastic and charitable band.
June 12th, 2007 at 9:29 am
“no support” approach from the sun newspaper , just as was the case with the “mould at the end of the rainbow” article.
It seems that most of the feedback comments re; fury as charity….. Article are directed at the makers of this program , did you all actually watch it , do any of you “get it”, is it not better do do something rather than nothing ??, i think it is, and i have far more factual knowledge regarding this TV programme (challenge anneka) most prob far more knowledge of the work “CHILDREN’S” hospices do, what a hospice means to the parents and to these kids !!!! (PLEASE LETS NOT FORGET ), ill child , terminally ill child, child with life limiting illness, than most of you.
Lets try and look at this in a whole different perspective , lets look at it from the “rainbow choir” hospice kids point of view.
So £2 goes directly to UK hospice care for children fund, and the rest of the money goes to the “we raised awareness and gave immense, joy ,hope,pride,fun to some very sick,brave, children and their families fund”!!!!!!!! Because that is were it is going .You are probably thinking ” how does she know this” , well i do ,because i am the mum of Charlie Marshall who at just 6years of age was the youngest “rainbow choir member”, he is a patient at ST ANDREWS CHILDREN’S HOSPICE GRIMSBY , he has very complexes heart disease of which is life threatening ,and life limiting.Charlie has injured so many hospital procedures, tests ,operations , long hospital stays , and never ever complained , moaned , or even cried , in fact when Charlie is very ill he acts so brave it is humbling .
All the very sick and suffering kids who took part in “challenge anneka” and sang with such pride and happiness,all gained so so much in the 5 days spent with itv and the production team,celebs, chase, in fact all involved.Friendships were formed , fun was had and this album was made to raise “AWARENESS” (Sometimes far more important than money) and will be a everlasting memory for all the parents (who may i add ) also gained so much .
AGAIN I SAY THIS ” IT IS BETTER DO DO A LITTLE , THAN DO NOTHING AT ALL” PLEASE I URGE YOU ALL TO BUY THIS ALBUM AND ENJOY LISTENING TO 15 BRAVE, MOST EXTRAORDINARY KIDS SING THEIR HEARTS OUT !!!!
ALSO A MESSAGE TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN NEWSPAPER !
HEADLINE” IN REWARD FOR SUCH BRAVERY LETS MAKE “OVER THE RAINBOW ” ALBUM NO 1 LETS DO IT FOR THE KIDS”!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
FROM MEGAN MARSHALL (CHARLIE`S MUM)
June 12th, 2007 at 7:35 am
what gives you the idea that Mcfly are hum drum stars and duncan (i was once in a boyband ) James and creaky old misery Bonnie Tyler are megastars.
You need to get out more you twerp.
Bob