Sunday, 13th October 2002
Money Mountain 2002 | |
|  | | Richard Sykes (left), Colin Gibson (centre) and Chris Baird pause for breath - and a photo - during the auction |
| | BBC Radio Derby's annual charity fundraiser, Money Mountain, has closed for 2002, raising over £37,000 for two local charities. |
| | | | Final Total (23.15 BST): £37,412 |
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BBC Radio Derby's annual charity event has closed for 2002 with a grand total of £37,412.
Listeners pledged money to the appeal throughout the day to raise cash for When You Wish Upon a Star, which provides holidays for terminally ill children, and SCALE which provides free music therapy for people of all ages who have special needs.
Around 600 lots were sold during the day-long auction.
One bidder paid £520 for an evening at a Pavarotti concert, followed by a black-tie dinner in the tenor's presence.Another paid £450.
A tour of the House of Commons with Lib Dem leader Charles Kennedy raised £475 and a tour of the Emmerdale studio complex raised £200.
And the "Big Beat Bash" re-united several 60s bands and groups and put on a sell-out gig which raised at least £2,500.
BBC Radio Derby's Editor, Simon Cornes, said: "It's been a truly remarkable effort - the phones haven't stopped ringing all day and the people of Derbyshire and East Staffordshire have been digging deep into their pockets for us once again.
"I'm sure our two charities will put a lot of smiles on the faces of the people they help and I am delighted we were able to be a part of that." |
Other highlights
A 26-piece Lynton Porcelain breakfast set, made in Derby, sold for £2,500.
The chance to be Derby County's mascot for the day when Brighton visit Pride Park in December fetched £365 and an antique pocket watch sold for a tremendous £325.
One bidder paid £450 for an evening at a Pavarotti concert, followed by a black-tie dinner in the tenor's presence.
Earlier, the popular Dial-A-Hymn got the ball rolling shortly after 07.00 BST, raising £5,221.
Sunday Breakfast presenter David Harvey and Canon Donald Macdonald, a former presenter of the programme, took pledges from listeners wanting to dedicate hymns to friends or family.
The Queen's Hall Methodist Church Choir sang 13 hymns - the most requested of which was The Old Rugged Cross which raised £1,096.
£1,951 was raised by the Pound Appeal, which asked listeners to send in a £1 coin for Money Mountain 2002. |
The beneficiaries
This year, the proceeds will go directly to When You Wish upon a Star and SCALE.
 | | Helping send children to see Santa |
When You Wish Upon a Star is a charity which aims to grant the wishes of children who have a life threatening or terminal illness.
The charity will send children from Derbyshire and East Staffordshire to meet the real Santa Claus in Lapland or for a week's family holiday at Center Parcs (Sherwood) and will receive two-thirds of the money raised.
SCALE stands for Sound Creation Advancing Learning and Education for Special Needs and provides a free service for people of all ages with special needs which enables them to benefit from the many aspects of sound creation/therapy.
The charity will receive one-third of the Money Mountain proceeds (up to a maximum of £13,000) and will use the money to buy digital recording equipment and instruments. | | | |
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