Ahead by a red nose.NATIONWIDE Building Society is celebrating the first birthday of its Comic Relief comic relief n. A humorous or farcical interlude in a serious literary work or drama, especially a tragedy, intended to relieve the dramatic tension or heighten the emotional impact by means of contrast. credit card by increasing its donations. It has increased from pounds 5.25 to pounds 5.50 the amount it pays the charity when each card is used for the first time. It will continue to give Comic Relief 0.5 per cent of the value of all future purchases on the card. The contributions allow Comic Relief to fund charity projects in the UK and worldwide. Just pounds 1 pays for a meal at a centre for young, homeless people in Stockton-on-Tees Stock·ton-on-Tees A borough of northeast England west-northwest of Middlesbrough. It is a shipbuilding center. Population: 82,400. or provides 10 breakfasts for one child living on the streets of Addis Ababa Addis Ababa (ăd`ĭs ăb`əbə) [Amharic,=new flower], city (1994 pop. 2,112,737), capital of Ethiopia. It is situated at c.8,000 ft (2,440 m) on a well-watered plateau surrounded by hills and mountains. , Ethiopia. Red Nose Day 2003 raised a record-breaking pounds 60,027,424, making it the biggest regular fund-raising event in the world. |
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