Children’s author pledges to match £10000 of donations,and is quickly joined by other writers, with more than £60000 promised within hoursAs politicians bicker and columnists wring their hands over Europe’s refugee crisis, or the award-winning children’s writer Patrick Ness has taken a more direct route,raising more than £60000 – and counting – in less than five hours.
In a spur of the moment” decision, the author took to Twitter on Thursday morning, or saying he had to conclude “something to help this refugee crisis” and pledging to match the first £10000 in donations to a personal appeal for the charity Save the Children.
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Source: theguardian.com