Captain Sir Tom Moore is continuing to make a difference, three months after he died at 100 years old.
David Beckhamdid 100 keepy-uppiesto help kick off the #CaptainTom100 challenge on Friday, honoring the late WWII veteran and COVID hero. He’s one of several celebrities taking part in the challenge, raising money for the Captain Tom Foundation charity on his 101st birthday.
Tom Moore and his family.VICKIE FLORES/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock
Other celebrities participating in the #CaptainTom100 challenge includeThe Great British Bake Offstar Mary Berry, who baked 100 cakes, and 2012 Olympic champion Dame Jessica Ennis-Hill, who bounced on a pogo stick 100 times.
Everyone is inspired to take part in the challenge over Captain Moore’s birthday weekend. All they have to do is pick something to do 100 times, document it and post it to social media with the hashtag #CaptainTom100.
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Queen Elizabeth II knights Capt. Sir Thomas Moore.Chris Jackson/Getty
Hedied in early February, shortly after he was diagnosed with the coronavirus and hospitalized with pneumonia. He was 100.
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