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To help publicise it, the French car manufacturer has enlisted the help of their very own Dynamic Duo in the shape of Strictly Come Dancing stars Alison Hammond and Aljaž Skorjanec to quick step through Gotham City with Pudsey in attendance.
Alison Hammond said: “These essential funds will make a real difference to those who need it the most and Aljaž and I are thrilled to be able to help PEUGEOT and Pudsey in their mission to break the £1 million milestone. Everyone has done really well in raising £750,000 so far and being involved in this year’s efforts is a great honour. BBC Children in Need is a charity close to our hearts and we’d urge anyone who wants to find out more to visit the website or even pop down to their local Peugeot Dealership. So what are you waiting for!?”
These challenges vary from the very scary (skydiving and abseiling) and very physical (swimming and cycling endurance efforts) to the more leisurely, but still requiring some sort of effort, baking or dressing up and dancing like the Strictly duo. Besides personal sponsorship, the car manufacturer is hoping that the public will support the efforts of the superheroes as well as maybe taking part themselves in some sort of charity effort for BBC Children in Need.
“With the help of Alison and Aljaž, and members of the public, we’re certain our Dynamic Duo can reach the target and raise a fantastic amount of money for BBC Children in Need this year.”
For the benefit of anyone who is unaware of what Children in Need is, it is a charity registered in England and Wales (802052) and Scotland (SC039557) whose aim is to make a positive change to the lives of disadvantaged children and young people across the UK with a vision that every child in the UK has a safe, happy and secure childhood and the chance to reach their potential.
The charity is currently supporting around 2,600 projects that are working with children facing a range of disadvantages for example, poverty and deprivation; children who have been the victims of abuse or neglect or disabled young people.