To the delight of one secondary school’s pupils – especially some excitable triplets – the Mail Force van has made its latest delivery of laptops. Mail Force has now raised a whopping £10.6millon for the Computers for Kids campaign in just three weeks, to help lockdown pupils struggling to follow online classes. The charity has … Read more
Mail Force yesterday struck a mammoth £1million deal for new computers for lockdown pupils. The laptops will go to 5,000 of Britain’s most needy schoolchildren and will arrive in several batches over two weeks – starting on Monday. The landmark moment has come thanks to Daily Mail readers who have donated so generously, along with … Read more
Mail Force’s drive to get schoolchildren online shifted up a gear yesterday with a sensational donation from Dixons Carphone. The retailer offered 1,000 ‘top spec’ laptops worth £380,000. Dixons Carphone said it was delighted to pledge the nearly new devices to help youngsters struggling to follow online classes during lockdown. All the machines, from well-known … Read more
The operation began before dawn – another precious consignment of Mail Force laptops that will transform the lives of yet more schoolchildren. The computers were ready just before 6am yesterday and were on their way up the motorway from the depot in Hatfield, Hertfordshire, within the hour. They were destined for a school in Manchester … Read more
In a boost for British children, one of the country’s most successful online retailers pledged a whopping £500,000 to Mail Force yesterday. The Hut Group’s donation sends our campaign to help pupils in lockdown get online soaring to £5.6million in just a week. Laptops are already being handed out to schoolchildren who desperately need them to … Read more
Were it not for the workers’ hi-vis tabards and the occasional fork-lift truck, we could almost be inside Mission Control, Houston – or Europe’s biggest branch of PC World. Stretching out into the distance is row upon row of computer screens – vast banks of them – and they are all showing exactly the same … Read more
Mail Force had a triple boost yesterday with £500,000 from a leading entrepreneur, laptops from Sainsbury’s and a deluge of donations from readers. The charity’s campaign to get laptops to lockdown pupils has now raised an astonishing £2.6million in just five days. Sir Tom Hunter, who made his fortune in sporting goods, handed over his … Read more
The Mail Force laptop campaign has smashed through the £1million barrier in just four days. The phenomenal milestone has been reached thanks to reader generosity – and a stunning donation from Lloyds. The banking giant has offered 1,000 top-of-the-range laptops worth £500,000. It is a sensational moment for the Computers for Kids drive to get urgently-needed … Read more
The future of an entire generation is on the line today. And that is not an exaggeration, writes former Education Secretary Alan Johnson (pictured) The future of an entire generation is on the line today. And that is not an exaggeration. We have been worrying about foreign holidays, football matches and music festivals, and while these … Read more
Our campaign to help get laptops to lockdown pupils has raised a staggering £250,000 in its first weekend. In a flying start beyond our wildest dreams, Daily Mail readers have again shown phenomenal generosity. From £5 to £5,000, thousands of contributions have flooded in – many from grandparents – coupled with heartfelt messages of support. One … Read more