Red Nose Day

One of the promotional pics for Red Nose Day.

No, it wasn't today; it was yesterday. RED NOSE DAY is something that the Brits do. Approximately every two years, people throughout Britain get together and do something funny to earn money. It could happen anywhere - work, home, school. The money doesn't go into private pockets, but it's a reminder for people to give generously to help those in Britain and Africa, who face difficult life conditions and need monetary assistance. It's actually similar to COMIC RELIEF, with which we in the States are familiar.

That day of funny has already happened; it was yesterday. Even before Red Nose Day, Sam Smith and John Legend got together to perform a duo of Sam Smith's single, "Lay Me Down". In fact, the performance is the official song for this year's event. All sales of this performance will go to the Red Nose Day charity. It's also a great way to say that charity/generosity doesn't have to be serious. It can be fun and artistic at the same time.



Let's take a look at how some people participated in this year's Red Nose Day. Daniel Craig, who played James Bond at one time in his career, participated in a mockumentary skit that revealed a deep, dark secret about Agent Bond. Sam Mendes also acted in the sketch and said, "I decided to take part in this sketch because the work Comic Relief undertakes, especially in West Africa, for people whose suffering is beyond our comprehension, is truly exceptional."

Phoenix Nights, a live comedy group, performed sixteen shows, with a total of 196,000 tickets sold, a sellout for the entire series, and raised more than £5 million. This series of performances was noted for its reunion of original cast members and it raised the most money of any live comedy shows in the world.

One of the beneficiaries of this fundraising effort has been the newly renovated Iyolwa health clinic in Eastern Uganda. Lenny Henry, a British comedian, was visiting the clinic after it had just reopened and met twins Lenny and Henry, two-day-old infants born at the clinic. Obviously, Lenny was stunned, "Never in my wildest dreams did I think a baby in Uganda would be named after me, Lenny from Dudley, much less two....It is fantastic that these two, and all the other residents of Iyolwa, now have a fully functioning clinic to rely on when they are sick, injured, or in need of medical care"

These represent just a small number of participants and beneficiaries of this wonderful organization. Giving can be fun; it doesn't even have to be large or cost anything. Just give of yourself; that's all that is needed.

Thanks to this article from Huffington Post: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/03/09/sam-smith-john-legend-lay-me-down_n_6830470.html?ir=Impact&ncid=fcbklnkushpmg00000054, and information from Red Nose Day.

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