Jack Henderson (born 2004) is a Scottish artist, known for raising £64,000+ by selling his artwork as a child, which he donated to the Edinburgh-based
Sick Kids Friends Foundation.
Background
Henderson wanted to raise money for the
Sick Kids Hospital in
Edinburgh where his youngest brother Noah regularly attended with
bronchiolitis. His idea was to draw 'anything' in exchange for donations to the
Sick Kids Friends Foundation and he aimed to raise £100.
After his idea (which he titled ''Jack Draws Anything'') and website went viral he gained a lot of attention and picture requests. His fundraising total is now in excess of £64,000.
In 231 days, the
East Lothian
East Lothian (; sco, East Lowden; gd, Lodainn an Ear) is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland, as well as a historic county, registration county and lieutenancy area. The county was called Haddingtonshire until 1921.
In 1975, the histo ...
youngster drew 536 pictures, using 314 pens, 162 crayons and 96 pencils on 2144 sheets of paper to complete his marathon drawing task.
As of June 2014, Jack has now officially finished his fundraising efforts.
Book
A book of his story and pictures was published by
Hodders Children's Books in 2011, titled ''Jack Draws Anything''.
To mark the event, a new toy was designed, based on one of his drawings.
Awards
Henderson and his campaign have won and been nominated for a number of awards for their fundraising and social media activities, including amongst others:
* Charity Champion at Scottish Charity Awards 2011 (Runner-up)
* Social Campaign of the Year at
.net magazine Awards Awards 2011 (Winner)
* Digital Award at
Institute of Fundraising
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Scotland 2011 (Winner)
* Child of the Year at Bighearted Scotland Awards 2011 (Winner)
* Young Fundraiser of the Year at the
Justgiving
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History
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Awards 2012 (Runner-up)
* Child Fundraiser of the Year at the
Pride of Britain Awards 2012 (Winner)
where he received his award from
Rolf Harris, whom he drew a picture of on the evening to raise a further £6,000 for his fundraising.
* Jack was presented with a Special Recognition Award from the Sick Kids Friends Foundation in light of his fundraising over the last few years.
Personal life
Jack is originally from
Edinburgh,
Scotland but moved to
Prestonpans,
East Lothian
East Lothian (; sco, East Lowden; gd, Lodainn an Ear) is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland, as well as a historic county, registration county and lieutenancy area. The county was called Haddingtonshire until 1921.
In 1975, the histo ...
when he was young.
In September 2012 he moved with his family to
Walnut Creek,
California where they resided until July 2018. He has since returned to
Scotland, and now attends
North Berwick High School
North Berwick High School is a non-denominational state secondary school in North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland.
See also
*People educated at North Berwick High School
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References
External links
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2004 births
Living people
21st-century Scottish artists
Scottish children
People associated with Edinburgh
Child artists
Artists from Edinburgh
People educated at North Berwick High School