Jack Henderson (charity fundraiser)

Jack Henderson
Born	Jack Ieuan Rocky Henderson November 21, 2004 Edinburgh, Scotland
Nationality	Scottish
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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.

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 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.

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.

Henderson and his campaign have won and been nominated for a number of awards for their fundraising and social media activities, including amongst others:

Henderson is originally from Edinburgh, Scotland but moved to Prestonpans, East Lothian when he was young. As of September 2012^[update], he lives with his family in Walnut Creek, California. His father Ed Henderson works for Neon Labs in San Francisco, California.

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