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Image source, Rachael Woosey
Max began camping successful his plot successful March 2020 aft being inspired by a household person who died of cancer
A lad who has camped retired successful a structure for 3 years is ending his foundation situation and coming backmost inside.Max Woosey, known arsenic The Boy successful the Tent, has raised much than £700,000 for North Devon Hospice.
Stephen Roberts, hospice main executive, said: "Max has straight funded 15 nurses for a full year."
Max announced helium volition clasp a last celebratory camp-out festival connected 1 April astatine Broomhill Estate successful North Devon.
"Legendary movie memorabilia", including the barroom of soap from Fight Club, volition beryllium connected show on with axe-throwing and a enactment bus.
Max started sleeping successful his plot connected 29 March 2020, aged 10, aft being inspired by a household person who died of cancer.
Rick Abbott gave Max a tent, and told him to "go person an adventure".
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Image caption,Max camped retired astatine 10 Downing Street and met erstwhile Prime Minister Boris Johnson
Over the past 3 years, helium has received a British Empire Medal arsenic good arsenic awards from Pride of Britain, Spirit of Adventure and Bear Grylls Chief Scout Unsung Hero.A spokesperson for Broomhill Estate said it would beryllium an "epic time to retrieve to observe Max's achievement".
Max's last fundraiser volition big 3 euphony stages on with a "never-before-seen authentic movie memorabilia exhibition" featuring Brad Pitt's sword and shield from the movie Troy and the archetypal committee from the Jumanji film.
There volition besides beryllium a impermanent quality from Welsh histrion and stunt antheral Ian Whyte, of Game of Thrones and Star Wars fame.
Max was presented with a British Empire Medal (BEM) successful May 2022
Max said: "It was astonishing that truthful galore radical got successful interaction from each implicit the UK wanting to people my three-year day of camping out, but I wanted to enactment adjacent to location and observe with friends and household nearby."Mr Roberts added: "This is simply a cleanable mode for Max to decorativeness his fundraising challenge, which has been specified an escapade and thing helium tin look backmost connected with truthful overmuch pride.
"The funds helium raised for North Devon Hospice successful this clip person made a existent quality to the patients and families we support."
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