Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour has donated a whopping $5.88 million to a charity on that aims to house hundreds of homeless people and low-wage workers in central London. The "urban village" is being administered by the Crisis charity which is best known for its support of homeless people over the Christmas period, but which runs projects all year round. Gilmour said he was motivated by the success of a similar project in New York.
May 21, 2005
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Pink Floyd man donates millions to homeless charity
Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour has donated $5.88 million to Crisis to fund an urban village housing homeless people and low-wage workers in central London.