A SPECIAL celebration was being held today to mark a seven-year-old girl's charity campaign reaching its coveted £2 million target.
Kirsty Howard has been raising funds for Francis House Children's Hospice in Manchester for two years.
Appeal fund-raisers were waiting for a £10,000 cheque to clear before the gala reception in Manchester.
Kirsty, whose heart is back to front, touched a nation when she handed the jubilee baton to the Queen alongside David Beckham at the Commonwealth Games.
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