Osmonds back children's charity

Updated 08.19 Wed May 28 2008

Members of the Osmonds are backing an appeal to raise money for a children's hospital in Cardiff.

The Noah's Ark Appeal, which hopes to build and equip the Children's Hospital of Wales, will partner up with The Children's Miracle Network, a charity co-founded by the Osmonds.

he Osmonds are on a national tour to celebrate 50 years in showbusiness

Suzanne Mainwaring, director of the Noah's Ark Appeal, said: "Working with Children's Miracle Network will open new doors for us and help us to raise this money."

Other celebrities who have already pledged to help the hospital include patrons Charlotte Church, Catherine Zeta Jones and Shirley Bassey.

Meanwhile, the Osmonds are on a national tour to celebrate 50 years in showbusiness.

They will wrap up the British leg of their tour on June 1 at London's O2 Arena.

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