Our readers have given a phenomenal £375,000 – in just three days – to help lockdown pupils.
And now insurance giant Direct Line has added £125,000 and technology firm Peak Scientific £250,000.
Further companies are rushing to offer second-hand laptops – a crucial element of the Mail Force crusade.
The Computers for Kids campaign was launched to help children who are unable to follow online lessons.
Insurance giant Direct Line has added £125,000 and technology firm Peak Scientific £250,000. Pictured: Chief executive of Direct Line, Penny James
With classrooms shut until possibly Easter, and a third of families saying they do not have enough devices, countless youngsters are falling behind with their studies. We are raising money for Mail Force, the charity set up last year to tackle PPE shortages in the NHS. Mail Force is committed to getting laptops to schoolchildren fast.
2020/12/22 14:07 Head of School Jennifer Kowieski, right, poses with students Madeline Perry, of Brookline, Mass., left, and Landon Freytag, of Newton, Mass., center, . Head of School Jennifer Kowieski, right, poses with students Madeline Perry, of Brookline, Mass., left, and Landon Freytag, of Newton, Mass., center, outside the Saint Columbkille Partnership School, a Catholic school, Friday, Dec. 18, 2020, in the Brighton neighborhood of Boston. The families of both students decided to switch to the school, avoiding the challenges of remote learning at many public schools. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) Eighth grade student Madeline Perry, of Brookline, Mass., center, walks with her mom, Danna, left, while leaving to go home after an in-class school d.