Metallica Donates $277,000 to Romanian Pediatric Cancer Hospital

ROMANIA (CelebrityAccess) – Metallica has reportedly donated €250,000 ($277,600) to support the construction of Romania’s first pediatric oncology hospital.

The band, which is very popular in Romania, made the donation ahead of their sold-out show Wednesday at Romania’s National Arena.

According to Metallica’s All Within My Hands nonprofit foundation, the funds went to the Daruieste Viata (Bestow Life) association, which is working to modernize Romania’s medical infrastructure, increase its cancer survival rate (which is reportedly way below the European Union average) and build the country’s first Pediatric Oncology and Radiotherapy Hospital.

The construction of the hospital began in 2018 and is expected to be completed in 2020.

Check out the announcement from the band below:

 

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Thank you to all the fans who attended #MetInBucharest for helping us kick off this last European leg with a bang! With your help and the help of a generous sponsorship by @mastercard, we were able to present @daruiesteviata (The Give Life Association) with €250,000 in support of their #NoiFacemUnSpital initiative, building the first Pediatric Oncology and Radiotherapy Hospital in Romania. #MetallicaGivesBack #AWMH ・・・ #Repost @allwithinmyhandsfoundation ・・・ The final leg of the European tour starts with a very special donation. Together with the fans attending #MetInBucharest and a generous sponsorship from @mastercard, @metallica is able to present @daruiesteviata (The Give Life Association) with €250,000 in support of their #NoiFacemUnSpital initiative, building the first Pediatric Oncology and Radiotherapy Hospital in Romania. #MetallicaGivesBack #AWMH

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