Rod Stewart's honourable charity support from funding NHS patients to sponsored donations

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Sir Rod Stewart has an estimated wealth of over £240 million and hasn't wasted any opportunity over recent years to put his healthy pay packets to good use in the form of giving back to the community and charities by gifting money.The 78-year-old Maggie May singer has been known to not only donate to charitable causes but also gifted money towards patient care amid a crumbling NHS and held the government to account over how the public service is being run.

Celtic-daft singer Rod, who has been married to his model wife Penny Lancaster since 2007, has built up his impressive fortunes since he broke into the music industry back in the 1960s and today the rocker still has a hugely loyal fanbase.

And his kind-hearted gestures have not gone unnoticed over the years, with Rod well-known for helping others out by being generous with both his time and money as the Mirror took a look at his honourable work over recent years.Rod Stewart's personal trainer 63-year-old Gary O'Connor, who has been helping keep him in shape for more than 20 years, spoke of the rocker's generosity earlier this year after Rod sponsored him in facing a gruelling hike for charity.Gary was touched when Rod allowed him to use his name to draw attention to him climbing the Pen Y Fan mountain in Wales to raise funds for Myeloma UK via a Just Giving appeal.Rod helped Gary raise thousands of pounds for the cause, as well as bringing his star power to their fundraiser.“It’s something I’m doing because it’s linked intrinsically with the charity that supports research for my sister," Gary explained to the Express.“Ordinarily, nobody would be interested in me or Lee or my sister but when you bring in the status of Sir Rod Stewart, that’s the hook and thank goodness