Actor Kit Harington attended the 8th season of the Game of Thrones premiere in New York City, on April 3, 2019. (Dimitrios Kambouris / Getty Images / AFP)

Fans are Gathered to do Social Fund Raising as Kit Harington is in Rehab

Hollywood, USA - Fans of the Game of Thrones' cast, Kit Harington supported the star by creating a JustGiving account to raise funds that will be donated to the Royal Mencap Society, a British social organization. Royal Mencap Society is an organization that works with people who have learning difficulties.

It is reported that Kit Harington is currently undergoing rehabilitation to deal with stress and alcoholism in a luxury rehabilitation center in Connecticut, USA.

According to the source, Kit Harington gave support for the organization for the first time in August 2017. The fundraising initiator explained why the fans did the fundraising, because throughout this decade, Kit Harington has made many contributions to Game of Thrones fans with its role as Jon Snow. Not until a day opened, the funds raised had reached 36,000 pounds (IDR 641 million) from the target of 50,000 pounds (IDR 890 million).

The fundraising initiator also stated that, according to the fans, Harington managed to portray the character well and they really enjoyed every scene he showed, that this fundraising is to show Kit that they are very grateful to him for the love and abilities he devoted to Jon Snow.

To show their gratitude, the fans wanted to contribute to Mencap to support people who have difficulty learning so that they can be independent and have a happy life. Speaking to Mancap some time ago, Kit Harington explained the reason for supporting the organization. Harington revealed that his cousin Laurent is one of the 1.4 million people who have difficulty learning in the UK.

He said Laurent and people with learning difficulties also have the same hopes and dreams as young people in general.

Source: https://entertainment.kompas.com/read/2019/06/03/041200410/kit-harington-jalani-rehabilitasi-penggemarnya-galang-dana-untuk