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===Philanthropy===
All five members of the group have been involved in charity work. Girls Aloud's cover of The Pretenders' "[[I'll Stand by You]]" was released as the official 2004 Children in Need single, with proceeds going to the charity.<ref name="cincbbc">{{cite news | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/music/newsid_3986000/3986493.stm | title=Girls Aloud help Children in Need | work=[[CBBC (TV channel)|CBBC]] [[Newsround]] |publisher=BBC | date=5 November 2004 | access-date=28 February 2008 }}</ref> Nicola Roberts said, "Hopefully if our single does well it's a lot of money going to the charity."<ref name="cincbbc"/> Their cover Aerosmith and [[Run DMC]]'s "[[Walk This Way]]", a collaboration with the Sugababes, was the official charity single for [[Comic Relief]] in 2007, recorded at Comic Relief co-founder and trustee [[Richard Curtis]]' request.<ref name="crbbc">{{cite news | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/6317377.stm | title=Girl groups get red noses rolling |work=BBC News |publisher=BBC | date=31 July 2007 | access-date=31 August 2010 }}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media notes |title=''The Singles Boxset'' |others=Girls Aloud |year=2009 |chapter=Walk This Way |first=Peter |lastauthor=Robinson, Peter |author-link=Peter Robinson (journalist) |page=35 |type=Booklet |publisher=[[Fascination Records]] |location=London, England }}</ref> Kimberley Walsh said, "It's a fantastic song and hopefully will raise tons of money for people living in really difficult situations here and in Africa."<ref name="crbbc"/> In March 2009, Cheryl, Kimberley Walsh, and various other celebrities climbed [[Mount Kilimanjaro]] in aid of Comic Relief.<ref>{{cite web|last1author1=Thorpe|first1=, Vanessa |last2author2=Davies|first2=, Caroline |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2009/mar/08/comic-relief-celebrities-kilimanjaro |title=Stars beat the pain barrier to conquer Kilimanjaro |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=7 March 2009 |access-date=3 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230413204156/https://www.theguardian.com/media/2009/mar/08/comic-relief-celebrities-kilimanjaro |archive-date=13 April 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref> Walsh is also a charity ambassador for [[Breast Cancer Haven]]. She helped open a £2.2 million breast cancer centre in 2008 and participated in a "heel-a-thon" in 2009.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/news_behind/3800594.Girls_Aloud_s_Kimberley_helps_open___2_2_million_breast_cancer_centre/ | title=Girls Aloud's Kimberley helps open £2.2 million breast cancer centre | work=[[Telegraph & Argus]] | publisher=[[Newsquest]] | date=29 October 2008 | access-date=30 December 2010 }}</ref> In February 2011, Cheryl Cole launched her own charitable foundation named the "Cheryl Cole Foundation with [[The Prince's Trust]] following a meeting with The Trust's President, [[Charles, Prince of Wales]]". The foundation provides vital funds for The Trust in the North East, helping disadvantaged young people from her own region.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.princes-trust.org.uk/the_cheryl_cole_foundation.aspx | title=The Cheryl Cole Foundation | work=[[The Prince's Trust]] | access-date=22 February 2011 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110224162220/http://princes-trust.org.uk/the_cheryl_cole_foundation.aspx | archive-date=24 February 2011 | df=dmy-all }}</ref> Girls Aloud celebrated their 10 years as a group by releasing another Children in Need single, "[[Something New (Girls Aloud song)|Something New]]", which they performed on the ''[[Children in Need]]'' TV special on 16 November 2012.<ref>{{cite news|title=Girls Aloud: "Something New" |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0119n1h |work=bbc.co.ukBBC | access-date=20 November 2012}}</ref>
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