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A telethon is called "teletrom" in Hebrew (Hebrew טלתרום), "trom" meaning donate. Telethons have also been held for endangered children on Israeli channel 2, the broadcast is called "Yom Tov" ( Hebrew "יום טוב"), meaning "Good Day" in English.
The amount is a record for donations by the general public to a telethon for disaster-relief. [9] On January 25 the figure was revised to $61 million. [8] Viewers were encouraged to donate online, calling toll-free (1-877-99-HAITI), by texting or by mail. Donations were accepted up to six months after the broadcast. [8]
BBC Children in Need is the BBC's UK charity for disadvantaged children and young people in the UK. Between 1980 and 2023, it raised over £1 billion for them. [2]An annual telethon is held in November and televised on BBC One and BBC Two.
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The telethon is a permanent project and donations can also be made at post offices, banks and via the Internet all year round, not just during the telethon. The word telethon itself is not used in Austria, but similar names such as Fernsehmarathon (television marathon) or Spendenmarathon (marathon of donations) are used.
Teletón is a charity event held in Chile on a yearly basis since 1978. It is usually held during the first week of December, unless a political election occurs at the same time.
In Telethon's 50th year in 2017, it raised $10 million more than its previous record amount, amounting to a total of $36,431,381. [34] In 2018, Telethon raised more than $38 million after a $2 million donation on behalf of Seven West Media at the last minute, which also saw the $300 million mark of total donations be broken. [35]
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