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. The major Chilean television networks hold a 27-hour transmission, to raise funds to help children with developmental disabilities (most commonly cerebral palsy) treated at Instituto de Rehabilitación Infantil ("Infant Rehabilitation Institute") centers of the Fundación Teletón. In Chile, the transmission of Teletón is an event of national unity [1] and, proportionately, the most widely watched telethon in the world.[citation needed]
| Teletón | |
|---|---|
 Logo of Teletón (Chilean telethon) | |
 Volunteers of Teletón in an activity developed within the framework of the charity event in Chile (2007) | |
| Status | Active |
| Genre | Charity |
| Frequency | Annually |
| Location(s) | Santiago, Chile |
| Country | Chile |
| Years active | 1978–1982; 1985-present |
| Inaugurated | December 8, 1978 |
| Founder | Don Francisco, Ernesto Rosenfeld (Chairman of Sociedad Pro-Ayuda al Niño Lisiado) |
| Most recent | November 8-9, 2024 |
| Organized by | Fundación Teletón (1986-present), Sociedad Pro-Ayuda al Niño Lisiado (1978-1986) |
| Website | teleton |
Since the first telethon, over US$286 million has been raised, and 14 rehabilitation centers have been built in the cities of Arica, Iquique, Antofagasta, Calama, Copiapó, Coquimbo, Valparaíso, Santiago, Talca, Concepción, Temuco, Valdivia, Puerto Montt and Coyhaique.
During the annual event, local and worldwide stars participate in live events across the country. Teletón has been hosted by television personality Mario Kreutzberger, best known by his stage name Don Francisco, since the first event, aired in 1978. Each year, a poster child is elected to become the face of the charity.
With the exception of the initial Teletón in 1978, each year's goal is set to be exactly the total amount raised in the previous event, in the spirit of increasing the funds available to the Foundation to account for increased inflation and overall maintenance costs. Up until now, the goal has been reached and surpassed on all Teletón versions with the exception of 1995's, were the final account was roughly 12% short of that year's goal.
Telethons
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| Year | Dates | Slogan | Poster child |
Goal[2] | Donations collected4 |
±% | US$[3] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | December 8-9 | Let's make the miracle happen (Logremos el milagro) | Jane Hermosilla | CL$30,790,000 | CL$84,361,838 | 173.99 | US$5,421,619 |
| 1979 | November 30 - December 1 | Let's repeat the Incredible (Repitamos lo increíble) | Valeria Arias | CL$84,361,838 | CL$138,728,450 | 64.44 | US$6,464,132 |
| 1980 | December 5-6 | Standing for hope (De pie la esperanza) | José Morales | CL$138,728,450 | CL$176,420,628 | 27.17 | US$6,245,644 |
| 1981 | December 11-12 | Together, everything is possible (Juntos, todo es posible) | Ana María Cortés | CL$176,420,628 | CL$202,436,220 | 14.75 | US$6,451,607 |
| 1982 | December 10-11 | The last step, the most important (El último paso, el más importante) | Francisco Muñoz | CL$202,436,220 | CL$263,402,022 | 30.12 | US$6,997,535 |
| 1985 | December 6-7 | Everybody's miracle (El milagro de todos) | Víctor Muñoz | CL$263,402,022 | CL$368,495,845 | 39.90 | US$5,118,424 |
| 1987 | December 4-5 | To believe in life (Para creer en la vida) | Víctor Torres | CL$368,495,845 | CL$502,293,311 | 36.31 | US$4,849,540 |
| 1988 | December 2-3 | It's everyone's task (Es tarea de todos) | Rodrigo Cáceres | CL$502,293,311 | CL$711,712,019 | 41.69 | US$6,193,670 |
| 1990 | December 7-8 | Nobody can miss (Nadie puede faltar) | Daniela Muñoz | CL$711,712,019 | CL$1,153,291,010 | 62.04 | US$6,404,372 |
| 1991 | November 29-30 | Thanks to you (Gracias a usted) | Ángela Castro | CL$1,153,291,010 | CL$1,803,923,485 | 56.42 | US$8,501,810 |
| 1992 | November 27-28 | There is so much to do (Hay tanto por hacer) | Nicolás Sánchez | CL$1,803,923,485 | CL$2,874,230,697 | 59.33 | US$11,882,333 |
| 1994 | December 2-3 | The commitment of Chile (El compromiso de Chile) | Loreto Manzanero | CL$2,874,230,697 | CL$3,640,286,169 | 26.65 | US$12,333,809 |
| 1995 | December 1-2 | Our great work (Nuestra gran obra) | Marcel Cáceres | CL$6,277,027,832 | CL$5,534,774,829 | -11.82 | US$17,332,596 |
| 1996 | December 6-7 | Another step forward (Otro paso adelante) | Nicole Núñez | CL$5,534,774,829 | CL$5,692,426,301 | 2.85 | US$16,730,177 |
| 1998 | December 4-5 | We're all in (Todos contamos) | Scarlett Barrientos | CL$5,692,426,301 | CL$6,029,912,577 | 5.93 | US$15,990,236 |
| 2000 | December 1-2 | A challenge for the Chileans (Un desafío para los chilenos) | Ignacio Soto | CL$6,029,912,577 | CL$6,772,445,028 | 12.31 | US$16,727,665 |
| 2002 | November 29-30 | Teletón is yours (La Teletón es tuya) | Kimberly Cruz | CL$10,000,000,000 | CL$10,532,480,521 | 5.32 | US$24,513,946 |
| 2003 | November 21-22 | Remember, it's yours! (¡Acuérdate, es tuya!) | Camilo Valverde | CL$10,532,480,521 | CL$10,600,000,000 | 0.64 | US$24,438,268 |
| 2004 | December 3-4 | They depend on you (Ellos dependen de ti) | Catalina Paillamilla | CL$10,600,000,000 | CL$11,403,914,256 | 7.58 | US$25,655,022 |
| 2006 | December 1-2 | With all our heart (Con todo el corazón) | Kelly Rodríguez | CL$11,403,914,256 | CL$11,804,425,008 | 3.51 | US$25,094,611 |
| 2007 | November 30 - December 1 | You are in each step (En cada paso estás Tú) | Matías Calderón | CL$11,804,425,008 | CL$13,255,231,970 | 12.29 | US$26,228,248 |
| 2008 | November 28-29 | Thanks to you, we can keep going (Gracias a ti, podemos seguir) | Catalina Aranda | CL$13,255,231,970 | CL$16,589,850,127 | 25.16 | US$32,826,487 |
| 2010 | December 3-4 | Chile, one heart (Chile, un solo corazón) | Cristóbal Galleguillos | CL$16,589,850,127 | CL$18,890,559,347 | 13.87 | US$39,205,104 |
| 2011 | December 2-3 | With the strength of heart (Con la fuerza del corazón) | Isidora Guzmán | CL$18,890,559,347 | CL$21,735,065,277 | 15.06 | US$42,308,343 |
| 2012 | November 30 - December 1 | Fully heart (Puro corazón) | Sebastián Montalván | CL$21,735,065,277 | CL$25,445,520,245 | 17.07 | US$53,017,023 |
| 2014 | November 28-29 | We are all (Somos todos) | Matías Torres | CL$25,445,520,245 | CL$28,176,895,804 | 10.73 | US$58,707,982 |
| 2015 | November 27-28 | We do it all (La hacemos todos) | Antonella Alcántara | CL$28,176,895,804 | CL$30,601,978,621 | 8.61 | US$42,740,194 |
| 2016 | December 2-3 | The hug of Chile (El abrazo de Chile) | Vicente Jopia | CL$30,601,978,621 | CL$32,040,178,848 | 4.70 | US$47,748,585 |
| 2017 | December 1-2 | Everyone's Hug (El abrazo de Todos) | Amylee Olivia | CL$32,040,178,848 | CL$32,522,991,111 | 1,50 | US$50,398,238 |
| 2018 | November 30 - December 1 | The Gift of Everyone (El Regalo de Todos) | Florencia Catalán | CL$32,522,991,111 | CL$32,851,438,341 | 1,01 | US$41,064,297 |
| 2020 | April 3–4[a] [4] |
#AccompaniesYou (#TeAcompaña) | Bastian Pinto | No goal | CL$34,703,593,204 | US$40,096,601 | |
| 2021 | December 3-4 | #Everyday (#TodosLosDías) | Ian Vega and Renata Ulloa | CL$34,703,593,204 | CL$35,248,655,075 | US$44,060,818 | |
| 2022 | November 4-5[b] [5] |
It does us all good, every day (Nos Hace bien a todos, Todos los días) | Maithe Ilabaca | CL$35,248,655,075 | CL$37,327,475,057 | 1,06 | US$41,806,772 |
| 2023 | November 10-11[c] [6] |
It does us good, Every day (Nos hace bien, Todos los días) | Amanda Meléndez | CL$37,327,475,057 | CL$38,044,459,976 | US$ | |
| 2024 | November 8-9[7] | Together, Every day (Juntos, Todos los días) | Chris Lindsay Doran | CL$38,044,459,976 | CL$40,502,617,946 | US$ |
See also
edit- Chile helps Chile—2010 telethon in response to the 2010 Chile earthquake and a 1985 special about the 1985 Chilean Earthquake
References
edit- ^ Ferrante, Carolina (2018). "'Machetear' : Surviving Disability Through Mendicity in the North of Chile". Alter. 12 (1): 34–35. doi:10.1016/j.alter.2017.12.006.
- ^ "Our History - Fundación Teletón" (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 October 2010.
- ^ In American dollars, change at December 3, 2007 (505.38) Banco Central de Chile Archived 2010-02-07 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Telethon postponed for April 2020" (in Spanish). November 7, 2019. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
- ^ "Telethon: campaign closing TV program will be held on November 4 and 5" (in Spanish). April 1, 2022. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
- ^ "The Teletón 2023 already has a date: it will be on November 10 and 11" (in Spanish). April 11, 2023. Retrieved April 11, 2023.
- ^ "Teletón announces the date of its 2024 program: it will be November 8 and 9" (in Spanish). April 9, 2024. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
Notes
edit- ^ It was going to take place on November 29-30, 2019, but due to the protests in Chile, it was decided to postpone it to April 3-4, 2020.
- ^ Originally, the 2022 campaign was going to take place on December 2-3, but due to the dates of the 2022 FIFA World Cup matches in Qatar, it was decided that the solidarity campaign would take place on November 4-5.
- ^ Originally, the 2023 campaign was going to take place on December 1-2, but due to the preparations for the 2023 Parapan American Games in Santiago, it was decided that the solidarity campaign would take place on November 10 and 11.
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