Teletón (Chile)

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.

Teletón
Logo of Teletón (Chilean telethon)
Don Francisco presenting one case of child rehabilitation.
StatusActive
GenreCharity
FrequencyAnnually
Location(s)Santiago, Chile
CountryChile
Years active1978–present
InauguratedDecember 8, 1978 (1978-12-08)
FounderDon Francisco
Most recentApril 3 - 4, 2020
Organized byORITEL
Websiteteleton.cl

Since the first telethon, over US$286 million has been raised, and 13 rehabilitation centers have been built in the cities of Arica, Iquique, Antofagasta, Calama, Copiapó, Coquimbo, Valparaíso, Santiago, Talca, Concepción, Temuco, Puerto Montt and Coyhaique. Currently, one new center for the city of Valdivia is under construction.

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.

In Chile, the transmission of Teletón is an event of national unity [1] and, proportionately, the most widely watched telethon in the world.

Telethons

YearDatesSloganPoster
child
Goal[2]Donations
collected4
±%US$[3]
1978December  8-9Let's make the miracle happen (Logremos el milagro)Jane HermosillaCL$30,790,000CL$84,361,838173.99US$5,421,619
1979November  30 - December  1Let's repeat the Incredible (Repitamos lo increíble)Valeria AriasCL$84,361,838CL$138,728,45064.44US$6,464,132
1980December  5-6Standing for hope (De pie la esperanza)José MoralesCL$138,728,450CL$176,420,62827.17US$6,245,644
1981December  11-12Together, everything is possible (Juntos, todo es posible)Ana María CortésCL$176,420,628CL$202,436,22014.75US$6,451,607
1982December  10-11The last step, the most important (El último paso, el más importante)Francisco MuñozCL$202,436,220CL$263,402,02230.12US$6,997,535
1985December  6-7Everybody's miracle (El milagro de todos)Víctor MuñozCL$263,402,022CL$368,495,84539.90US$5,118,424
1987December  4-5To believe in life (Para creer en la vida)Víctor TorresCL$368,495,845CL$502,293,31136.31US$4,849,540
1988December  2-3It's everyone's task (Es tarea de todos)Rodrigo CáceresCL$502,293,311CL$711,712,01941.69US$6,193,670
1990December  7-8Nobody can miss (Nadie puede faltar)Daniela MuñozCL$711,712,019CL$1,153,291,01062.04US$6,404,372
1991November  29-30Thanks to you (Gracias a usted)Ángela CastroCL$1,153,291,010CL$1,803,923,48556.42US$8,501,810
1992November  27-28There is so much to do (Hay tanto por hacer)Nicolás SánchezCL$1,803,923,485CL$2,874,230,69759.33US$11,882,333
1994December  2-3The commitment of Chile (El compromiso de Chile)Loreto ManzaneroCL$2,874,230,697CL$3,640,286,16926.65US$12,333,809
1995December  1-2Our great work (Nuestra gran obra)Marcel CáceresCL$6,277,027,832CL$5,534,774,829-11.82US$17,332,596
1996December  6-7Another step forward (Otro paso adelante)Nicole NúñezCL$5,534,774,829CL$5,692,426,3012.85US$16,730,177
1998December  4-5We're all in (Todos contamos)Scarlett BarrientosCL$5,692,426,301CL$6,029,912,5775.93US$15,990,236
2000December  1-2A challenge for the Chileans (Un desafío para los chilenos)Ignacio SotoCL$6,029,912,577CL$6,772,445,02812.31US$16,727,665
2002November  29-30Teletón is yours (La Teletón es tuya)Kimberly CruzCL$10,000,000,000CL$10,532,480,5215.32US$24,513,946
2003November  21-22Remember, it's yours! (Acuérdate, es tuya!)Camilo ValverdeCL$10,532,480,521CL$10,600,000,0000.64US$24,438,268
2004December  3-4They depend on you (Ellos dependen de ti)Catalina PaillamillaCL$10,600,000,000CL$11,403,914,2567.58US$25,655,022
2006December  1-2With all our heart (Con todo el corazón)Kelly RodríguezCL$11,403,914,256CL$11,804,425,0083.51US$25,094,611
2007November  30 - December  1You are in each step (En cada paso estás Tú)Matías CalderónCL$11,804,425,008CL$13,255,231,97012.29US$26,228,248
2008November  28-29Thanks to you, we can keep going (Gracias a ti, podemos seguir)Catalina ArandaCL$13,255,231,970CL$16,589,850,12725.16US$32,826,487
2010December  3-4Chile, one heart (Chile, un solo corazón)Cristóbal GalleguillosCL$16,589,850,127CL$18,890,559,34713.87US$39,205,104
2011December  2-3With the strength of heart (Con la fuerza del corazón)Isidora GuzmánCL$18,890,559,347CL$21,735,065,27715.06US$42,308,343
2012November  30 - December  1Fully heart (Puro corazón)Sebastián MontalvánCL$21,735,065,277CL$25,445,520,24517.07US$53,017,023
2014November  28-29We are all (Somos todos)Matías TorresCL$25,445,520,245CL$28,176,895,80410.73US$58,707,982
2015November  27-28We do it all (La hacemos todos)Antonella AlcántaraCL$28,176,895,804CL$30,601,978,6218.61US$42,740,194
2016December  2-3The hug of Chile (El abrazo de Chile)Vicente JopiaCL$30,601,978,621CL$32,040,178,8484.70US$47,748,585
2017December  1-2Everyone's Hug (El abrazo de Todos)Amylee OliviaCL$32,040,178,848CL$32,522,991,1111,50US$50,398,238
2018November  30 - December  1The Gift of Everyone (El Regalo de Todos)Florencia CatalánCL$32,522,991,111CL$32,851,438,3411,01US$
2020April 3-4[4]#Accompany you (#TeAcompaña)Bastian PintoNo goalCL$34,703,593,204US$40,096,601

See also

References

  1. 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 via Elsevier.
  2. "Our History - Fundación Teletón" (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 October 2010.
  3. In American dollars, change at December 3, 2007 (505.38) Banco Central de Chile Archived 2010-02-07 at the Wayback Machine
  4. "Telethon postponed for April 2020" (in Spanish). November 7, 2019. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
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