Perth Telethon

It's only 9:30pm and yet they've already made 11 million in donations. Holy smokes.

Last year it got to 36 million, and when I was a kid it was lucky to make over 1 million in 24 hours.

Just goes to show, the most remote city on the planet, has a heart to fill all of Australia. This time of year always lifts my heart, those kids deserve every cent. Even if it is full of ... lol, twats..

en.wikipedia.org...

Year Funds Raised (AUD)
1968 - $104,829
1969 - $147,000
1970 - $166,000
1971 - $177,587
1972 - $210,792
1973 - $335,503
1974 - $530,710
1975 - $586,700
1976 - $721,624
1977 - $905,000
1978 - $887,376
1979 - $909,327
1980 - $1,071,503
1981 - $1,338,002
1982 - $1,601,387
1983 - $1,711,456
1984 - $2,143,000
1985 - $2,818,837
1986 - $3,604,717
1987 - $3,510,000
1988 - $3,253,077
1989 - $3,253,077
1990 - $3,204,657
1991 - $2,703,957
1992 - $2,710,438
1993 - $2,004,905
1994 - $2,264,770
1995 - $2,000,055
1996 - $2,005,470
1997 - $2,305,747
1998 - $2,465,750
1999 - $2,507,545
2000 - $2,395,947
2001 - $2,587,137
2002 - $2,602,397
2003 - $2,614,456
2004 - $2,867,467
2005 - $3,017,000
2006 - $3,217,437
2007 - $6,527,576
2008 - $7,535,678
2009 - $6,374,775
2010 - $9,237,539
2011 - $13,473,159
2012 - $16,805,622
2013 - $20,701,272
2014 - $25,271,542
2015 - $25,854,524
2016 - $26,290,154
2017 - $36,431,381

a reply to: Parishna

A very small amount of that will actually make it’s way to children. The rest will pay for broadcasting costs, and employees of the charity.

originally posted by: Woodcarver
a reply to: Parishna

A very small amount of that will actually make it’s way to children. The rest will pay for broadcasting costs, and employees of the charity.

That might be the case elsewhere, but this has been an annual charity since 1968, and every dollar raised has gone to the charities promised. Everyone who appears does so as a volunteer.

You'd think that if it were only giving a pittance out to the charities involved, they'd not part of it, year after year.

It's one of those things down here. It's certainly not some low key event that can get away with that sort of thing.

a reply to: Parishna

I hate to burst your bubble but in the UK Cancer Research raises 500 million pounds each year. Roughly 140 million is paid in wages to the people that ask you for a donation and the rest goes to "research". Research in their case means paying the wages and facility costs of what is more or less, big pharma. Guess what? After 50+ years there's still no cure for cancer but it keeps some people in employment.

a reply to: LightSpeedDriver

Hate to burst your bubble. Look into Perth Telethon.

The money goes where it is promised. you show me ONE organisation, ONE charity, ONE entity that has not received what they had been given.

ffs, trying to spread something cheerful and all there is is this.

Waste of time around here....

How about that Trump aye? what a bastard... we should all scream at the democrats or something.

If any of you who don't live in a suck of a place wish to look into it, you'll see this is a 100% legit charity event, and no suckers taking 90% of the donations for themselves. No one is paid to participate, at least not out of the donations, no one apart from Channel 7 pays for the fees to broadcast, hell even the damn prime minister donated $2million.

www.perthnow.com.au...

But you all go on with your miserably sad existences that revolve around people who scam everything, stealing from charities.

god almighty, I even posted in the first post, the wiki to show how this event works.

"Sorry to ..." gtfo...

originally posted by: Parishna
a reply to: LightSpeedDriver

Hate to burst your bubble. Look into Perth Telethon.

I wasn't trying to rain on your parade and I did read the wiki link before replying. Unfortunately, I know how many outwardly-appearing well-meaning charities work. YMMV.