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TeleMiracle 45 will take place at Prairieland Park in Saskatoon this weekend without an in-studio audience.听The hosts will be on stage live but, for safety reasons, the majority of the musical entertainment and donor presentations will be pre-taped or linked live from other locations.听
The pre-show,听Countdown to TeleMiracle, will be live-streamed on听听beginning at 6:15 p.m. Saturday night. At 9 p.m. the 20-hour television broadcast gets underway on Saskatchewan鈥檚 CTV stations. The telethon will continue to air around the clock until 5 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 28.
The Minister Responsible for the Provincial Capital Commission Don McMorris and Kinsmen, Kinettes and Kin Clubs of Saskatchewan has announced that this is TeleMiracle Week in Saskatchewan, culminating this Saturday, February 27 when the 45th edition of the annual telethon kicks off.
鈥淭eleMiracle is a distinctly Saskatchewan event, reflecting the kindness and generosity of our province's people,鈥� McMorris said. 鈥淲ith a population of nearly 1.2 million people, we can all be proud that more than听$140 million has been raised since 1977.听 I urge everyone to support this extraordinary fundraiser by tuning into the telethon and encouraging your family, friends and neighbours to 'ring those phones' with donations to TeleMiracle 45, helping people right here in our province.鈥澨�
TeleMiracle is organized annually by the Kinsmen, Kinettes and Kin Clubs of Saskatchewan with the proceeds going to the Kinsmen Foundation, which provides specialized mobility and medical equipment to people and organizations throughout the province, as well as travel assistance for residents in need of medical treatment outside their community. Last year鈥檚 telethon raised $5,523,472.
鈥淪askatchewan people have given generously to TeleMiracle for the past 44 years and this year, we need their support more than ever,鈥� TeleMiracle 45 Chair Brian Angstadt said. 鈥淭hanks to our donors, TeleMiracle will continue to touch the lives of people in every corner of the province.听 We are grateful for the honour of having TeleMiracle Week declared in Saskatchewan, which helps raise awareness in advance of this important telethon.鈥�
While the annual event has been occurring in Saskatchewan for 45 years, the week was first officially recognized in legislation in 2006 with听The Recognition of TeleMiracle Week Act.
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