51st Telethon Spotlight Special
- Alison Hanner
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Join us in celebrating our 51st Telethon! This year we will once again host a one-hour spotlight special at 7 PM on We are Iowa - Local 5, which will highlight the many ways Variety helps children and feature nonprofits that benefit from local support.
Since 1975, Iowans have joined together to contribute their time, talent, and hearts to the annual Variety Telethon. It is the foundation Variety - the Children's Charity of Iowa was built upon and is the highlight of each year. For 46 years, the Variety Telethon hosted a lineup of local and international celebrities who appeared on air along with thousands of corporate volunteers and donors who pledged their ongoing time and support to Iowa’s children.
Since then, the Variety Telethon has evolved into a shorter televised multimillion-dollar fundraiser that still highlights the many ways Variety helps Iowa’s children. Variety VIPs (Very Interested Persons) and corporate supporters will continue to raise funds that provide vital support to Iowa's children.
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