noun
definition
A televised fundraising event encouraging viewers to make donations via telephone.
Examples of telethon in a Sentence
Queen 's established the Alumni Fund in May 1999 with the launch of the first telethon.
The telethon is set to air September 5, 2008 on NBC and CBS.
You can work the phone lines at a telethon, walk dogs at the animal shelter, package food at a food bank, and much more.
The Office of Alumni and Development ran its regular telethon appeals between October and March 2005/06.
She has co-hosted a segment of the annual Jerry Lewis Telethon, which raises money and awareness for Muscular Dystrophy.
This years event was the 25th edition of the BBC Children in need telethon.
Queen's established the Alumni Fund in May 1999 with the launch of the first telethon.
By the end of the evening, we find ourselves invited to join a national telethon on the coming Friday for children with disabilities.
Telethon campaign reaches all-time high Student callers secured the highest amount of donations to date in the recent spring telethon campaign reaches all-time high Student callers secured the highest amount of donations to date in the recent spring telethon for the Edinburgh Fund.
Robbie Williams dressed up like an old-fashioned lady to film a comedy sketch for British TV charity telethon 'Comic Relief ' .
One such event was a two hour telethon shown around the Globe which included many celebrities from various walks of life.
This years event was the 25th edition of the BBC Children in Need telethon.
Telethon campaign reaches all-time high Student callers secured the highest amount of donations to date in the recent spring telethon for the Edinburgh Fund.
Robbie Williams dressed up like an old-fashioned lady to film a comedy sketch for British TV charity telethon 'Comic Relief '.
In the past, the actress has help to raise millions of dollars by acting as the Lee National Denim Day spokesperson and presently, she has a planned appearance with other stars on the Stand Up to Cancer telethon.
Sweeney has co-hosted the annual Jerry Lewis Labor Day Telethon to raise funds to fight Muscular Dystrophy three times, from 2007-2009.