Teleton Suspended Due To Earthquakes

2024 Author: Steven Freeman | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 08:15

The Telethon in Mexico was suspended this Thursday for the first time since its launch 19 editions ago.

This was announced by the president of the entity, Fernando Landeros, who indicated through a statement that the two earthquakes that have shaken Mexico this month left them no other way but to postpone the celebration of the event scheduled for October 6 and 7..

Despite the fact that the television show will not take place, Landeros indicated that the foundation will continue with its philanthropic work and that the money raised by other means will go entirely to the victims of the earthquakes.

"In the face of national mourning we have made the determination to postpone our annual event, joining the exemplary samples of solidarity of Mexican society and focusing on the priority of the country," he explained in the statement.

He clarified that Telethon has not ceased its commitment to children with disabilities, cancer and autism, nor to their families. "But today Mexico needs all of us."

He reported that the 24 Teletón centers will function as collection sites and in medical care centers located in Mexico City and Puebla, health care will be offered to those who require it.

The donations that will go to the victims will be collected until October 19 through various ways that, in due time, Televisa will be announcing.

However, we do not have to wait for the Telethon to start so that the stars respond to the aid of the victims that the 7.1 degree incident that shook Mexico on Tuesday.

Celebrities like Ana Brenda Contreras, who opened a GoFundMe account to raise funds, have launched initiatives to assist the victims.

Others like Jesse, from the duo Jesse and Joy, have gone in person to try to remove debris. Actors such as, among others, Arturo Peniche, Cynthia Klitbo or Gloria Trevi have also been seen helping in different ways.