How much money was raised?

The 38th edition of the Telethon, sponsored by Mika, ended on the night of November 30 to December 1 following a program hosted by Sophie Davant and Nagui. Discover the amount of donation pledges made at the end of a 30-hour television marathon.

An essential event for medical research, the Telethon has been organized every year since 1987 to finance research projects on neuromuscular genetic diseases, but also on other rare genetic diseases. The event is organized with the help of France Télévisions, which is setting up a television marathon on all of its channels. If the Telethon generally takes place the first weekend of December, the reopening of Notre-Dame-de-Paris has somewhat modified the plans. AFM-Téléthon and France Télévisions then made the decision to bring forward the date of the event to the weekend of November 29 and 30.

Telethon 2024: nearly 80 million euros raised for this 38th edition sponsored by Mika

The 38th edition of the Telethon ended on the night of Saturday November 30 to Sunday December 1 with a prize pool amounting to 79,801,520 euros. A fantastic result for the association which will donate the entire amount for the benefit of research into rare genetic diseases. On the set of France 2, Laurence Tiennot-Herment, president of the AFM-Téléthon, wanted to thank all the France Télévisions teams, the presenters “each one more extraordinary than the last”, as well as Mika, “an extraordinary godfather who completed the marathon”. Despite the end of the thirty hours of airtime, donors can still contribute until next Friday at 36 37 and all year round on the telethon.fr website.

Mika sponsor of Telethon 2024: his commitment “flawless” greeted by the president of France Télévisions

Delphine Ernotte Cunci, President and CEO of France Télévisions, was delighted to see that “the French were present for this great meeting of generosity.” “The donations collected will make it possible to achieve new victories for patients and their families. I want to congratulate all the AFM-Téléthon teams for this great edition of the Téléthon and warmly thank all the France Télévisions teams who mobilized during the 30 hours of air time”we can read in a press release. Regarding Vianney's successor, she welcomed his “unfailing commitment” Who “contributed greatly to this success.”

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