2011 Chilean telethon
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The 2011 Chilean telethon will be the twenty-fourth version of this solidarity event
in Chile
, to raise funds for children's rehabilitation of children with motor disabilities. The event, which will be aired aired over 27 consecutive hours through the Chilean television channels grouped in the National Television Association (Anatel), will be held from Teletón Theatre on December 2 and December 3 and from the National Stadium
in its final stage. The poster child is Isidora Guzmán (aged 6 on 2011), who suffers cerebral palsy
.
Teletón (Chile)
Teletón is a charity event held in Chile on a year basis ever since 1978, mostly within the first week December, unless a political election is being held in the country...
in Chile
Chile
Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...
, to raise funds for children's rehabilitation of children with motor disabilities. The event, which will be aired aired over 27 consecutive hours through the Chilean television channels grouped in the National Television Association (Anatel), will be held from Teletón Theatre on December 2 and December 3 and from the National Stadium
Estadio Nacional de Chile
The Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos is the national stadium of Chile, and is located in the Ñuñoa district of Santiago). It is the largest stadium in Chile with an official capacity of 47,000, and is part of a 62 ha sporting complex which also features tennis courts, an aquatics center, a...
in its final stage. The poster child is Isidora Guzmán (aged 6 on 2011), who suffers cerebral palsy
Cerebral palsy
Cerebral palsy is an umbrella term encompassing a group of non-progressive, non-contagious motor conditions that cause physical disability in human development, chiefly in the various areas of body movement....
.