76th Annual Sudbury CTV Lions Christmas Telethon

This was the 76th annual CTV/Lions Children’s Christmas Telethon for the Sudbury, Manitoulin, east of Sudbury and west to Bruce Mines area of Northern Ontario.  So many Lions and volunteers made this year the biggest year ever.  Most people don’t realize that it takes, in addition to the CTV staff, 170 volunteers to run this event each year.  That’s a lot of people and our Chair Lion Sam Khoury makes it all seem to run with ease.  This year, the telethon raised $416,000.00 for those less fortunate in the area with toys and other necessities of life.  Each year, over 18,000 children receive Christmas presents that they may not have expected on Christmas morning.  Thanks to everyone who volunteered, donated money or just watched the telethon again this year.