Featured in the photo to the left were other guest celebrities at the 2008 telethon; left to right, Michael Danso, Canadian singer/entertainer, Ms. World, Zi Lin Zhang from China, and Dondino, singer/entertainer.Variety supports charities across Iowa that benefit at-risk youth, disabled and underprivileged children and critically ill children. Through fundraisers and its annual telethon, the children's charity has raised more than $70 million since its Iowa inception more than 60 years ago.
The telethon brought in $3,455,854 this year, which beats the last two years' totals.
Stan Reynolds, vice president of the Variety board and producer of the telethon, said more than half the charity's budget would be raised during the telethon. The banks of phone operators, staple of the telethon world, would bring in about $1 million.
Dondino has been involved in humanitarian aid and civic responsibility most of his entertainment career. He has been featured on the MDA Telethon, and even wrote a Variety Telethon song that has recently been re-recorded and incororated into a children's bilingual picture book entitled "My Sunshine Friend", with the proceeds to benefit Variety, the Children's Charity of Iowa.
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