Channel Seven Perth Telethon

Overview

The Channel Seven Perth Telethon, known simply as Telethon, is an annual telethon produced by TVW, a Seven Network owned television station in Perth, Western Australia for two main beneficiaries; Princess Margaret Hospital for Children, and the Telethon Institute for Child Health Research, plus many other beneficiaries including the Telethon Speech & Hearing Centre. It's regarded as the second most successful fundraising event per capita in the world after the french telethon, raising over A$133 million since 1968. The Channel Seven Telethon Trust is the charitable trust behind the event and its related fundraising activities. The philosophy behind the Channel Seven Telethon Trust is to financially support the medical and social welfare of children and young people and to fund research into children's diseases.