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Telethon: nearly 74 million euros collected for the 2021 edition

The 2021 Telethon counter reached nearly 74 million euros in pledges on Sunday, during a 35th edition which returned to the field after the previous one, confined due to Covid-19, the organizers announced.

The final counter shows 73,622,019 euros, up sharply from the total of 58.3 million euros raised during the Telethon in 2020. A total of 77 million was recorded last year on the meter, which still remained open some time after the ‘event.

The fundraising event for research on rare diseases, launched Friday evening, was able this year to reinvest in towns and villages in France. Sponsored this year by rapper Soprano, the 35th edition of the Telethon has, as every year, highlighted the volunteers, researchers and families mobilized for this charitable marathon.

Great participation in the Region

In Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, the participation was around 3 million euros! 757,350 euros were collected in the Rhône department alone.

Here are the results for each department:

Ain (01): 222 405 €
– Allier (03) : 102 480 €
– Ardèche (07): 117,660 €
– Cantal (15) : 56 295€
– Drôme (26) : 184 535€
– Isère (38) : 445 460€
– Loire (42) : 283 900€
– Haute-Loire (43): € 79,320
– Puy-de-Dôme (63): € 230,025
– Rhône (69) : 757 350€
– Savoie (73) : 175 156€
– Haute-Savoie (74): € 331,194

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