Organizers of The Lions Christmas Children’s Telethon say they’re pleased with how things went this year.

That’s the word from Chair Gary Verge.

“We managed to bring in so far $22,000 we projecting around $25,000,” he says.

That’s because there’s one more event to go as there will be a hospital party in Mattawa this weekend.

Verge says funds pay for a holiday meal and gifts for people in some of the outlying communities in the area like Kearney, Powassan, Mattawa and South River.

The telethon was televised on YourTV and broadcast on Country 600 CKAT too.