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Here in the United States no one stampedes for tickets to a telethon. Hell does anyone even watch the telethon? In Chile, however, the annual Teletón for disabled children is a cultural phenomenon. Stores all over the capital transform into collection spots for donations. Families make homemade banners to hang in their front window to tell everyone that they are supporting the Teletón and they mean it. Families sit in front of the television, not that there is anything else to watch if your don’t have cable or satellite tv. There is even a nationwide tour, featuring everyone’s favorite dirty old man, Don Francisco and if you think that people don’t pack the streets and the seats, you are very wrong.

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