Christmas Daddies helping Maritimers
Island performers are once again part of the 54th annual Christmas Daddies Telethon, airing today from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. AT on CTV.
This viewer-favourite holiday event is also available for live streaming online throughout the day.
The Confederation Centre stage in Charlottetown hosts well-known Island performers Jon Matthews and Kelley Mooney.
In Halifax, Myles Goodwyn, a founding member of the veteran Canadian rock band April Wine, takes the stage alongside 2017 Music Nova Scotia Country Album of the Year Winner Makayla Lynn. Fred Lavery returns as musical director in Sydney, and he is joined by an impressive roster of musicians, including Matt Minglewood, Aaron Lewis and Laurel Martell. The Moncton stage features local musicians Simon Daniel and Ivan Daigle.
“Christmas Daddies is a timehonoured holiday TV tradition for CTV staff and viewers alike,” says Trent McGrath, vicepresident and General Manager, CTV Atlantic.
“It’s heartwarming each year to welcome back donors, performers, and volunteers who have supported this great cause for decades. What makes it so worthwhile is the knowledge that many Maritime homes will be brighter this holiday season thanks to Christmas Daddies.”
Hosting this year in Halifax are CTV anchors Steve Murphy, Jayson Baxter and Kelly Linehan, alongside meteorologist Cindy Day.
They are joined by various hosts throughout the region, including well-known comedian Jimmy the Janitor, who will be the master of ceremonies in Charlottetown.
Throughout the telethon, Bell Media and Bell Aliant employees and retirees will be standing by to take donations. Viewers can call 1-844-400-1964, with phone lines opening at 10:30 a.m. AT. In addition, financial donations can be made online at ChristmasDaddies.org, as well as at any RBC branch across the Maritimes and at Credit Unions in Cape Breton.
The annual Christmas Daddies Telethon has raised more than $28.5 million in its more than half-century history, with funds supplying gifts, clothing, and food for Maritime families and their children during the holiday season.