L-Istrina raises record €7 million
Locals dug deep into their pockets to donate just over €7.13 million to the Malta Community Chest Fund Foundation on Boxing Day, in a record-breaking edition of L-Istrina. The annual charity telethon beat last year’s €6.04 million total – itself a record – shortly after 11pm, and the donation counter continued to tick over as the clock neared midnight when the show ended. President Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca thanked the Maltese for the “record-breaking manifestation of generosity”.
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