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Coats Telethon Helps Children, But More is Needed Before End of Campaign

  • Andrea Osborne
  • December 23, 2011
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David Crabtree, Wool E Bull & Kelcey Carlson
WRAL-TV Anchors David Crabtree (left) & Kelcey Carlson get a little help from Wool E. Bull during WRAL’s Coats for Children Telethon.
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WRAL-TV made a big leap forward in its Coats for Children Campaign during the Telethon on Friday, December 9, 2011, but coats and donations are still being accepted through the end of the month.   As of the end of the telethon, WRAL’s Coats for the Children had raised just under $49,000.

“The Coats for the Children Telethon was a great event as always,” said WRAL-TV Director of Local Production, who produces the telethon each year.  “Like many nonprofits this year, our contributions were down, but we hope to catch back up by the end of the month.  I’m still so humbled at how many viewers generously contribute.  We are making the Triangle brighter, and warmer, one child at a time thanks to your help.”

David Crabtree
WRAL-TV’s David Crabtree (left) interviews Major Bruce Smith of the Salvation Army.
Santa Claus & Mike Maniscalco
99.9 The Fan’s Mike Maniscalco takes pledges alongside Santa, who took a break from toy making to help fundraise.
Bill Leslie
WRAL-TV’s Bill Leslie offers musical selections from his new Christmas CD during the Telethon.

The daylong event featured half-hour special at 1pm and 7om as well as break-ins during all newscasts.  Volunteers manned the phone bank, including Santa Claus himself.  Wool E. Bull got in on the fun, too.  And WRAL-TV Anchor Bill Leslie provided musical entertainment from his new Christmas album.

You can still donate to WRAL’s Coats for the Children Campaign securely online via WRAL.com through the end of December. 

You can also text “coats” to 85944 to donate $10 to the campaign.  WRAL.com will match all text donations, dollar for dollar, up to a $5,000 total!

Phone bank
Volunteers fill the phone bank in WRAL-TV’s Studio A.
Wool E. Bull
Wool E. Bull helps out.

Thanks for WRAL-TV viewers who generously donated during the telethon and who continue to contribute.

WRAL-TV’s Coats for the Children Telethon

WRAL-TV’s Coats for the Children Telethon takes over Studio A on Friday, December 9, 2011.
WRAL-TV Anchors David Crabtree & Kelcey Carlson get set for the 1pm Coats for the Children Telethon Special.
A sign points the way to Studio A, the home of the Coats Telethon
WRAL SmartShopper Faye Prosser mans the phone bank.
WRAL-TV Anchor David Crabtree gets some help from Wool E. Bull.
Even Santa himself takes a break from toy making to help out with WRAL’s Coats for the Children Telethon.
WRAL-TV’s Raymond Farrar keeps the cameras rolling.
WRAL-TV’s Bill Leslie (right) plays several tunes from his new Christmas album during the Telethon special.
A volunteer takes a pledge during the WRAL-TV Coats for the Children Telethon.
WRAL-TV’s Phyllis Parish helps out a phone bank volunteer.
Wool E. Bull coaches 99.9 The Fan’s Mark Roberts (left) & Mike Maniscalco as they work the phone bank.
WRAL-TV’s Randy Mews captures the outdoor interview, and the temporary snowfall, outside the studio.
WRAL-TV’s David Crabtree (right) interviews Major Bruce Smith, Salvation Army of Durham, Orange and Person Counties.
WRAL-TV’s Randy Mews works the outdoor camera.
A sneak peak behind the scenes at one of the men who is making the brief winter snow flurries possible.
WRAL-TV’s Charles Braswell makes sure the live interview looks just right on the set.
WRAL-TV is collecting coats until the end of December.
Kind volunteers filter in and out of WRAL during the day to help man the phone bank.
WRAL-TV’s Gary Tann runs Master Control during the telethon 1pm special.
WRAL-TV’s Kevin Davis runs a camera to capture the phone bank.
Wool E. Bull borrows his phone bank neighbor’s glasses to see his pledge cards.
Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain…but WRAL-TV’s Paulie Saville is the reason all the technology works properly.
Wool E. gets a phone bank volunteer to help show off his artwork.
WRAL-TV’s Loretta Harper-Arnold helps a volunteer with a pledge question.
99.9 The Fan Co-Hosts Mark Thomas (left) & Mike Maniscalco wait for the next call.
Santa Claus fills in for 99.9 The Fan’s Mark Thomas, making sure his paperwork is correct, and making sure Thomas and his co-host Mike Maniscalco (right) deserve to be on the nice list.
WRAL-TV’s Pam White works hard behind the scenes keying in data from pledges.
Telethon producer, WRAL-TV’s Phyllis Parish keeps tabs on the broadcast.
WRAL-TV’s Stuart Todd makes sure the work of the WRAL crew runs smoothly behind-the-scenes.
Volunteers take pledges as generous WRAL viewers call in.
WRAL-TV’s Ken Smith takes a pledge.
Wool E. Bull helps WRAL-TV’s David Crabtree & Kelcey Carlson ask viewers to pledge.
A final round of applause for the great amount raised during the Telethon.
WRAL-TV’s Kelcey Carlson thanks Santa for taking time out to work at the Coats Telethon again this year.
Another successful WRAL-TV Coats for the Children Telethon is one for the history books.
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