£70,000 raised in Serbia telethon

LOGOS’ telethon for Yugoslavia has so far collected around £70,000, with the final total to be announced tomorrow.

The telethon kicked off at 9am on Friday, going out live on church-run Logos’ radio channel. Television coverage began at 5pm and ended at midnight. Viewers and listeners could call in pledges, and donations can be made at all major banks.

More money was collected by volunteers who manned kiosks across the island, while the appeal has also been taken into cyberspace at www.logos.cy.net/helpserbia.html .

In addition to cash, medicine, clothing and foodstuffs were also promised, with several large pharmaceutical companies offering medical supplies.

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