Telemiracle 2019 is almost ready to go. The talents to perform are chosen, the usual venue is set and the organizational team is putting the last touches on the program.
This year the big fundraiser for the Kinsmen Foundation will take place on March 2-3 at the TCU Place in Saskatoon.
Telemiracle 43 public relations shadow chair Susan Colbow of the Estevan Kinettes Club noted that so far everything has been running smoothly, which is a good sign.
The list of the main performers for the Telemiracle 43 consists of some regular performers, as well as quite a few new names.
“We have Jess Moskaluke coming back, Jeffery Straker is going to be back, Brad Johner and the Johner Boys are going to be there. They got a bunch of new performers this year. Andrea Menard will show up and Fred Penner, Jill Straker, Mac Shepherd, Beverly Mahood, Chris Henderson, Lisa Moen, Osmond Davis Band, and the Tucker Lane,” listed Colbow.
Chris Henderson was born and raised in Estevan, and he has been performing at Telemiracle for a few years now. Brad Johner and the Johner Boys are from the southeast as well.
Not only will there be people form the Energy City performing on the stage, but there also will be volunteers from Estevan and area helping the fundraiser to happen.
“Kinsmen and Kinettes usually go up there with 300-400 volunteers that help out at Telemiracle. And Estevan always sends their contingent of volunteers as well (about a dozen). We have people that are on the shadow committee that are in Estevan… There are four Kinettes from the Estevan Kinette Club who are shadowing for the next year’s Telemiracle,” Colbow said.
Besides the main fundraiser, there will a bucket going around during a Power Dodge Estevan Bruins game on February 16th. Money raised at that time will go towards Telemiracle 43 and will serve the needs of Saskatchewan communities.
“We are still trying to raise money for people of Saskatchewan to help them out,” Colbow said. “We have Telemiracle as the main fundraiser for the Kinsmen Foundation. We raise money at the show, and that money is being used for people who are needing help with medical equipment, or supplies, or travel bills and accommodation going to appointments.”
Through the years the Kinsmen Foundation has been providing a lot of support not only to private people but also to Saskatchewan hospitals including St. Joseph’s Hospital in Estevan.
“The hospital here in Estevan they’ve got beds on their unit A that were all funded by Kinsmen Foundation. The kidney dialysis unit at the hospital here was partially funded by the Kinsmen Foundation,” Colbow said.
For the second straight year, there will be a Countdown to Telemiracle pre-show. Colbow had the details.
“It starts at 6:30 the night of Telemiracle March the 2nd. You can watch it on the Telemiracle YouTube channel or telemiracle.com. It’s still Saskatchewan talent, it’s still raising money for Telemiracle, it’s just not on the big main stage and you can only see it if you are there in person or on the Internet, whereas the Telemiracle itself is broadcast on TV,” Colbow said.
The Countdown to Telemiracle was started to allow more Saskatchewan talents to participate in the fundraiser.
“There are so many people that are so talented and there is only room for so many people on the show itself. They wanted to get more Saskatchewan talents in, so they come up with this Countdown to Telemiracle,” Colbow explained.
If somebody will happen to be in Saskatoon that day and wants to go and watch Telemiracle live there is no cost to get in. No registration is needed.
