For the first time in thirty-eight years, there was no Chattooga County Shrine Telethon.  The event, which normally raises thousands of dollars for the Shriner’s Hospitals for burned and crippled children, had to be postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

In fact, nearly all of the Shriner’s fundraising activities across the United States have had to be canceled in 2020.  The Shriners say that they are continuing to offer free medical care to thousands of children, despite the economic hardships caused by the pandemic.

Chattooga County Shriners said that they reached the difficult decision not to host the Chattooga County Shrine Telethon, their biggest fundraising activity.  In the past, the Chattooga Telethon raised more money than any other Shrine Telethon in the nation.

Local Shriners say that even though the telethon wasn’t held this year, you can still send in your donations to the Chattooga County Shrine Club, P.O. Box 652 Summerville, Georgia 30747.