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TV Telethon 2022

  • DAR Bjorn Respite

Helping More
on the 25th of September

Later on this year, DAR Bjorn 2 in Żebbuġ will be inaugurated and a further 30 patients will start receiving much needed care and treatment. This means that a total number of 43 patients with neurological conditions will be living a qualitative life under the supervision of 24/7 care.

Yet still, ALSMalta+ will not call it quits, there are still people desperately waiting for help. A telephone call which Bjorn received a few months ago was from a lady saying this; “Tomorrow I have an operation, is it possible for you to take care of my husband while I’m in hospital”. Unfortunately, that wasn’t possible. ALS Malta+ will be working on launching a new service!

The new service that ALS Malta+ is working on is; DAR Bjorn Respite. This will be an extension of DAR Bjorn Żebbuġ where patients will receive care and help for a defined number of days. Despite the small geography that Malta has, there are still patients that require such services.

ALS Malta+ will be producing another telethon so that this extension can become a reality; DAR Bjorn Respite. The telethon will be held on Sunday, 25th September on local television stations. This will all be possible, thanks to all Maltese that donated in previous years and will continue to support Bjorn and ALS Malta+.

This is the reason why Bjorn and the ALS Malta+ team will be helping more.


DONATE NOW

You can make your own pledge!

Can you start donating to the 'Helping More' campaign by filling this form and make a pledge. For each donation, we will present you a donation certificate and announce it on our social media. For pledges larger than €10K a dedicated video interview will be published and boosted.







    #1: visuALS €300

    Your name will be listed on the Donors Wall in the Newer & Bigger DAR Bjorn

    #2: brick-vitALS €1000

    Your company name or name will be forever engraved inside the Newer & Bigger Dar Bjorn!

    #3: hand-exposALS €2500

    Cast your fingerprints forever on a marble or stone inside the Newer & Bigger Dar Bjorn!

    #4: room-collaterALS €10k

    Acquire and sponsor one of the Exclusive Rooms in the Newer & Bigger DAR Bjorn. Print your name or Logo on an exclusive room door

    #5: legacy-finALS €25k

    Leave a legacy behind. Sponsor the Art Gallery, the Terrace, the Pool area, Reception or Lounge Area in the Newer & Bigger Dar Bjorn. Your Logo and branding will be present in the sponsored area.

    • Fund Raisers

    History of Telethons in aid of ALS Malta

    2016

    13th May 2016

    • Bjorn Formosa raises €437,462 in a single telethon session for research into ALS and medical equipment for fellow ALS sufferers. The money was used to purchase medical equipment for ALS sufferers and on research into the degenerative disease, for which there is no known cure.

    2017

    3rd March 2017

    • The Xarabank fundraiser sought to help campaigner Bjorn Formosa achieve his dream of building the first home that is specially equipped for people living with ALS. The fundraiser also featured a live call from Prime Minister Joseph Muscat, who announced that the government would be paying for all services needed in the specialised home. €900,441 were collected.

    2018

    20th October 2018

    • The sum of €921,856 was raised by the end of the programme – the funds went towards the opening DAR Bjorn 2.

    2019

    25th October 2019

    • The €801,616 raised by the people who donated to Xarabank fundraiser will be used to help in Dar Bjorn Żebbuġ.

    2020

    27th September 2020

    • Almost €1.5 million was raised towards the second Dar Bjorn in a telethon held throughout Sunday. The telethon ran from midday to midnight on Sunday, and culminated in the raising of €1,436,955 in donations towards the planned second Dar Bjorn.

    2021

    26th September 2021

    • A total of €1,600,723 was raised during the 926 Marathon in support of raising funds for Dar Bjorn 2, a bigger and better modern 24/7 care facility for people living with neurodegenerative diseases like ALS.

    2022

    25th September 2022

    • During this year’s annual telethon, €1,200,259 was raised in aid of Bjorn’s newest venture; the DAR Bjorn Respite. An extension to the second DAR Bjorn (located in Żebbuġ) this project will serve as a Respite home for people with neurological conditions.