RTL donation marathon
Mega sum despite the crisis year: Joey Kelly breaks the world record
Wolfram Kons (left) and Joey Kelly once again took part in the RTL donation marathon.
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More than 41.1 million euros and a world record by Joey Kelly came together at the 27th RTL donation marathon.
Despite the crisis year 2022, the RTL donation marathon (also on RTL+) set a new record sum. In the 27th edition of the private broadcaster’s charity show, a whopping 41,107,923 million euros came together. “I am very pleased that people were so willing to donate again this year – despite fears of inflation, rising energy costs and a difficult economic environment -” says a delighted Thomas Rabe, Chairman of the “RTL Foundation – We Help Children eV”. a press release.
And moderator Wolfram Kons (58) is also overwhelmed by the result: “The fact that we have achieved a new record sum in this special, difficult year with the help of the viewers and our partners moves me deeply.” Stars such as Rea Garvey (49), Andrea Berg (56), Culcha Candela and Wotan Wilke Möhring (55) were involved as dedicated sponsors.
Joey Kelly takes three million steps with Teams
In addition, Joey Kelly (49) could not be missing from the donation marathon. Together with 21 teams, the musician broke a world record in the “24h Climbing Challenge”: By climbing stairs on appropriate treadmills, they took three million steps together in 24 hours – only two million were necessary.
On Instagram Joey Kelly, known for his sports records, explained in a video that this RTL fundraising marathon was “one of the toughest so far” for him.