During the 2020 Telethon, of which he was a sponsor, Matt Pokora had met Jules, sick and disabled. The young boy can now walk.
“He was standing. He was walking 100 steps. I hallucinated. ” Matt Pokora made a pleasant guest discovery of the launch of the Telethon 2021 this Friday, December 3 on France 2. The godfather of the 34th edition of the Telethon 2020 had met Jules last year. This sick boy was disabled and unable to move around on his own. But this year is a whole different story. Jules shared his progress which blew the singer away. “For me who was there last year, to see the evolution in a year I find it super encouraging”, He rejoiced, looking moved, facing Nagui and Sophie Davant. Thanks to the little boy, Matt Pokora would like to “push people to give again this year so that families can see hope again”. Kenna and Isaiah’s father added on France 2: “And there clearly, with Jules and other children, we are full of hope!”
“When I see these children, I see mine”
Matt Pokora had taken his role of godfather to heart last year. For him, being a godfather shortly after having been “dad” gave “even more meaning”To his commitment:“When I see these children, I see mine”, He declared in December 2020. Last year, nearly 78 million euros were collected for the Telethon, an amount less than 10 million euros than in 2019.
Declining donations
Rapper Soprano is the godfather of the 35th edition of the Telethon 2021. And he also has “break all records”To collect as many donations as possible. “The pressure is not in the numbers but in the fact that we can make a superb program by mobilizing as many people as possible.”, He assured recently on RTL. Friday, December 3, at 9 p.m., pledges amounted to just over 5.35 million euros, a figure, slightly down compared to 2020 at the same time. But there is still time to donate to 3637.