ELMIRA, N.Y. (WETM) — Arctic League is non-profit organization that tries to make sure all kids in Chemung County have gifts to open for Christmas. On Dec. 7, it had a live telethon in the Clemens Center and raised $39,600.
Sentimental tree to shine at Arctic League annual broadcast
The Arctic League has been serving Chemung County for more than 100 years. Every year, the non-profits volunteers help clients with applications, they help pack up gifts and help deliver the gifts on Christmas Eve.
“You just feel like you’re helping out humanity and then on top of that you’re bringing so much joy to the kids when they wake up and being able to make the community a happier place is just a wonderful gift,” said Charlie Burke, the Vice President of Swift Glass Company.
The live telethon was broadcasted on 18 news from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. During the live telethon, there were music performances, live donation reads, and even organizations donating on live tv.
Talk of the Tiers: Arctic League
There are different ways to donate to the Arctic League, use the link here for more information.
Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to WETM - MyTwinTiers.com.
LATEST POSTS
- 1
Sudan war ‘being fought on women’s bodies’: Survivors detail sexual assault - 2Bring tissues and skip the mascara: The movie that's making theater-goers sob uncontrollaby
- 3Remain Fit and Sound with These Exercise Fundamentals
- 4Will your baby get a hep B vaccine? What RFK panel's ruling means.
- 5No red, no long shorts: The fashion rules Joe Burrows lives by
- Islamabad: Iran allows 20 Pakistani ships through Strait of Hormuz
- Meet Beef the bulldog, who takes slow walks with his 78-year-old friend
- Step by step instructions to Buy a Jeep Wrangler on a Senior's Spending plan
- First foreign troop in new gang suppression force lands in Haiti to replace previous mission
- RFK Jr. guts the US childhood vaccine schedule despite its decades-long safety record
- Flourishing in Retirement: Individual Accounts of Post-Vocation Satisfaction
- Apollo vs. Artemis: What to know about NASA's return to the moon
- No injuries after blast at pro-Israel centre in the Netherlands
- What we know about the Brown University shooting suspect who was found dead, and how police linked him to the MIT killing
