366 million for the TV campaign for the Children’s Cancer Association 2024 – the TV campaign

After the TV campaign on Sunday evening, the Children’s Cancer Association can celebrate NOK 366,877,195. It is the highest amount ever raised! The money will be used to build family houses at university hospitals in Tromsø, Trondheim, Bergen and Oslo. Trine Nicolaysen, day-to-day manager of the Children’s Cancer Association, says that the whole gang is in a state of euphoria. – It is a fantastic result, to which the whole of Norway has contributed. Now we can realize the dream of offering families with seriously ill children a home away from home. Familiehusa makes it possible for families to be together in a tough time, when children are undergoing treatment in hospital. Rødøy municipality gives the most per inhabitant Utsira municipality in Rogaland has for many years been the municipality that has given the most per inhabitant. This year they are in fourth place with NOK 675 per inhabitant. At the top is Rødøy municipality with NOK 2,311 per inhabitant. They can thank Henning Bang in the P3 action for that. P3’s listeners have made many contributions to Spleisen he created, and a bank in Rødøy has doubled the sum. Photo: Kim Erlandsen, news P3 / Jacob Forsell, NTB – What should one say? This is completely raw! Finally, Rødøy is seen on the map, says Bang with satisfaction. Marks 50 years since the first TV action Crown Princess Sonja in Utsira in connection with the opening of the first TV action in 1974. Photo: Vidar Knai / Scanpix When the first TV action was organized in 1974, the money went to the Refugee Council under the action name “Flyktning- 74”. The campaign itself was opened by Queen Sonja at Utsira in Rogaland. This year, the Queen was in place in Grieghallen and looked back on 50 years of the TV campaign. She believes the action is unifying for the entire population of Norway. – It is a service for the whole country, and I think it is very important that we work together towards a goal, said the Queen in Greighallen. With a big heart for this year’s purpose, she donated an art jar to the auction, which has been poured and decorated by the Queen herself. 1 kroner = 11 kroner returned to society Every kroner invested in the family house is expected to return eleven kroner to society. This is shown in a report from Menon Economics. Siblings of seriously ill children often feel neglected or abandoned, and may experience psychosocial challenges later in life. By allowing the families to be together when a child is going through a serious illness, the mental health of the families can be better, both during and after the illness. Freeing up hospital beds and reduced need for follow-up in child and youth psychiatry for siblings will save society costs. To build a family house within five years The Norwegian Cancer Society is well underway with planning for the establishment of the family house, and has five years to use up the money. Now they started the work in full. – We are now starting to design plots and create architectural drawings. We have also already had a bit of a head start, it is true that we will have all four family houses completed by 2030, says Nicolaysen. Published 20.10.2024, at 23.02 Updated 20.10.2024, at 23.18



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