With just one small action, Lionel Messi created a touching story in Chile.
Accordingly, Mario Kreutzberger, a famous TV host from Chile, shared details about the touching incident in a conversation with Radio Bio Bio de Conception (compiled by Bio Bio Chile, translated from English by DeepL). Spain).
On April 18, Kreutzberger visited the rehabilitation center as part of the Teleton 2024 campaign and presented Messi’s official jersey, raising millions of Pesos for charity.
Widely known as Don Francisco, the TV host mentioned that the jersey raised $50,000 (P48 million) for the great cause. This money was used to buy more than 300 wheelchairs.
Don Francisco said: “This jersey raised 48 million Pesos ($50,000), which was turned into more than 300 wheelchairs”.
Don Francisco revealed that the winner of Lionel Messi’s jersey, Katherine Betanzo, paid $50,000 to own it. It is known that Betanzo bought the shirt for her son, a Messi fan, and she was “very happy” to receive it.
Betanzo revealed that she and her son are planning to frame the jersey. She also affirmed that the 2022 World Cup champion instilled “kindness and solidarity” in her son.
“I’m happy. It’s great to bring back my son’s dream. Messi has passed on a little bit of kindness and solidarity to my son,” Betanzo said.
Notably, Teleton 2024 is an annual charity event organized every year by Don Francisco in Chile. This year, the event will take place on November 8 and 9.
