L-Istrina 2025 raises €5.7 million for the Malta Community Chest Fund

The annual charity telethon on Boxing Day, L-Istrina, raised €5.7 million for the Malta Community Chest Fund. L-Istrina 2025, broadcast on all television stations, was held from the Sports Complex in Kirkop. Proceeds primarily support patients in need of costly medical treatments, including children. L-Istrina has been running since 1995 with the highest sum ever collected in 2018 when people donated €7 million. This year’s telethon was officially opened by President Myriam Spiteri Debono, alongside Prime Minister Robert Abela, Opposition Leader Alex Borg and Archbishop Charles Scicluna.