You can help Charlotte County families in need during the holiday season.

The 54th annual Santa’s Helpers telethon on CHCO-TV airs this weekend.

Performances involving nearly 1,000 Charlotte County children have been recorded for this year’s telethon.

Funds raised during the Tim Hortons Holiday Smile Cookie Campaign in St. Stephen and Saint Andrews are also helping to support the initiative.

The telethon airs from 2 to 6 p.m. on Sunday. You can stream it live on YouTube or watch it on one of the following channels:

• Bell FibeTV (channel 26)
• BellTV Satellite (channel 539)
• Shaw DirectTV (channel 113)
• Rogers Cable Ignite (channel 133) and Rogers Cable (channel 57). Exceptions are in Moncton (channel 59), Campbellton (channel 40), Charlotte County (channel 126), Grand Manan (channel 27) and Saint Andrews (channel 9).

You do not have to wait until the telethon to make a donation. E-transfers can be sent to santashelpers@chco.tv.