begathon

n. a televised appeal for contributions, especially as conducted by U.S. public television stations. It seems like this station is one long begathon all year long.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Louise	loo-EEZ (French, English), loo-EE-se (Danish)	French, English, Danish, Swedish, Dutch
Gita	-	Indian, Hindi
Finch	[fintʃ]
Jayanta	-	Hinduism, Bengali, Indian, Assamese
Erlantz	-	Basque
Ruff	[rʌf]