MDA Telethon Comes to a Close
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Posted: 6:53 PM Sep 6, 2010
MDA Telethon Comes to a Close
A television tradition continues raising money for a cure.
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Monday evening, a 45-year long television tradition wrapped up.

The 21 and a half hour Jerry Lewis Muscular Dystrophy Telethon began Sunday night and ran through Labor Day.

Thanks to viewers like you, in the north Florida and south Georgia area more than $357,000 were raised.

Callers pledged $3,500 just in the final hour.

Nationwide the Jerry Lewis Muscular Dystrophy Telethon raised almost $59 million this Labor Day.

The amount is slightly down from last year's total of $60.5 million and a record $65 million in 2008.

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Posted by: WCTV Viewer Location: Georgia on Sep 9, 2010 at 09:51 PM

God bless Jerry Lewis. It is sad to see him sitting most of the show, because when younger & more physically able, HE was his own BEST entertainment of the show! Great comedian in his day...good, clean jokes & skits without all the "trash." Great guy, HUGE heart. He's still hanging in there and I respect that a lot. He's contributed so much of himself to MDA. Way to go, Jerry! Hey, think you could come up with an effective way for a Telethon for the NATIONAL DEBT? People respond to you! Anyone could do it, you could!
Posted by: MCW Location: Tallahassee on Sep 6, 2010 at 11:27 PM

This is one of the best organications out there. If you want your money to go somewhere it will do good, then this is one of them. I truly believe in MDA. Otherwise, do what I do on occasion - just give some money to someone begging on the street, it goes to that individual, they can use it as they see fit and you know it is not shared with anyone else. I often do this, it makes me feel better that I can help someone, but the MDA also make me feel better than I can be a part of something that has been making wonderful strides in research and treatment os horrible diseases over the past 40 years. Or if you so feel like it, give it to your church, which usually just benefits your pastor.
Posted by: Al Location: Quincy on Sep 6, 2010 at 07:44 PM

Why waste your money? Most of it goes to production and program costs. Go on line and find medical research labs that are reseaching cures and give to them! You just paid to watch enterainmnet!
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