Jerry Lewis raised $3 million, callers could choose between MDA & Katrina

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

Lewis Raises $3M for MDA, Storm Victims
Monday, September 05, 2005

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,168498,00.html

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — The Jerry Lewis Labor Day Telethon raised more than $3 million by late Sunday night in a unique edition of the annual event that benefits both the Muscular Dystrophy Association and victims of Hurricane Katrina.

Viewers pledged more than $3 million by 10:30 p.m., according to Bob Mackle, a telethon spokesman. The total amount of donations to aid hurricane victims was not immediately available, he said.

The telethon, which started at 6 p.m. Sunday, ends Monday afternoon.

Lewis decided to devote the telethon to both children with muscular dystrophy and Katrina victims after seeing TV news reports from the Gulf Coast.

Callers to the telethon can donate either to the MDA or to Katrina victims through the Salvation Army in Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama.



September 2004: Jerry Lewis addresses an audience in Los Angeles.

[terrya]

1. Good for him!

That's great. I was wondering if he could do that.

That's great news.

[KeepItReal]

2. Wow that is spectacular.

Thanks Mr. Lewis.

:-)

[AlCzervik]

3. Thats excellent!

[jus_the_facts]

4. for what it's worth....we'll see if how much $$$$ can be thrown this way..

....the same politics that got us here...won't get us out...neither will billions upon billions...FUBAR, Louisiana...where the poor are in shelters...inadequate to handle long term housing for the hundreds of thousands that had nothing to begin with...and nothing to go back to...their nightmare American Dream is to wallow in disease and desperation..herded around like cattle at gunpoint...this is the freeper wet dream...comin' atcha LIVE!


http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=155&topic_id=2340

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=105&topic_id=3954289


http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=104&topic_id=4628192

[ET Awful]

5. Good job Jerry, and thank you.

Much respect.

[2Design]

6. local station in palm beach said their local effort was only for

them and mda - not katrina