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Sep 5, 2024 · Step back in time to the evening of September 4, 1966, when comedian Jerry Lewis launched the first Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) Labor Day Telethon, setting a new standard for charity fundraising in America.
Sep 1, 2024 · By 1966, it was called The Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon and hosted each year on Labor Day to continue to raise money for the disease. The telethon was the first of its kind to raise over $1 million, which shocked skeptics who said people wouldn’t be home to watch television on the national holiday.
Sep 2, 2024 · The Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon ran from 1966 to 2014. The telethon, hosted by comedian Jerry Lewis, was a fundraiser for the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA). It started on one station in New York City and expanded to 210 stations in its heyday.
Sep 5, 2024 · T’is noble, many would argue, for a famous person to give up his Labour Day long weekend in support of disabled children. Not everyone, though.
Sep 22, 2024 · No, not everyone. Some of "Jerry's Kids", once they grew up, decided that they weren't sure that what he was doing was so helpful.
Sep 2, 2024 · Let’s close our reconstruction of the Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon with the ever popular Jerry anthem, Rodgers and Hammerstein’s ‘You’ll Never Walk Alone’. Above are two videos–one of Jerry singing it on the 1987 telethon and one of Jerry rehearsing it two years later.
Sep 4, 2024 · Just four days prior to appearing on the Jerry Lewis’ annual Labor Day Muscular Dystrophy Telethon, John Lennon and Yoko Ono headlined the One To One concert at Madison Square Garden, at the behest of Geraldo Rivera.
