Who's watching the telethon?
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Re: Who's watching the telethon?
angelwing wrote:Boy, Jerry Lewis looks great! How old ishe now, anyone know?
80.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Lewis
No, I've been watching The Jeffersons marathon on TV Land all weekend and it continues tomorrow.
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I'm also watching the Telethon, and have been since I met a friend of mine in Middle/Jr. High School diagnosed with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy.
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talk about MEMORIES....we never went back to school until the Tuesday after Labor Day and I would stay up ALL night Sunday night into Monday morning as my LAST hurah for the end of summer vacation...dang it, I can't believe I MISSED IT!! 
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Telethon raises record $61M for 'Jerry's kids'
LAS VEGAS, Nev. (AP) — Jerry Lewis' annual Labor Day telethon raised a record $61 million to fight muscular dystrophy, bolstered by a huge donation from a group of firefighters and the lack of a major hurricane before the show.
"We did good," said Lewis, 80, looking choked up as the final figure, $61,013,855, flashed across the tote board Monday. "I can only thank you from the bottom of my heart for so many little people that can't thank you, can't show their appreciation in any way."
Leading the contributors was the International Association of Fire Fighters, which donated a record $23.5 million.
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This includes the $2.5 million raised in the North Texas region.
LAS VEGAS, Nev. (AP) — Jerry Lewis' annual Labor Day telethon raised a record $61 million to fight muscular dystrophy, bolstered by a huge donation from a group of firefighters and the lack of a major hurricane before the show.
"We did good," said Lewis, 80, looking choked up as the final figure, $61,013,855, flashed across the tote board Monday. "I can only thank you from the bottom of my heart for so many little people that can't thank you, can't show their appreciation in any way."
Leading the contributors was the International Association of Fire Fighters, which donated a record $23.5 million.
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This includes the $2.5 million raised in the North Texas region.
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azsnowman wrote:Now the burning question...how MUCH of that 61 million ACTUALLY goes to research? I mean, broadcasting for a 24 hour period has GOT to cost at LEAST 10 million I would guess...a question that begs an answer!
What they tell us here in Houston is that it all goes back to research or at least to the local for use. Houston raised 2.8M this year.
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