LEWIS’ TELETHON RAISES RECORD AMOUNT
Comedian JERRY LEWIS’ annual Labor Day telethon for muscular dystrophy raised a record $61 million (£34 million) in contributions and pledges over the US holiday weekend (ends04SEP06).
The telethon returned to Las Vegas, Nevada after 12 years in Los Angeles. Last year’s telethon (05) raised $54.9 (£30.5 million), a portion of which went to Hurricane Katrina relief efforts on the US Gulf Coast.
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