This year was the first in its 45 year history that Jerry Lewis did not host the annual labor day telethon, which raises money for which charity (2.45 billion to date)?
The Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon The Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon The MDA Labor Day Telethon was an annual telethon held each (night before) and Labor Day in the United States to raise money for the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA). The Muscular Dystrophy Association was founded in 1950 with hopes of gaining the American public's interest. The show was hosted by comedian, actor, singer and filmmaker Jerry Lewis from its 1966 inception until 2010. The history of MDA's telethon dates back to the 1950s, when the "Jerry Lewis Thanksgiving Party for MDA" raised funds for the organization's New York City area operations. The telethon
The Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon different from those of the traditional American freak show." While freak show proprietors used their spectacles to make money, the MDA telethon "utilizes spectacle to administer social change under the umbrella of curing a progressive genetic disease. Rather than use monies for personal profit, MDA distributes such monies among patients in need of new wheelchairs and scientists working to cure MD itself. Put succinctly, the MDA event is charitable, while the traditional freak show is personal-profit oriented." The Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon The MDA Labor Day Telethon was an annual telethon held each (night before) and Labor Day