The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Labor Day Telethon Offers Clues About Fall Fund Raising

Some fund raisers use the long-running Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon—which just completed its 45th Labor Day broadcast—as a barometer of the fund-raising environment they face as the crucial fund-raising ...
The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Labor Day Telethon Raises Record Amount

The actor Jerry Lewis’s annual Labor Day telethon raised a record $61-million for the Muscular Dystrophy Association, reports the Chicago Tribune. A review in The Washington Post called the 20-hour ...
WGN Radio

This is History: Chicago’s historic role in the American labor movement, Jerry Lewis and the MDA Telethon

WGN Radio’s Dave Plier and Dave Schwan talk about the history of the American labor movement as well as the legacy of comedian Jerry Lewis and what was an annual tradition on Labor Day weekend, the ...
WGAL

Lancaster Salvation Army distributes coats to kids in need

ALL RIGHT MARCY THANK YOU. BIG DAY IN LANCASTER. THE SALVATION ARMY BEGAN ITS COATS FOR KIDS DISTRIBUTION. THE MONEY RAISED DURING LAST YEAR’S TELETHON BOUGHT COATS THAT WERE DISTRIBUTED TODAY. AND WE ...