Jerry Lewis

Jerry Lewis, LAS VEGAS – AP – Despite the economic problems, officials say MDA Jerry Lewis Telethon pledges and the job of editing this year’s Day and amounted to 58.9 million.

The amount was reduced from nearly 60.5 million years and the past and a record and 65 million in 2008. But Lewis says he is encouraged by the ability of Americans to help others even when they are struggling financially.

Lewis, national chairman of the Tucson, Arizona-based Muscular Dystrophy Association, praised the progress of the organization is doing to people living with muscle disease.

The annual telethon originated from the 45th fifth consecutive year from the South Point Hotel in Las Vegas and came to some 40 million viewers through 170 television stations.

Dozens of artists joined the 21 1/2-hour event, including Barry Manilow, Michael Feinstein, Carrot Top and Norm Crosby.

Mda Telethon 2010

Mda Telethon 2010, This weekend, marking the 45th annual Labor Day telethon, the telethon for over 21 hours, starting at 9 pm on Sunday night and lasting through Monday evening, will be to: Enrique Iglesias, Lynyrd Skynryd, WAR, John Ondrasik of Five for Fighting, OneRepublic, Barry Manilow, Herry Lewis, David Archuleta, Alison Sweeney of Days of Our Lives and Biggest Loser, Nancy O’Dell, journalist Jann Carl, Nigel Lythgoe of American Idol So You Think You Can Dance, Richard Belzer of Law & Order, Ace Young, Brandon Barash of General Hospital, Billy Gilman, John Pinette and many more.
The former star of American Idol, David Archuleta took Twitter to announce his next appearance on the Jerry Lewis Telethon 2010, “I’ll be singing a new song Things will get better tomorrow night on the hour and 10 PM PST for Jerry Lewis MDA telethon. “