Jerry Lewis's Telethon Raises Almost $59,000,000

From the Las Vegas Sun: "The Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon raised $58,919,838 from this year's Labor Day event.
The 45th annual event brought in about $1.5 million less than last year. This was the fifth consecutive year the show has originated from the South Point Hotel and Casino.
The event reaches about 40 million viewers on about 180 TV stations (broadcast locally on KTNV Channel 13).
The money raised will allow the MDA to keep funding worldwide research to find treatments and cures for muscular dystrophy and related diseases. Contributions also provide assistance with the purchase of equipment such as wheelchairs, send thousands of children to MDA summer camp and support about 200 MDA clinics across the country."
http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2010/sep/06/jerry-lewis-mda-telethon-brings-58919838/
While I have some minor issues about the telethon (I believe the kids are somewhat exploited and made to look worse off than they really are) I am glad he continues to do this telethon.
Hopefully, they will come up with a cure or vaccine to cure this disease and so Jerry can take a break.