Telethon 2000!!
Charleston, S.C., Aug 28, 2000 -- In 1965, comedian Jerry Lewis became host of the national Labor Day telethon for the Muscular Dystrophy Association. Unless a cure is found, he said in one of his appeals, "These kids won't be alive in ten years." Thirty-five years later, some of those "kids" are very much alive -- and protesting the telethon. They object to stereotypical images of people with muscle diseases and other disabilities. In downtown Charleston, the tenth annual telethon protest will be held this Labor Day in the vicinity of King and Market.