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| Text on Button | THE JERRY LEWIS LABOR DAY TELETHON |
| Image Description | Black text along upper portion of button. Illustration of Jerry Lewis with untied bow tie, holding microphone in center foreground. Entire illustration is on a red background with small white stars. |
| Curl Text | N.G. SLATER CORP., N.Y.C 11 |
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| Additional Information | The Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon was an annual televised fundraising event for the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) that usually lasted six hours on Labor Day weekend. Actor and comedian Jerry Lewis hosted the broadcast from its 1966 inception until 2010. In the 1950s, Jerry Lewis hosted a Thanksgiving Party for MDA, which raised funds for the organization's New York City area operations, the success of which led to the Labor Day Telethon. |
| Catalog ID | EN0092 |