Volunteers Needed For 2010 Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon

Garden City, N.Y., July 13, 2010 – The Long Island office of the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) is looking for people interested in volunteering at the local 2010 Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon Pledge Center on Sunday, September 5 and Monday, September 6, 2010. The pledge center is located at the Ruth S. Harley University Center of Adelphi University at 1 South Avenue in Garden City, N.Y.

A vital component of the Telethon is the satellite pledge center that takes the majority of the incoming calls from donors who live throughout Long Island and the Tri-borough area. Volunteers will be needed during the Telethon to help answer phone and prepare mailings beginning on Sunday evening, September 5, 2010 from 9 p.m. until 1 a.m. On Monday, September 6, 2010, volunteers are needed from noon to 4 p.m. and 4 p.m. until 8 p.m.

Since the funds raised at the local Telethon benefit families across New York, MDA will be looking for volunteers from all New York counties. This is a great opportunity for community members to not only help out those affected by neuromuscular disease, but also to be a part of the nationally known Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon.

Those interested in volunteering at the local Telethon must pre-register by calling DeAnna Forrester or Carolyn Miskulin at the Long Island MDA office at (516) 358-1012.

MDA is the nonprofit health agency dedicated to curing muscular dystrophy, ALS and related diseases by funding worldwide research. The Association also provides comprehensive health care and support services, advocacy and education. The majority of contributions to MDA come from individual donors.