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W MI raises about $271K at MDA telethon

Nationally, telethon raises about $60 million

Updated: Monday, 07 Sep 2009, 11:29 PM EDT
Published : Monday, 07 Sep 2009, 11:23 PM EDT

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) - The 44th annual Muscular Dystrophy Association telethon was held nationwide this Labor Day weekend.

Once again, West Michigan donated hundreds of thousands of dollars for Jerry's Kids. This time: $271,943.

Nationwide, the telethon brought in more than $60 million for MDA, which is about $4.5 million less than last year's total.

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