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The Jerry Lewis Labor Day Telethon raised more than $1 million for victims of Hurricane Katrina in addition to $54.9 million for its traditional beneficiary, the Muscular Dystrophy Association.

Lewis, 79, decided to devote the two-day telethon to both children with muscular dystrophy and Katrina victims after seeing reports from the Gulf Coast.

“I’m overjoyed we were able to help the victims of Hurricane Katrina,” Lewis said.