Claim: Jerry Lewis is a charitable person.
Evidence: Lewis served as national chairman of the Muscular Dystrophy Association and hosted the live Labor Day broadcast of the Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon for 44 years.
The Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon was an annual telethon held each -LRB- night before -RRB- and Labor Day in the United States to raise money for the Muscular Dystrophy Association -LRB- MDA -RRB-.