ST. LOUIS — 5 On Your Side’s annual telethon benefitting the Muscular Dystrophy Association is back this August at its longtime home, Grant’s Farm.
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Anchor Mike Bush will once again host the “MDA Show of Strength,” with co-hosts Anne Allred and Rene Knott. This will be Bush’s 38th year hosting the telethon.
This year’s telethon will air Sunday, Sept. 1, from 8-10 p.m. It will air live on 5 On Your Side’s broadcast and 5+ streaming app. It will also be available for re-broadcast on the station’s YouTube and 5+ streaming channels.
The telethon aims to raise money to help people living with neuromuscular diseases, for which there is currently no cure. MDA supports research for muscular dystrophy, ALS and other neuromuscular diseases.
More than 5,500 people in the St. Louis area are helped by the MDA each year. Donations can be made online through a special page set up by the MDA for this telethon.
Last year’s telethon raised close to $300,000.
Donations are 100% tax-deductible.
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