It was a long two days.  But I feel so good about what we accomplished this Labor Day weekend.  Your generous donations put us over $619,000 on the Centra Tote Board.  That's a lot.  With the economy being weak, gas prices going up, so many other drains on the average person's income, I didn't think we'd do that well.  But Central and Southwest Virginia, you surprised us once again.  We were behind during much of the telethon.  But we made up a lot of ground and finished very strong.  That's very humbling to a guy like me.  And I cannot express how grateful I am.

Please keep in mind, your pledge constitutes a promise, a promise you now must keep.  We're relying on you - and so are the members of our MDA family.  We're helping young and old live longer, healthier, happier lives.  And we are committed to finding cures for the more than 40 neuromuscular diseases we're fighting.  The MDA is a great organization to support.  Your money does SO MUCH GOOD.  So, send in those donations and keep "Jerry's Kids" in your thoughts and prayers.  By the way, there's plenty more information available at www.mda.org.

Thanks again!

Len Stevens