Sixty years ago I was rewarded big time for giving $1 to the Muscular Dystrophy Telethon. I was sitting cross-legged in front of our black-and-white TV set when I heard Jerry Lewis and Dean Martin announce that Lois Schneider from Hollis, Queens donated a dollar to help discover a cure. I was so shocked and exhilarated by that announcement that the feeling has lasted with me for years.

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