Telethon Fundraiser for Cerebral Palsy

August 6th, 2008 Posted in News, Related Events

Blair Luke was ready for his close-up at the 38^th annual telethon fundraiser this past weekend. He is eleven-years old and agreed to lend his face to this statewide telethon campaign to raise money to help people with cerebral palsy, in part because Blair himself has had this disease since birth. As the cameras zoomed in, Blair was all smiles and when asked what viewers should know about him, he happily replied, “I’m famous.” During the entire event, Blair and his family could be found rocking out to the Houma-based Southern Boys band at the festive headquarters. His father says, “[h]e’s a questioner. He’s always happy.”

This event is put on by Cerebral Palsy of Louisiana, a nonprofit group that offers services to people the condition affects throughout the state. The organization helps buy medical equipment, special shoes, evaluations, and also undertakes certain programs that include various types of sports. This event is one of five telethons being held around the state, with others in Monroe, Alexandria, Lafayette, and Cut Off. The Cut Off event is coming up in about three weeks. The group hope to surpass last year’s total of $77,000.

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