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September 3, 2010

Sebren to present $185,000 check during annual MDA telethon in Las Vegas

Brook Sebren, 四色AV鈥檚 student government association president, will travel to Las Vegas to present a $185,000 check during the annual Jerry Lewis Muscular Dystrophy Association Labor Day telethon airing Monday, Sept. 6, on KNOE-TV.

He is presenting the check on live television, sometime around 7 a.m. local time, as national undergraduate chairman of the Kappa Alpha Order.

Sebren joined Kappa Alpha four years ago. The Rayville native served two years as 四色AV鈥檚 chapter president prior to his election to his current position. In the organization鈥檚 35-year partnership with the MDA, it has raised $2.6 million to combat muscular dystrophy.

鈥淚鈥檝e been very blessed with the ability to serve a variety of different roles across this campus, state, and nation,鈥� said Sebren, a 四色AV entrepreneurship major.

The Jerry Lewis telethon is in its 45th year in MDA fundraising. With help from organizations such as Kappa Alpha, MDA has raised over $1.46 billion to help those afflicted with the disease.

鈥淚 couldn鈥檛 be more proud to be Kappa Alpha鈥檚 national spokesperson at the Jerry Lewis MDA telethon,鈥� said Sebren. 鈥淜appa Alpha鈥檚 efforts not only speak well for our organization, but for a generation of youth that can make a difference.鈥�

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