Paul anka, ucp telethon

Most people forget,Paul co-hosted the ucp telethon with dennis james for many years.I watched it every year.
My fondest memories are thos with Diana Garcia,a child who had cp,she walked with braces and i can remember she walked for paul without the use of a cane one year but i do rememebr her singing with paul"this is love" and althought she was small,she had a powerful voice,she sang with andrea mccardell,the annie theme and it was one of thos telethons that touched your heart.
One year,Paul got snowed in I believe in canada,he couldn't make the ny portion but sure tried, he made the CA portion with john ritter,sitting on the white couch,florence henderson filled in for Paul.Heres a little history.

James hosted the first telethon; using the then-new television medium to raise money for charity. James was the emcee of the United Cerebral Palsy Associations' telethons. UCP was founded in 1949 by Leonard and Isabel Goldenson and Jack and Ethel Hausman. (Leonard was the American Broadcasting Company's guiding spirit from the 1950s to the 1980s). James hosted the charity's primary telethon (in New York City on WOR-TV (now WWOR-TV) for 47 years, aided by Jane Pickens, Paul Anka, Florence Henderson, and other performers. He also hosted telethons in major cities all over the United States on a monthly basis from 1950 until 1979. When the telethon went national in 1979 with John Ritter as M.C. in Los Angeles, UCP enlisted James as a national presenter, in addition to James' duties as the anchor of the New York City version, which was also seen on cable all over the US via WOR-TV.


Paul has always been a very giving person to those in need, he has headlined benefits for causes such as mda, ucp,he has doen things the public isn't aware of and he dosen't and never has made it a big deal when he would fly to another state to help raise money for a charity,thats just the way he is,a caring human being.