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St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital Mrs. Bobo, Mrs. Hinton, Mrs. Moore,
Ms. Newman, Mrs. Snell, and
Ms. Whiteside
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
Who founded St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital?
• Danny Thomas founded the St. Jude Children’s Hospital. Before opening the hospital, he was known as an entertainer and a comedian.
When was St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital Founded?
• He opened the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital on February 4, 1962. The hospital opened in Memphis, Tennessee, before a crowd of 9,000 people.
How does St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital Help Those in Need?
According to the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital website, “The mission of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is to advance cures, and means of prevention, for pediatric catastrophic diseases through research and treatment. Consistent with the vision of our founder Danny Thomas, no child is denied treatment based on race, religion or a family's ability to pay.”
Despite the devastating death rate of children with cancer, sickle cell disease and other catastrophic disorders, there was no hospital or institution dedicated to fighting these diseases. St. Jude took on the battle of fighting against these childhood diseases.
Interesting Facts about St. Jude
Today celebrities such as George and Barbara Bush, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Al Gore, Tim Allen, Jim Carey, Ray Romano, Robin Williams, Jennifer Anniston, Sofía Vergara, Danny DeVito, Dennis Quaid, Anne Hathaway, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Tina Turner and many more have also played a huge role in raising awareness.
St. Jude has received celebrity endorsements since its opening. Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Elvis Presley, and Sammy Davis Jr. were some of the first celebrities to help raise awareness about St. Jude.
Celebrity Endorsements
Testimony from Joel,a former St. Jude patient
• Video Link – http://www.stjude.org/stjude/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=0b7d07353b55b110VgnVCM1000001e0215acRCRD&vgnextchannel=8716133e982bb110VgnVCM1000001e0215acRCRD
• In 1987, doctors discovered that 7-year-old Joel had a tumor in his right shoulder. The tumor, called osteosarcoma, had caused his shoulder to swell and had made tasks such as buckling a seat belt difficult. Upon discovering the tumor, Joel's doctor immediately sent him to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. Joel underwent chemotherapy and an amputation to keep the cancer from spreading.
• Now Joel works for the hospital that saved his life, helping share the stories of children like him who are valiantly fighting against cancer.
How Can We Help St. Jude?• There are many different opportunities to help
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. • Below is a list of a few ways that we can help:
– Donating monthly as a Partner In Hope.– Volunteer at the hospital.– Participate at any of their fundraising events such as
the St. Jude Marathon Weekend.
