Tag: St. Jude Thanks and Giving® campaign

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital Thanks and Giving Campaign Hits $1 Billion Raised Following 15th Anniversary Year

Stuart Mitchell

The annual St. Jude Thanks and Giving® campaign saw compassionate shoppers, corporate partners and celebrities come together to make the holiday season a time of giving thanks, donating more than $118 million and counting. Over the past 15 years, the campaign has raised more than $1 billion to support the St. Jude mission of finding cures and saving children battling cancer and other life-threatening diseases. These contributions are critical given that it will cost approximately $1 billion to operate St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital® this year alone and the majority of that must come…

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Kmart Raises $3.7 Million During St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital® Thanks And Giving® Campaign

Stuart Mitchell

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital announced that its long-standing partner, Kmart, has raised $3.7 million during the St. Jude Thanks and Giving campaign. “Thank you, Kmart for raising this incredible gift for the families of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital during the 2018 St. Jude Thanks and Giving® campaign. This brings Kmart’s overall fundraising total to $116 million since 2006 – more than any company in the history of St. Jude,” said Richard C. Shadyac, president and chief executive officer of ALSAC, the fundraising and awareness organization for St. Jude…

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Jennifer Aniston, Sofia Vergara, Michael Strahan, Luis Fonsi, and Jon Hamm Join Marlo Thomas for 15th Annual St. Jude Thanks and Giving® Campaign

Stuart Mitchell

This holiday season, Jennifer Aniston, Sofia Vergara, Michael Strahan, Luis Fonsi and Jon Hamm will once again join St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital® National Outreach Director Marlo Thomas in promoting the annual St. Jude Thanks and Giving® campaign. Each celebrity supporter will star alongside St. Jude patients in national television spots, digital shorts or a national movie trailer encouraging people to support St. Jude. Now in its milestone 15th year, the St. Jude Thanks and Giving campaign has transformed the holiday season into a time of giving thanks and raising…

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