Thank you for joining us for St. Jude Presents: The Dash to End Childhood Cancer on April 26, 2023. Together, we celebrated our local NFL alumni who have taken up the fight against childhood cancer by running the 40-yard dash to raise awareness and funds through Rich Eisen’s Run Rich Run initiative. Sports have always provided hope during the toughest of times. In partnership with the NFL Players Association, PLAY 60 and Run Rich Run, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital continues to lead the way in which the world understands and treats pediatric cancer through our mission of finding cures and saving children.
In 2013, Rich Eisen came up with the idea to run a 40-yard dash to benefit St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Today, that idea has raised over $4 million for the kids of St. Jude and captured the attention and participation of former athletes, celebrities and fans across the country.
For more information on partnerships or on how to get involved in next year's event, contact Crysta Moon at (816) 868-2735 or crysta.moon@alsac.stjude.org.
Treatments developed at St. Jude have helped raise the survival rate for children with cancer in the United States, where 4 out of 5 children survive cancer.
In many countries, however, only 1 out of 5 children who develop cancer will survive. We won’t stop until no child dies from cancer, no matter where they live.
St. Jude patient Emmanuel
St. Jude stories from the area
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Kansas minister pushes to do more for St. Jude patients with a light-hearted approach to fundraising
Joe Skillen has run the St. Jude Memphis Marathon in a suit and believes fundraising should include a bit of fun.
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St. Jude came too late for her little sister but Kansas woman holds it dear
She started supporting St. Jude before it even opened, a little girl learning to count change by the nickels she saved. So began a lifetime of love for the cause.
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Missouri school system's decades long support adds up to more than $1 million for St. Jude
When a bereaved parent and principal launched a school fundraiser for St. Jude, an entire community embraced the effort.
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Team Up Kansas City, a student-led fundraising campaign
Join Kansas City area high schools and Gold Out KC for St. Jude to raise awareness and support for kids battling cancer during Childhood Cancer Awareness Month.
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We’re grateful for: Lorenzo Sandlin, a bereaved father who led a community crusade for St. Jude
Lorenzo Sandlin arrived at O’Neal Elementary School in Poplar Bluff, Missouri, more than three decades ago with a passion for education and a love of “trying to help children better themselves.”
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... could help provide one day of oxygen for a St. Jude patient*
During treatment, St. Jude patients may need oxygen to help their bodies function properly and aid in healing.
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... could help provide 20 days of meals for a St. Jude patient*
St. Jude provides patients and their families with meal cards for breakfast, lunch and dinner in Kay Kafe, the hospital’s cafeteria.
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… could help provide 7 sets of school supplies for St. Jude patients*
Many patients can keep attending school after diagnosis and during treatment. These patients may need accommodations or other services to help them succeed.
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… could help provide 9 hours of physical therapy for St. Jude patients*
Children with life-threatening diseases may develop physical impairments as a result of their illness or treatments. Physical therapy can help St. Jude patients improve strength, balance, flexibility and coordination.
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… could help provide 18 chest x-rays, one view*
X-rays are imaging tests that take pictures of the inside of the body. Doctors use X-rays to help diagnose and monitor a St. Jude patient’s treatment.
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Support of our mission
Any amount supports kids around the world. St. Jude shares the breakthroughs it makes, and every child saved at St. Jude means doctors and scientists worldwide can use that knowledge to save even more children.*
* Your donation will be used to provide breakthrough research, treatment and cures. Items listed here are representative of services and supplies that are part of the treatment and care of children at St. Jude. The cost of each item or service is an approximation, and will vary based on actual costs incurred and individual patient needs. Your donation will be used for the general operating needs of St. Jude, where no family ever receives a bill for treatment, travel, housing or food.
