Thank you for joining us on Saturday, July 20, 2024 for the 47th annual St. Jude Telethon, televised live from the Peoria Civic Center in Peoria, Illinois. For 47 years, the St. Jude Telethon has provided opportunities for local leaders and St. Jude supporters to serve as Telethon VIPs, who are committed to raising funds for the lifesaving mission of St. Jude: Finding cures. Saving children.® Everywhere.
Matching gifts are an easy way to increase your donation to St. Jude — at no additional cost to you! Many employers support your altruistic efforts by offering matching gift programs to your favorite charities. Check if your employer will match your gift to St. Jude or contact us at matchinggifts@stjude.org.
For more information on event details, partnership opportunities or other ways to get involved with the telethon, contact Audrey Kamm at audrey.kamm@alsac.stjude.org.
Save the date for next year's event: August 2, 2025!
St. Jude shares the breakthroughs it makes to help doctors and researchers at local hospitals and cancer centers around the world improve the quality of treatment and care for even more children.
St. Jude patient Adalyn and her parents
St. Jude stories from Central Illinois
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15-year-old soccer player celebrates being home from St. Jude with those who cared most: her entire Illinois town
Through a series of kind acts, Tessa’s hometown showed her she was out of sight, but never out of mind during cancer treatment.
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Peoria Proud
You’d be hard-pressed to find a place more in step with St. Jude than the Illinois city behind the Memphis to Peoria Run. It started small — a handful of runners, a motorhome, a couple of vans and a crazy notion. Today, it's raised $56.2 million in its history.
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90-year-old Dean Troutman’s walk for St. Jude ends Saturday, but he wants you to keep going
Fans of the Princeville, Illinois, resident have kept pace with his positivity and desire to do good. Now he asks them not to stop.
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Illinois child survives rare cancer at St. Jude, returns to build garden where hope grows
Years after St. Jude saved his life, Jeremiah Godby returned to campus and saw the need for an outdoor space for spiritual healing. Then he helped make it happen.
Event Chairs
James and Martha Ingold • John Kocher • Sherry Semonis • Annette Slyman • Eric Shane
Peoria Committee
Mark and Leah Day • James Fisher • Erin Hunsley • John and Kelli Janssen • Sue Kelley • Dave Lennie • Jennifer Mathews • Mike McCoy • Brian Pickerill • Ryan Pierson • Steve and Kelly Shaw • Matt Smutz • Nicole Sudholt
Get Involved Locally
Click below to find additional events, volunteer opportunities and more ways to connect with St. Jude supporters in Peoria, Bloomington-Normal and all across Central & Southern Illinois and Iowa.
Ways to Support St. Jude in Central & Southern Illinois and Iowa
Other ways you can get involved:
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Volunteer locally
Search and register for volunteer opportunities at local fundraising events in your community.
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Explore planned giving
With planned giving, you can achieve your financial goals while supporting the lifesaving mission of St. Jude.
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Learn about matching gifts
Find out if you can double the impact of your donation to St. Jude through your employer's matching gifts program.