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Detroit, Michigan
Phone: (248) 744-1300
Our St. Jude Detorit Gala Committee, including James R. Downing, MD, president and chief executive officer of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital (middle), celebrates a successful gala in Detroit, MI.
St. Jude Walk/Run®
Help support St. Jude by participating in St. Jude Walk/Run® in Michigan. This is a nationwide 5K hybrid event, taking place in person and virtually, with a focus on ending childhood cancer. Together.
Not in Detroit? Click to find a walk/run in your area.
St. Jude Detroit Gala
Join us in celebrating our Detroit roots, learning about our many advancements since in 1962 and honoring our strong community of supporters tied to the history of St. Jude. In addition to the seated dinner, auctions, and powerful mission moments, you can experience interactive and inspirational displays of St. Jude patient art that bring the mission and stories of St. Jude to life.
St. Jude stories from Michigan
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St. Jude patient Beckett reunited with family in time for Thanksgiving
Experience the comforting chaos of a family who values togetherness above all else, and follow the heartwarming journey of Beckett and his siblings in a surprise reunion.
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'We found something on his brain’
Mom comforts son, Hudson, through cancer treatment at St. Jude.
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Dylan experienced a brain tumor, blindness and a pandemic, knows he can get through anything now
Dylan's experienced a brain tumor, blindness and the pandemic, so he figures he can get through anything now.
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Dear St. Jude: Michigan man's selfless dying wish is to aid kids with cancer
Ira Jackson made sacrifices to donate to St. Jude. As he faced death, his plea was for others to take his place in supporting the mission to save more children.
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Sarah Ford: Living a full, healthy life
After she was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia in 1985, Sarah Ford's doctor referred her to St. Jude to take advantage of groundbreaking treatment the research hospital was providing. There's a family story about what her doctor told her parents: That they would all, one day, be dancing at her wedding.
Become a St. Jude Hero
Be a St. Jude Hero and run for the kids of St. Jude – in the Detroit Free Press Marathon or the Bayshore Marathon! By raising $250 during the course of your training, you become part of a nationwide alliance against childhood cancer.
Make your journey part of something bigger by registering as a St. Jude Hero today.
When St. Jude opened in 1962, childhood cancer was considered largely incurable. Since then, St. Jude has helped push the overall survival rate from 20% to more than 80%, and we won't stop until no child dies from cancer.
St. Jude patient Yara
Fill out the form to learn about the ways you can donate your time to help St. Jude.
You can support the children of St. Jude in the way that best suits your financial and personal goals.
IRAs, donor-advised funds, stocks, gift annuities, trusts, bequests and more — choose the planned giving option that is right for you, and your generosity will help children with cancer and other life-threatening diseases.
Email your local Michigan team or visit the link below for more planned giving options.
St. Jude patient Peter
Partner with purpose by creating opportunities for your organization and its team members to engage with St. Jude through their work.
Connect with your Michigan St. Jude team on potential sponsorships and partnerships, set up your workplace giving program and build a network of hope and inspiration through your involvement.
Partner with St. Jude Connect on Sponsorships and Partnerships
Danny Thomas
Founder, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
"Help me find my way in life, and I will build you a shrine. "
That's what Danny Thomas prayed to St. Jude Thaddeus, patron saint of hopeless causes, at the Church of Saints Peter and Paul, which once stood on Adelaide Street in Detroit, as Danny struggled to take his entertainment career to the next level.
In the years that followed and with subsequent prayers to St. Jude Thaddeus, Danny's career flourished through films and television, and he became an internationally known entertainer. He starred in Make Room for Daddy, later known as The Danny Thomas Show. It was there that he remembered his pledge to build a shrine to St. Jude.
That's when he began to fulfill his vow. What started in Detroit now reverberates worldwide, echoed in the laughter of happy, healthy children.
Meet St. Jude patients
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Meet Janelle
When Janelle was just over a year old, her family noticed that she began to regress in her development. Medical tests revealed that Janelle had cancer.
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Meet Kamryn
At 2 years old, Kamryn's bloodwork indicated he had a form of blood cancer called acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Doctors referred him to St. Jude where he would undergo more than 2 years of chemotherapy while growing to love activities like Music Therapy.
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Meet patient Natalie
Natalie seemed like a healthy toddler. But one day, she stopped using her left arm. She had Stage IV neuroblastoma and was referred to St. Jude for treatment.
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Meet Brayden
Brayden received chemotherapy as well as proton therapy for medulloblastoma at the first proton therapy center in the world dedicated solely to children.
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Meet Ashtyn
When Ashtyn’s family learned she had a type of cancerous brain tumor called a medulloblastoma, they turned to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.