St. Jude patient Nick
Alternative Spring Break for St. Jude
This spring break, give your time to St. Jude patients. Kids just like you undergo lifesaving treatments for pediatric illnesses like cancer. Bring hope by giving your time and sharing the mission of St. Jude for patients like Nick.
In high school, Nick was on track to become a pro basketball player, when he became abnormally fatigued. Doctors discovered Nick had acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), the most common form of childhood cancer.
Nick (middle) eating breakfast before class with his friends, 2018.
Nick's pediatrician referred him to St. Jude. After more than two years of chemotherapy, Nick finished treatment in March of 2017. Now he is 22 years old and a junior in college.
Nick in 2018
It is not uncommon for St. Jude patients like Nick to leave high school friends, college buddies and ordinary life behind to receive life-saving treatment. It is a difficult time when college and spring break are not promised. You can bring hope to St. Jude patients by participating in alternative spring break activities.
Families like Nick's never receive a bill from St. Jude for treatment, travel, housing or food.
Nick with his family
· Join St. Jude and help patients like Nick. Learn more about spring fundraising ideas to make a difference this season. For specific activities, see below.
Fundraise with an Instagram Stories donation sticker
Send St. Jude patients a free virtual card
Take a virtual trip to the St. Jude campus
St. Jude ambassador Jackie Aina
Use your voice and share the lifesaving mission of St. Jude
Follow us and share your alternative spring break
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