Join us on September 12, 2024 at the Vue Rooftoop in Washington, D.C. for our St. Jude Call to Service: An Evening of Celebration in support of the lifesaving mission of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital: Finding cures. Saving children.®
ALSAC, the fundraising and awareness organization for St. Jude, invites you to enjoy this special event honoring the rich history of Black Philanthropy during the 53rd anniversary of the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s Annual Legislative Conference. We will honor and celebrate the contributions of the Divine 9 and other historically Black organizations, whose continuing generosity helps ensure that families never receive a bill from St. Jude for treatment, travel, housing or food.
For more information, please contact Emmanuel Spence at emmanuel.spence@alsac.stjude.org or (901) 275-5527.
Date and Time
September 12, 2024
6 p.m.
Attire: Cocktail
Registration
Register to claim your spot at this year's event! Please contact Emmanuel Spence at emmanuel.spence@alsac.stjude.org with any questions.
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 Avery and her mom
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Incorporated
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated
Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Incorporated
Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Incorporated
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated
Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Incorporated
Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated
Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Incorporated
Iota Phi Theta Fraternity, Incorporated
The Links, Incorporated
Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity, Incorporated
Top Ladies of Distinction, Incorporated/Top Teens of America
Chi Eta Phi Sorority, Incorporated
Jack and Jill of America, Incorporated
National Association of Real Estate Brokers
National Medical Association
National Bar Association
National Dental Association
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... could help provide chemotherapy IV tubing sets*
A $100 donation could provide five chemotherapy IV tubing sets sized especially to help children receive treatment.*
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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 four walkers for St. Jude patients*
Walkers provide St. Jude patients with stability and support, making it easier for them to walk after surgery.
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... could help cover about two-thirds of the cost of one day of chemotherapy*
Treatments developed at St. Jude have helped push overall survival rates for childhood cancers from 20 percent when the hospital opened in 1962 to more than 80 percent today.
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... could help provide an ultrasound study for a St. Jude patient*
An ultrasound study is among the diagnostic imaging tests that doctors use to diagnose and monitor disease and treatment.
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... could help cover the cost of the daily room rate of the ICU*
The Intensive Care Unit at St. Jude has twice been recognized with the Beacon Award for Critical Care Excellence given by the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses. In 2009, the St. Jude ICU became Tennessee’s first ICU to win the honor.
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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.
September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
Join St. Jude this September as we honor those with pediatric cancer. St. Jude won't stop until no child — anywhere — dies from cancer.
St. Jude patient Misheel
