Thank you for joining us on April 3, 2025 at The Colony Hotel in Palm Beach, Florida for our annual St. Jude Palm Beach Cocktail Party benefiting St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
We hope you enjoyed a memorable cocktail reception with great food, drinks and special St. Jude moments alongside fellow supporters to help further advance the mission of St. Jude: Finding cures. Saving children.®
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 information on sponsorship or volunteer opportunities at next year's event, please contact Kara Patterson at kara.patterson@alsac.stjude.org.
Families never receive a bill from St. Jude for treatment, travel, housing or food — so they can focus on helping their child live.
St. Jude patient Maelin-Kate
St. Jude patient Han, pictured with family
IRA charitable contributions
If you're 70 ½ or older, you can contribute to St. Jude from your IRA and potentially receive tax benefits. You can have your IRA administrator use our sample letter.
St. Jude patient Nora Kay
Donor-advised funds
You can recommend a grant from your donor-advised fund by calling your fund manager or by signing in to your granting institution and selecting St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
St. Jude patient Maelin-Kate
Gifts of stock
When gifting stock, you can reference our transfer form, or call us at (800) 395-4341 to inform us of your gift, so we can properly acknowledge your gift and provide you with a tax receipt.
St. Jude patient Franser
Charitable gift annuities
Charitable gift annuities may interest you if you want to transfer cash or securities to St. Jude and receive lifetime payments for yourself or a loved one.
Thank you to our committee
Event Co-Chairs
Erin Hawthornthwaite and Deborah Miller
Host Committee
Nancy L. DiGiulio
Mary Frances Garrett
Merrie Harris and Nathaniel Kramer
Stephen Hawthornthwaite
Kate Lubin and Glen Sutton
Gloria and Michael Masterson
Bruce Miller
Rhonda and Dusty Milner
Mary and MacGregor Read
Alexia and Baird Ryan
Carin Searby
Kiki and Drew Shilling
Elena Marie Siems
Vanessa Rooks-Stefanski and Marc Stefanski
Katherine and Nate Ward
Leslie and Spence Whitman
Maura Ziska Christu and Eric Christu
Event Co-Founder
Thomas C. Quick
Art by St. Jude patient Maelin-Kate
St. Jude stories from Floridians
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Florida teen: St. Jude saved my little brother. This is how I say thank you.
Life was swimming and hanging with friends, then cancer struck the family. When Beckett got a second chance at life, big sister Bianca was spurred to give back.
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Faith defines Selah's St. Jude journey
A family pulls together through the unimaginable
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Homecoming parade welcomes Florida teen treated at St. Jude
Tyler was just glad to be home, but found his two bouts with cancer had inspired his community and a classmate challenged by his own diagnosis.
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Little Lucas is 'Home from St. Jude' after a brain tumor threatened his life.
Family celebrates mundane again after nearly a year of treatments, 'No More Chemo' party, and emotional homecoming.
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St. Jude saved my life...twice
Debbie Coolman, who came to St. Jude for treatment in 1984, went from a life of pain to a lifetime of thank yous.
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It takes a village
Each year, Bob and Mickie carry on their former spouses' love for St. Jude. Read how their community rallies behind them for St. Jude kids.
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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 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.
Get Involved Locally
Click below to find additional events, volunteer opportunities and more ways to connect with St. Jude supporters in Miami and across South Florida.
Other ways you can get involved
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Employer donation-match
Find out if you can double the impact of your donation to St. Jude through your employer's matching gifts program.
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Donor-advised funds
You can help save lives when you grant from your donor-advised fund (DAF) to St. Jude.
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Explore online auctions
Learn about online charity auctions and bid on events, collector’s items and more to give back to St. Jude.