The Nuclear Option

On January 31 we will be running the Warrior Dash to raise support for St. Jude's Childrens Research Hospital. Money raised will go toward research and patient care.

-Families never receive a bill from St. Jude for treatment, travel, housing and food – because all a family should worry about is helping their child live. -Treatments invented at St. Jude have helped push the overall childhood cancer survival rate from 20 percent to more than 80 percent since it opened in 1962. -St. Jude is working to drive the overall survival rate for childhood cancer to 90 percent in the next decade. We won’t stop until no child dies from cancer. -St. Jude freely shares the breakthroughs we make, and every child saved at St. Jude means doctors and scientists worldwide can use that knowledge to save thousands more children. -Because the majority of St. Jude funding comes from individual contributors, St. Jude has the freedom to focus on what matters most – saving kids regardless of their financial situation. -St. Jude was founded by the late entertainer Danny Thomas, who believed that “No child should die in the dawn of life.” -St. Jude has treated children from all 50 states and around the world. -On average, St. Jude has more than 67,000 patient visits each year. -St Jude shared research results in 775 articles published in peer-reviewed journals in 2012. That equals, on average, a new discovery shared every 11 hours. -St. Jude has been recognized by FORTUNE magazine as one of the “100 Best Companies to Work For,” by The Scientist as one of the top 10 “Best Places to Work in Academia,” and by U.S. News & World Report and Parents magazine as a top children’s cancer hospital. -The daily operating cost for St. Jude is $2 million, which is primarily covered by individual contributions.