Communities across America unite to support St. Jude Children's Research Hospital for Childhood Cancer Awareness Month

41 cities take strides for St. Jude Walk/Run, retail, restaurant partners create exclusive items, involve customers in raising awareness for St. Jude

MEMPHIS, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--This September, communities across the nation will come together for Childhood Cancer Awareness Month by supporting St. Jude Children's Research Hospital® as it continues driving research and treatment for pediatric cancer and other life-threatening diseases. Funds raised help ensure that families never receive a bill from St. Jude for treatment, travel, housing, or food ― so they can focus on helping their child live.

“This Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, we are reminded of the incredible power of unity and compassion. It is truly wonderful to see people from all walks of life and all corners of our country rally to improve the lives of children in treatment today and those who will be diagnosed tomorrow,” said Richard C. Shadyac Jr., President and CEO of ALSAC, the fundraising and awareness organization for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. “We are deeply grateful for the individuals, corporate partners and celebrities who are making a transformative impact by helping St. Jude accelerate cutting-edge research and treatment to create a brighter future for children from communities everywhere.”

There are many ways to support the lifesaving mission of St. Jude this September:

• Join a St. Jude Walk/Run in your neighborhood: Register for this annual family-friendly 5K taking place in 41 cities from coast to coast featuring food trucks, games, and patient artwork. Download the Walk/Run mobile app (Apple App Store; Google Play) for fundraising tips, event information and a special immersive virtual experience.
• Get creative with Chili’s to CREATE-A-PEPPER: Visit a Chili’s location to purchase and color a Create-A-Pepper coloring sheet with 100% of proceeds going to St. Jude. Customers can also donate at checkout through Ziosk tablets in-restaurant or through to-go orders online.
• Purchase with purpose: More than 20 national brands including Domino’s, KAY Jewelers, Jared, Zales, Banter by Piercing Pagoda, Carnival Cruise Line, Kia, DXL, Denny’s, Coldwell Banker, Window World and Shaw Industries are supporting St. Jude during September through sales of specialty menu items, products, corporate donations, or rounding up in-store and online. Check out the full list of brands.
• Join the Relay for St. Jude community challenge on Tiltify: Donate or start a personal fundraiser now through Oct. 6 and help the Relay podcast network surpass more than $3 million raised for St. Jude since 2019. Tune in to YouTube on Friday, Sept. 20 from noon-12 a.m. EST for Relay’s 12-hour livestream from St. Jude with five Relay hosts, one of whom is a St. Jude patient dad. Read more about his son Josiah’s story on the Relay for St. Jude page.
• Bid on a select item at CharityBuzz: From Sept. 2-16, Charitybuzz.com/CCAM will offer exclusive items to bid on to support Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. Items include: racing car helmets, virtual cooking experiences with celebrity chefs, a Boyz II Men Premium Suite for six, a LiveWire ONE motorcycle, an LA Auto Show VIP & Palm Springs Package and more.
• Check out new St. Jude merchandise: Beginning Sept. 2, the St. Jude Gift Shop will unveil new items including patient art lanyards , the There's No Place Like St. Jude Tie Dye T-shirt and a newly designed 40oz Travel Mug.

Make a difference for children and families everywhere this Childhood Cancer Awareness Month.

About St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital®

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is leading the way the world understands, treats and defeats childhood cancer and other life-threatening diseases. Its purpose is clear: Finding cures. Saving children.® It is the only National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center devoted solely to children. When St. Jude opened in 1962, childhood cancer was largely considered incurable. Since then, St. Jude has helped push the overall survival rate from 20% to more than 80%, and it won't stop until no child dies from cancer. St. Jude shares the breakthroughs it makes to help doctors and researchers at local hospitals and cancer centers around the world improve the quality of treatment and care for even more children. Because of generous donors, families never receive a bill from St. Jude for treatment, travel, housing or food, so they can focus on helping their child live. Visit St. Jude Inspire to discover powerful St. Jude stories of hope, strength, love and kindness. Support the St. Jude mission by donating at stjude.org, liking St. Jude on Facebook, following St. Jude on X, Instagram, LinkedIn and TikTok, and subscribing to its YouTube channel.