St Jude Dream Home Concert with Phil Vasser March 24th at the Factory - St. Jude Children's Research Hospital will be hosting a concert to kick the 2010 St Jude Dream Home campaign with Phil Vassar , on Wednesday, March 24 at 7 p.m. at Jamison Hall in The Factory at Franklin. The concert is free and open to the public (please arrive early, limited capacity).
Attendees will be encouraged to purchase a $100 ticket for their chance to win this year's St. Jude Dream Home Giveaway. Those who do not attend the event can reserve tickets at any Middle Tennessee Regions Bank and American Signature Furniture locations. People who wish to reserve their tickets online can visit www.dreamhome.org or they may call 800-746-6713.
Discoveries at St. Jude have completely changed how doctors treat children with cancer and other catastrophic illnesses. Since St. Jude was established, the survival rate for acute lymphoblastic leukemia, the most common type of childhood cancer, has increased from 4 percent in 1962 to 94 percent today. St. Jude has treated children from across the United States and from more than 70 countries. Doctors across the world consult with St. Jude on their toughest cases. Also, St. Jude has an International Outreach Program to improve the survival rates of children with catastrophic illnesses worldwide through the transfer of knowledge, technology and organizational skills.
All medically eligible patients who are accepted for treatment at St. Jude are treated without regard to the family's ability to pay. St. Jude is the only pediatric research center where families never pay for treatments that are not covered by insurance, and families without insurance are never asked to pay. In addition to providing medical services to eligible patients, St. Jude also assists families with transportation, lodging, and meals. Three separate specially-designed patient housing facilities-Grizzly House for short-term (up to two weeks), Ronald McDonald House for medium-term (two weeks to 3 months), and Target House for long-term (3 months or more)-provide housing for patients and up to three family members, with no cost to the patient. These policies, along with research expenses and other costs, cause the hospital to incur more than $1.5 million in operating costs each day. Around $180,000 is covered by patient insurance, the remaining $1.34M/day is funded by charitable contributions.
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Larry...St Jude Hospital & all that they do for our Nation's sick children presents what is best about Americans; charity, help without question, medical successes, medical innovation, research, & above all true open love for these little ones. Good Post...thanks for bringing to our attention.
Barb
Barb - Thanks. it's the one charity that I fell like really puts my money where I want it to go.
Larry this Phil Vassar concert should be great. I love the St Jude house give-away every year. It's all such a worth cause. I'm trying to get people to understand the Ronald McDonald house better. Most think that it's supported by McDonalds and doesn't need the donations, which is totally not true!
O-o-o-oh!!! Sounds great. I will have to check this out. See you tomorrow...
This is a great and worthy charity! The winner last year was an agent in my office! :.)
St. Jude's has been my charity of choice for many, many years now. This is a phenomenal organization and has saved many lives. No matter what the financial situation of the family, St. Jude's is there.
Vanessa - Maybe you will be the lucky winner this time.
Stephanie - St jude is the only charity i support anymore. i've seen most of the others turn into acams to line the pockets of the management.