Thank you for joining us for the fourth annual St. Jude Anchor of Hope benefit on Friday, March 27, 2026, at The Marriott Virginia Beach Oceanfront Resort. This charity gala featured cocktails, dinner, live and silent auctions, Give to Live paddle raise, entertainment and a chance to hear from St. Jude patients and their families.
All proceeds from this event benefit St. Jude, where families never receive a bill for treatment, travel, housing or food – so they can focus on helping their child live.
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 becoming a sponsor at next year's event, please contact Josh Garmon at josh.garmon@alsac.stjude.org.
St. Jude patient Erma
Every child deserves a chance to live their best life and celebrate every moment. When you support St. Jude, you can help make cures possible for kids with cancer. Together, we can save more lives.
St. Jude patient Erma
Choose the right planned gift for you
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.
Highlights from the St. Jude Anchor of Hope Benefit
St. Jude stories from Virginia
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Small in population, this Virginia town is big of heart, wrapping its arms around local St. Jude families
Grateful St. Jude parents give back by fundraising: "This is our God-driven mission."
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Teen finds comfort in St. Jude, hair bands and vinyl records
Gage feels grateful just to be alive after brain cancer. Now he wants to help others facing the same challenges.
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Washington, D.C. donor after St. Jude visit: you had me at hello
Here is Corey Briscoe, in his own words, talking about the bond between St. Jude and his company, the power of African American philanthropy, and why there’s more to business than the traditional bottom line.
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