Thank you for joining us on June 28, 2025 in Wichita, Kansas for the second annual Love Pickle. Stop Cancer. St. Jude Pickleball Tournament & Celebration. In addition to a 36-team competitive and recreational pickleball tournament, Love Pickle. Stop Cancer. featured an evening celebration with live entertainment, dinner, a live auction with unique one-of-a-kind experiences, and a program that highlights the local impact that St. Jude has had on the comunity.
All proceeds from this event benefit the lifesaving mission of St. Jude: Finding cures. Saving children.® Because St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital shares every breakthrough it makes, every child saved at St. Jude means doctors and scientists worldwide can use that knowledge to help thousands more children, including kids in Wichita.
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 and volunteer opportunities at next year's event, please contact Carrie Williams at carrie.williams@alsac.stjude.org.
St. Jude patient Mayela
St. Jude provides comprehensive care and health equality for children with cancer and other life-threatening diseases. We tailor treatment for each child's unique needs, improving outcomes for some of the world’s sickest children.
St. Jude patient Mayela
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.
Thank you to our sponsors
For The Kids Sponsor
Champion Sponsor
Hal and Nancy McCoy
Thank you to our committee
Committee Chairs
W.G. & Mallory Farha
Chandi Bongers • Jenny Gaddis • Courtney Krsnich • Maddie Lett
St. Jude stories from Kansas
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Kansas minister pushes to do more for St. Jude patients with a light-hearted approach to fundraising
Joe Skillen has run the St. Jude Memphis Marathon in a suit and believes fundraising should include a bit of fun.
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St. Jude came too late for her little sister but Kansas woman holds it dear
She started supporting St. Jude before it even opened, a little girl learning to count change by the nickels she saved. So began a lifetime of love for the cause.
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Because of Brady, Andrew runs
Andrew Mortimer runs in the St. Jude Memphis Marathon® to honor his baby brother, Brady, and to inspire more people to give.
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