For 46 years, the St. Jude Telethon has given our community a way to join the fight against childhood cancer and other life-threatening diseases and to further the lifesaving mission of St. Jude: Finding cures. Saving children.®
The 2023 St. Jude Telethon will be a live broadcast from the Peoria Civic Center on WEEK 25. The Telethon is an opportunity for local leaders and St. Jude supporters to serve as Telethon VIPs, who are committed to raising funds for the kids of St. Jude, and are recognized during the St. Jude Telethon.
Date and Time
Saturday, August 5, 2023
6:30 p.m. CT
Contact Info
For more information on event details, partnership opportunities, or other ways to get involved with the Telethon, contact Corinne Olson at corinne.olson@alsac.stjude.org or 309-566-3500.
St. Jude stories from Central Illinois
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15-year-old soccer player celebrates being home from St. Jude with those who cared most: her entire Illinois town
Through a series of kind acts, Tessa’s hometown showed her she was out of sight, but never out of mind during cancer treatment.
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Peoria Proud
You’d be hard-pressed to find a place more in step with St. Jude than the Illinois city behind the Memphis to Peoria Run. It started small — a handful of runners, a motorhome, a couple of vans and a crazy notion. Today, it's raised $56.2 million in its history.
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90-year-old Dean Troutman’s walk for St. Jude ends Saturday, but he wants you to keep going
Fans of the Princeville, Illinois, resident have kept pace with his positivity and desire to do good. Now he asks them not to stop.
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Illinois child survives rare cancer at St. Jude, returns to build garden where hope grows
Years after St. Jude saved his life, Jeremiah Godby returned to campus and saw the need for an outdoor space for spiritual healing. Then he helped make it happen.
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.
St. Jude patient Lucas and his mother
Telethon Co-Chairs
James & Martha Ingold
John Kocher
Rick & Sherry Semonis
Peoria Committee
Carolyn Alaksiewicz • Mark & Leah Day • James Fisher • Lana Frake • Erin Hunsley • John & Kelli Janssen • Amy Jones • Sue Kelley • Todd Kollar • Dave Lennie • Jennifer Mathews • Mike McCoy • Tina Nester • Brian Pickerill • Ryan Pierson • Steve & Kelly Shaw • Matt Smutz • Nicole Sudholt
Become a sponsor
By partnering with St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and sponsoring this event, you will align your company name with the strong, nationally recognized St. Jude mission and brand, and instill pride in your employees, consumers, vendors and company executives.
For more information on becoming a sponsor, contact:
Corinne Olson
corinne.olson@alsac.stjude.org
Other ways you can get involved:
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Volunteer Locally
Search and register for volunteer opportunities at local fundraising events in your community.
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Explore Planned Giving
With gift planning, you can achieve your financial and personal goals while helping support our lifesaving mission: Finding cures. Saving children.®
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Attend Events Near You
St. Jude galas, golf tournaments and benefit events are hosted around the United States. Find an event happening near you, and help support the lifesaving mission of St. Jude.