St. Jude patient Misheel
Explore holiday giving options during the St. Jude Thanks and Giving® campaign
In this season of giving thanks and giving back, this campaign is a holiday tradition in which our supporters, donors, corporate and organizational partners inspire joy and giving by joining in to support the lifesaving mission of St. Jude.
Join our St. Jude family. This holiday season, make gifts even more meaningful by exploring the many ways you can give back to the kids of St. Jude.
Families never receive a bill from St. Jude for treatment, travel, housing or food — so they can focus on helping their child live.
Meet patients you are helping this holiday season
St. Jude won't stop until no child dies from cancer.
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Meet Misheel
Misheel was diagnosed with a mixed germ cell brain tumor in July 2023. She was referred to St. Jude, where she received treatment. She found it to be a really special place. Read her story.
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Meet Natalie
Natalie, the youngest of 5, has a huge personality. After taking a fall and becoming inconsolable, her parents took her to the hospital, and a bone scan revealed that she had stage-4 neuroblastoma. Read her story.
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Meet Hayden
Hayden is back in Jamaica after eye cancer treatment, but he often asks his parents when they will go “home” to St. Jude where he received medical care. Read his story.
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Meet Hunter
Hunter was diagnosed with osteosarcoma, a type of bone cancer, in June 2023. He was referred to St. Jude right away. Read his story.
Explore what your holiday donations can do
Don't miss out on maximizing your donation! Find out if your employer will match your gift.
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A platelet count test
Your $10 gift could help provide one platelet count test for a St. Jude patient.*
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Rehabilitation balls
Your $25 gift could help provide one rehabilitation ball for St. Jude patients. Rehabilitation balls help patients regain strength and mobility after cancer treatment.*
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Patient meals
Your $50 gift could provide two days of meals to a patient.*
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Medical teaching dolls
Your $75 gift could help provide medical teaching dolls for St. Jude patients. Child Life Specialists use dolls and real medical equipment to teach patients about procedures to make them less intimidating.*
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A red wagon
Your $100 gift could help provide a red wagon, which is the preferred mode of travel through the halls of the hospital for our youngest patients.*
*When you make a donation using this information, your donation will be used to provide breakthrough research, treatment and cures. Items listed here are representative of services and supplies that are part of the treatment and care of children at St. Jude. Read more about approximated costs.
St. Jude patient Natalie
A matching gift is when a person donates to a nonprofit organization and their employer donates an equal or greater amount to the same nonprofit. It can be a great way for you to double or triple your initial donation.
St. Jude won’t stop until no child dies from cancer, no matter where they live.
Join our St. Jude family. This holiday season, we need you.
St. Jude patient Yara
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Learn more about St. Jude
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Why support St. Jude?
Learn how supporting St. Jude Children's Research Hospital helps pediatric cancer patients worldwide.
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Our stories
Meet the patients, families, supporters and staff of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, and experience the stories that happen here every day.
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Our global impact
St. Jude Global has been improving the survival rates of children with catastrophic illnesses all over the world.
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Our unique operating model
There are great research institutions, great hospitals and great charities — we’re all three. See how we’re funded, how our operating model works and our plans for the future.
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Frequently asked questions
Find the answers to your questions about St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
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Our history
In 1962, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital opened in front of a crowd of 9,000 in Memphis, Tenn. Learn about the history of St. Jude, how our hospital came to be and the amazing things we’ve accomplished.
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Send holiday wishes to the kids of St. Jude
Choose a Christmas card or festive holiday card inspired by patient art to brighten the holiday season for patients and their families.