St. Jude patient Kaitlyn
What is the St. Jude Thanks and Giving campaign?
St. Jude Thanks and Giving is a national campaign occurring every November and December as a way to kick off the holiday giving season.
Now in its 17th year, the campaign will feature artists like Jennifer Aniston, Michael Strahan, Luis Fonsi, Sofía Vergara, Yara Shahidi and over 50 leading national brands. Their goal is to share the St. Jude mission and encourage online and in-store shoppers from all over the country to donate to St. Jude, where families never receive a bill for treatment, travel, housing or food.
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Meet Eleanor
Eleanor is a sweet and determined baby who arrived at St. Jude on her first birthday. She was diagnosed with down syndrome and a type of blood cancer.
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Meet Abraham
Abraham loves to color and play outside with his sister. He and his family leaned on each other and reached out to St. Jude when he was diagnosed with medulloblastoma, a cancerous brain tumor.
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Meet Farouk
Farouk is a funny and charismatic boy. His parents, Hussam and Linda, were Syrian refugees living in Jordan when they learned Farouk had a type of eye cancer called retinoblastoma.
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Meet Mia
Mia is a friendly, caring child who was referred to St. Jude from her home country of Nicaragua when she was 5 years old.
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Meet Marina
Marina is a joyful 2-year-old who loves to laugh and dance with her siblings. She was referred to St. Jude after a white glimmer in her pupil led to her being diagnosed with retinoblastoma, an eye cancer.
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Meet Lily
Lily and her sister, Emmy, are inseparable. Even with Lily’s diagnosis of rhabdomyosarcoma, a cancerous tumor, St. Jude helped make sure they stayed together every step of the way.
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Meet Ashtyn
Described by her mom as full of energy and sass, Ashtyn hasn't let her cancer diagnosis stop her from her love of cheerleading.
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Meet Maelin
Maelin-Kate was diagnosed with a rare blood disease at age 5, but her mom says, "Every day, she finds a reason why it's the best day ever."
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Meet Kaitlyn
Kaitlyn first came to St. Jude at just over a year old when she was diagnosed with rhabdomyosarcoma, a soft tissue cancer. Despite all she’s been through, her smile shines bright.
This holiday season, many of the U.S.'s favorite companies are offering holiday gifts to support St. Jude.
Give back with Facebook
Join our lifesaving mission by donating to our Facebook fundraiser, or create your very own for kids like Abraham.
St. Jude patient Abraham with his mom
Watch and share our commercials
Our celebrity supporters are teaming up to share why they support the lifesaving mission of St. Jude.
OUR HOLIDAY SPOTLIGHT
St. Jude families observe the holidays
See the diverse ways that St. Jude patient families observe traditions during this special holiday time of year.
