Explore holiday giving, donations & gifts during the St. Jude Thanks and Giving® campaign
St. Jude Thanks and Giving is a holiday campaign that brings together celebrities, influencers, media and more than 50 leading national brands to encourage shoppers from all over the country to make a holiday donation and share the lifesaving mission of St. Jude.
Every child deserves a chance to live their best life and celebrate every moment. When you support St. Jude, you help give kids with cancer around the world that chance. Together, we can save more lives.
Make your holiday or Christmas gifts even more meaningful this season by exploring the many ways you can give back to the kids of St. Jude.
Meet the patients you are helping this holiday season
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Meet Jean Pierre
"St. Jude gave me a second chance and it’s something I should take advantage of and not waste it." –Jean Pierre
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Meet Mikayla
Mikayla’s family were referred to St. Jude where they found out Mikayla had acute myeloid leukemia (AML), a cancer of the blood and bone marrow. Only about 500 children a year are found to have AML in the United States.
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Meet Gabe
Gabe's mom says he is a giant personality with an “old soul,” who loves camping and the outdoors.
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Meet Maelin-Kate
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 Aspen
Aspen was not yet two when diagnosed with neuroblastoma. She was treated in the Philippines but six months later, the cancer was spreading so she was referred to St. Jude.
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Meet Ay'Den
Ay'Den is a kind boy with an easy smile. When he collapsed, his family was afraid he had COVID-19, but Ay'Den would be diagnosed with leukemia and referred to St. Jude.
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Meet Avyan
Though introverted and quiet, Avyan carries himself with a confidence and a strength well beyond his years.
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Meet Eli
When Eli’s mom, herself a healthcare professional, viewed his X-ray, she could scarcely believe her eyes. The bone in her son’s leg looked like it was dissolving.
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Meet Eri'Elle
At age three, Eri’Elle knows what she loves: dinosaurs, her mom and St. Jude.
Sherpa bear ornament from Pottery Barn Kids
Brands that give back
See companies that donate a portion of their sales to St. Jude during the holiday season.
St. Jude Gift Shop
St. Jude patient Mason
Support through Amazon
See the many ways you can give to St. Jude through Amazon.
Holiday cards
Purchase patient-inspired holiday and Christmas cards from the St. Jude Gift Shop. Cards come individually or in sets of 10.
Give back through donation gifts
St. Jude supporters Chip & Joanna Gaines
This Shirt Saves Lives
Make a monthly donation and receive a This Shirt Saves Lives T-shirt as our gift to you.
St. Jude patient Kymverly
Donate toys for Christmas
See our list of toys you can donate to patients spending Christmas and the holidays in the hospital.
St. Jude Wave of Thanks Wall
Naming Gift Opportunities
Find a special place on the St. Jude campus to show your support for patients, families and our lifesaving mission.
St. Jude patient Ava
Year-end giving
Contribute to St. Jude through your IRA, donor-advised fund, stocks or charitable gift annuity.
See what your holiday donations can do
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A new toy
Your $10 gift could help provide a new toy for hospital play areas or recreational housing areas at St. Jude facilities.*
Art by St. Jude patient Sydney
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Art supplies
Your $50 gift could provide art supplies to patients. Art therapy is used to reduce stress or anxiety, explore complex feelings, manage side effects and improve quality of life.*
Artwork by St. Jude patients and siblings of St. Jude patients Luana, Dahiralis, Macey, Abigail, and Aliza
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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.*
Artwork by St. Jude patient Diego
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Family meals
Your $250 gift could help provide a meal card for a St. Jude family for one week. St. Jude provides patients and their families with meal cards for breakfast, lunch and dinner in Kay Kafe, the hospital’s cafeteria.*
Artwork by St. Jude patient Ethan
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Necessities for 20 families
Your $1,000 gift could help provide forgotten necessities for 20 families. Parents who bring their children to St. Jude often leave home in a hurry and forget to pack day-to-day necessities.*
Artwork by St. Jude patient Roman
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Support of our mission
Any amount supports kids around the world. St. Jude shares the breakthroughs it makes, and every child saved at St. Jude means doctors and scientists worldwide can use that knowledge to save even more children.
Artwork by St. Jude patient Jack
*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.
Share our holiday experiences
Give thanks for the healthy kids in your life and give a gift that could last a lifetime.
St. Jude patient Lennon with his mom
