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We’re grateful for: fishing personality Fat Cat Newton, who pours his humor and heart into helping St. Jude
Combining humor with his love of fishing, B. “Fat Cat” Newton has created a social media persona that’s almost literally larger than life. His heart is even bigger.
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We're grateful for: The Velasquez family, who works to improve the health of a city that once saved their son
Pedro Velasquez’s treatment at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital was not easy; oncologists on the Memphis campus would spend two and a half years trying to eradicate the aggressive T-cell variation of acute lymphoblastic leukemia he had.
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We’re grateful for: Lorenzo Sandlin, a bereaved father who led a community crusade for St. Jude
Lorenzo Sandlin arrived at O’Neal Elementary School in Poplar Bluff, Missouri, more than three decades ago with a passion for education and a love of “trying to help children better themselves.”
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We're grateful for: Bianca, a teen who raised money to help kids with cancer after St. Jude Children's Research Hospital treated her brother
Bianca's little brother Beckett was diagnosed with leukemia and treated at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital when he was 9. He was too young to know what that meant, but 13-year-old Bianca did.
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We’re grateful for: Jose Zambrano, who runs in full firefighter gear for St. Jude
Jose Zambrano, a California firefighter, began to run in part to reduce the stress from his life-and-death work.
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We’re grateful for: Tina Marshall, who helps coordinate St. Jude Sunday of Hope campaigns
Tina Marshall is grateful for the example set by parents who went into the community to give back with their eight children in tow. Service was already part of her life when a chance meeting with a grieving father at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital truly connected her to the mission.
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We're grateful for: St. Jude Hero Matilde Flores, who runs in memory of a childhood friend
When Matilde Flores runs and raises money as a St. Jude Hero, it’s personal — even though her family hasn’t been touched by cancer.
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We are grateful for: Shirley Krcmar who dedicates her life to the St. Jude cause
When Danny Thomas took the stage in 1970 in St. Paul, Minnesota, Shirley Krcmar was in the crowd. Her trip for the Epsilon Sigma Alpha international council convention would change the course of her life.
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We're grateful for: Volunteer Henry Hanten who goes the distance for his favorite cause
There may be no limit to the lengths Henry Hanten would go to help the kids of St. Jude. But we know the number is north of 50,000 miles.
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We're grateful for: Vinnie DePaola, who has taken up his late wife's favorite cause
He honors his late wife by supporting St. Jude, her favorite cause.
About this blog
We went looking for acts of kindness in the time of the coronavirus — and found them everywhere. People looking out for a neighbor or stranger. People putting the most vulnerable among us first. People making human connections, even in this time of social distancing. As St. Jude founder Danny Thomas said: “Success in life has nothing to do with what you gain in life or accomplish for yourself. It's what you do for others.”
