Join us on September 21, 2024 for the ninth annual St. Jude Spirit of the Dream presented by W&T Contracting Corporation at The Guesthouse at Graceland in Memphis, Tennessee. Guests will celebrate the achievements of African Americans who have made significant contributions to Memphis and beyond while embodying the spirit of the St. Jude mission. This special evening will feature live entertainment, exclusive auction packages and the presentation of the Spirit of the Dream awards.
All proceeds benefit St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, where families never receive a bill for treatment, travel, housing or food – so they can focus on helping their child live.
Presenting sponsor
Date and Time
September 21, 2024
6 p.m.
Attire: Cocktail with gold accent
Tickets and Sponsorships
Become a sponsor today! Sponsorship packages include a reserved table, brand recognition and other benefits.
St. Jude provides comprehensive care and health equality for children with cancer and other life-threatening diseases. We tailor treatment for each child's unique needs, improving outcomes for some of the world’s sickest children.
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:
Sydney Watson
sydney.watson@alsac.stjude.org
Our committee
Event Chairs
Darrell Cobbins • Angela Richards
Committee
Jacqueline Butts • Dr. Jara Best-Jones • Lionel Davis II • Tori Haliburton • James Harvey Jr. • LaRonda Holmes • Joseph McKinney • Carl Person • Lee Rankin • Dr. Bianca J. Sweeten • Martin Truitt • Loretta Anderson-Webber
Founding Chairs
Jason Farmer • Brad and Felicia Robinson
See more stories from St. Jude:
Finding cures. Saving children.® Everywhere.
St. Jude cares for some of the world’s sickest children regardless of their race, ethnicity, beliefs, or ability to pay. Our patients receive the customized care they need to treat childhood cancer and other life-threatening diseases, no matter what barriers they may face.
Treatments invented at St. Jude have helped raise the survival rate for children with cancer in the United States, where more than 4 out of 5 children survive cancer. In many developing countries, however, fewer than 1 out of 5 children diagnosed with cancer will survive. We won’t stop until no child dies from cancer, no matter where they live.
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One red blood cell transfusion
Children undergoing treatment for cancer and other life-threatening diseases often need transfusions.
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One hour of physical therapy
Physical therapy is provided to patients because children with life-threatening diseases like cancer may develop developmental, cognitive or physical impairments as a result of their illnesses and their treatments.
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Parent necessities for 20 patient families
Parents who bring their children to St. Jude often leave home in a hurry and forget to pack day-to-day necessities such as shampoos, razors, deodorant, toothbrushes and lotion. At Tri Delta Place, our short-term housing facility, parents can obtain these essentials free of charge.
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An ultrasound study for a St. Jude patient
An ultrasound study is among the diagnostic imaging tests that doctors use to diagnose and monitor disease and treatment.
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Daily room rate of the ICU
The Intensive Care Unit at St. Jude has twice been recognized with the Beacon Award for Critical Care Excellence given by the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses. In 2009, the St. Jude ICU became Tennessee’s first ICU to win the honor.
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Support St. Jude patients and their families
Your donation will be used to provide breakthrough research, treatment and cures as you join St. Jude in its livesaving mission: Finding cures. Saving children.®
* 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. The cost of each item or service is an approximation, and will vary based on actual costs incurred and individual patient needs. Your donation will be used for the general operating needs of St. Jude, where no family ever receives a bill for treatment, travel, housing or food.
September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
St. Jude and the World Health Organization are joining forces to raise the global survival rate from 20 percent to 60 percent by 2030, because no child - anywhere - should die from cancer.
Let’s cure childhood cancer. Together.
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