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American Lebanese Syrian Associated Charities. The American Lebanese Syrian Associated Charities (ALSAC) was founded by Danny Thomas in 1957 to be the fundraising and awareness organization for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Its sole mission is to raise the funds and awareness necessary to operate and maintain the hospital.
Hospitals in Tennessee. St. Jude Children's Research Hospital is a pediatric treatment and research facility located in Memphis, Tennessee. Founded by entertainer Danny Thomas in 1962, it is a 501 (c) (3) designated nonprofit medical corporation which focuses on children's catastrophic diseases, particularly leukemia and other cancers. [1]
ALSAC /St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Board of Directors and Governors. Website. www.joyceaboussie.com. Joyce Aboussie (born 1957) is the founder and CEO of Aboussie & Associates, a consulting firm in St. Louis, Missouri. [1] She is also the founder and CEO of Telephone Contact Inc., a consulting, research and data management firm.
Among the 20,000 runners at Saturday’s St. Jude Memphis Marathon Weekend, including a record 1,350 St. Jude patient family member teams, was 17-year-old Tyler West.
At the end of 2020, St Jude's fund balance was $8.03 billion. 74% percent of St. Jude's total budget comes from donations, and the hospital costs about $1.7 million per day to run. [5] All medically eligible patients who are accepted for treatment at St. Jude are treated without regard to the family's ability to pay.
Don "Dwight" Drinkard, renowned locally for his efforts to elevate Memphis' PGA golf tournament and the St. Jude marathon, died Monday.
Tom Shadyac. Thomas Peter Shadyac (born December 11, 1958) is an American director, producer, and writer. The youngest joke-writer ever for comedian Bob Hope, [1] Shadyac is widely known for writing and directing the comedy films Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, The Nutty Professor, Liar Liar, Patch Adams, and Bruce Almighty.
Cure4Kids. Cure4Kids is a web-based education project of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. Its goal is to help health professionals in countries with limited resources improve the survival rates of children with life-threatening illnesses, including pediatric cancer, sickle cell disease, and HIV/AIDS. The Cure4Kids website provides access ...