Danny Thomas

Join Marlo Thomas during "Yalla, Together for St. Jude" on Feb. 4 at 7 p.m. ET for a Founder's Day celebration of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

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Wednesday, February 3, 2021

ET on Thursday, Feb. 4, join a virtual Founder's Day celebration of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital called Yalla, Together for St. Jude .

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  • ET on Thursday, Feb. 4, join a virtual Founder's Day celebration of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital called Yalla, Together for St. Jude .
  • Special guests include Marlo Thomas, St. Jude National Outreach Director and daughter of hospital founder Danny Thomas.
  • Also attending will be St. Jude faculty member Sima Jeha, MD, Director of the Eastern Mediterranean Region for St. Jude Global, and a St. Jude patient family from Syria.
  • Join the St. Jude mission by visiting stjude.org , liking St. Jude on Facebook , following St. Jude on Twitter , Instagram and TikTok , and subscribing to its YouTube channel.

Limited edition 2021 Ford Bronco up for bid, supporting St. Jude Detroit Gala, Michigan native Danny Thomas' dream to end childhood cancer

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Friday, October 23, 2020

The 2021 Ford Bronco is up for auction through Oct. 29, with proceeds benefiting St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.

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  • The 2021 Ford Bronco is up for auction through Oct. 29, with proceeds benefiting St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
  • Existing in various forms since the 1960s, the St. Jude Detroit Gala is continuing the legacy of fundraising started by Michigan native and St. Jude founder Danny Thomas.
  • Calvin Ford serves as the current co-chair of the St. Jude Detroit Gala along with his wife, Sarah Ford.
  • Join the St. Jude mission by visiting stjude.org , liking St. Jude on Facebook , following St. Jude on Twitter , Instagram and TikTok , and subscribing to its YouTube channel.

Watch patients learn "Get Ready" from legendary Smokey Robinson at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

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Tuesday, July 2, 2019

MEMPHIS, Tenn., July 2, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Legendary entertainer Smokey Robinson is featured in a new video that captures special, and sometimes comical moments as the Grammy Award winner interacts and performs with patients at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital .

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  • MEMPHIS, Tenn., July 2, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Legendary entertainer Smokey Robinson is featured in a new video that captures special, and sometimes comical moments as the Grammy Award winner interacts and performs with patients at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital .
  • Launched in 2011, Music Gives for St. Jude Kids is led by musician, Jason Thomas Gordon, grandson of hospital founder and entertainer Danny Thomas.
  • St. Jude Children's Research Hospital is leading the way the world understands, treats and defeats childhood cancer and other life-threatening diseases.
  • Join the St. Jude mission by visiting stjude.org , sharing stories and videos from St. Jude Inspire , liking St. Jude on Facebook , following St. Jude on Twitter and Instagram and subscribing to its YouTube channel.

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital honors city of Memphis with St. Jude Spirit of the Dream Award at its annual premier Black History Month event

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Monday, February 25, 2019

MEMPHIS, Tenn., Feb. 25, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- In celebration of the city of Memphis bicentennial, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital honored the city with its annual St. Jude Spirit of the Dream award Friday, February 22 at its annual Black History Month event.

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  • MEMPHIS, Tenn., Feb. 25, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- In celebration of the city of Memphis bicentennial, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital honored the city with its annual St. Jude Spirit of the Dream award Friday, February 22 at its annual Black History Month event.
  • The Spirit of the Dream award is presented to a person or institution that embodies the lifesaving mission of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and its founder, Danny Thomas.
  • "Memphis gave St. Jude a home in 1962, and ever since, the people of Memphis have given their boundless love, compassion, generosity and soul to the St. Jude mission.
  • Join the St. Jude mission by visiting stjude.org , liking St. Jude on Facebook , following St. Jude on Twitter and Instagram and subscribing to its YouTube channel.