The St. Jude Thanks and Giving® campaign is an unprecedented union of celebrities, media, retail and corporate partners that asks customers to "Give thanks for the healthy kids in your life, and give to those who are not." Thanks and Giving was created in 2004 by Marlo Thomas and her siblings Terre and Tony Thomas, children of St. Jude founder Danny Thomas. Funds raised by the campaign support the lifesaving work of St. Jude - to find cures for children with cancer and other deadly diseases through research and treatment.BROOKS BROTHERS is proud once again to participate in the 2012 St. Jude Thanks and Giving® campaign. Visit us in any of our stores or at BrooksBrothers.com during the months of November and December, and help us continue in the fight against childhood cancer. 100% of your donation benefits St. Jude.
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Nearly $6 million in 7 years
For the last seven years, BROOKS BROTHERS has been a proud supporter of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital®. With your generous help, we have raised nearly $6 million in the fight to eradicate childhood cancer. Our combined contributions over the past six years have helped cover the cost of procedures and treatments, like the ones here, provided to the children of St. Jude.
In 2002, when she was 8 years old, Caitlin started feeling sick on a Thursday afternoon after gymnastics class. By Sunday afternoon, she was so weak she could barely get out of bed. A CT scan revealed a tumor growing up her spinal canal. Caitlin was rushed to a St. Jude Children's Research Hospital® affiliate hospital, where she was diagnosed with Ewing sarcoma, a form of bone cancer.At St. Jude, Caitlin underwent chemotherapy, surgery and radiation. In March 2012, she celebrated being cancer-free for 10 years.
Today, Caitlin is an active, athletic girl. She recently graduated from high school with a 4.25 GPA. She belonged to her school's National Honor Society and National Beta Club. An academic all-district athlete, Caitlin played on her varsity volleyball and softball teams. She also plays acoustic and electric guitar in a country band.
"I'll always be that St. Jude kid," Caitlin said. "That's who I am."
Fifty years ago, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital® opened its doors. It was the first children's hospital to bring research and patient care together under one roof. It was the place doctors from around the world could send their sickest patients for lifesaving treatments, and parents never had to worry about how they would pay for it. Today, St. Jude remains true to those same principles and celebrates five decades of research breakthroughs and unrivaled patient care.
When the hospital opened in 1962, children diagnosed with cancer faced a virtual death sentence. Only two out of every 10 children diagnosed would survive the disease; today we have helped push overall survival rates for childhood cancers to 80 percent. For five decades, St. Jude has advanced the research and treatment of pediatric cancer, as well as sickle cell and other childhood illnesses. But despite progress, pediatric cancer remains the leading cause of death due to disease among U.S. children older than 1 year of age. St. Jude will continue to lead the way in the discovery of better treatments that can save even more precious lives. And, we won't stop there. Thanks to our supporters, one child saved at St. Jude means thousands more saved around the world. That's because we freely share what we discover with everyone in the medical community. St. Jude is a national hospital with a global mission. And we will never rest until we reach the day our founder, the late entertainer Danny Thomas, dreamed of: a day when no child will die in the dawn of life.
