St. Jude

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  •  DELTA DELTA DELTA ♥s ST. JUDE

     
     
    ∆ In November 1999, Tri Delta further enhanced its current philanthropic focus by forming a partnership with St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee. This partnership allows Tri Delta chapters the option to help St. Jude on a national level as well as support traditional philanthropic events for local children's cancer charities.
     
    ∆ In September 2002, Tri Delta's Executive Board agreed to a four-year, million dollar commitment to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. The project funded the Patient Teen Room, a safe haven for teen-aged patients looking to get a few minutes away from parents and hospital staff. Included as part of recent renovations, the Patient Teen Room was added to provide older patients with a place of their own-an area strictly for teens and completely “off-limits” to small children and adults. The room includes an activity area, computer center, entertainment room and a music area. Tri Delta's commitment to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital is recognized by a plaque outside of the room. 

     
     
    • ∆ In May 2005, Tri Delta fulfilled the million dollar endowment for the Patient Teen Room and celebrated with the Executive Board, collegiate and alumnae members, and patients. During the 2005-2006 school year, Tri Deltas across the country helped to raise $1 million in a single year!
       
      ∆ In July 2006, Tri Delta's Executive Board announced a $7.5 million commitment to the hospital for the construction of the Chili's Care Center. The Tri Delta Patient Care Floor will be located in the new building where patients will be treated and brain tumor research can continue.  This commitment is to be completed over a period of 5-7 years.

      ∆ The commitment to the Tri Delta Patient Care Floor started off with a bang when our chapters hit the $2.5 million mark in December 2006. The Executive Board and St. Jude realized chapters were going to meet the goal of $7.5 million ahead of schedule and decided to raise the bar. In March 2007 at the Regional Leadership Conferences, Tri Delta announced its commitment to the Chili's Care Center would be $10 million in 10 years! Chapters across the country are now pushing the 10 in 10 campaign to maximize their money raising efforts.

       

      ∆ This year Tri Delta reached it's goal of $10 million dollars in just four years!

       

      ∆ Our Chapter is extremely passionate about supporting Tri Delta’s commitment to St. Jude and raised close to $20,000 for this philanthropy in the 2008-2009 school year.

       

      St. Jude Quick Facts

       

      ∆ Jude Children's Research Hospital, which was founded by the late entertainer Danny Thomas in 1962, maintains 60 inpatient beds and treats about 230 patients each day. Since its opening, St. Jude has treated children from all 50 states and more than 70 foreign countries. 

       

      ∆ It is the first institution established for the sole purpose of conducting basic and clinical research into catastrophic childhood diseases, mainly cancer. St. Jude is the largest childhood cancer research center in the world in terms of the number of patients enrolled in research protocols and successfully treated.

       

      ∆ The hospital's daily operating costs are approximately $1,216,247, which are primarily covered by public contributions.

       

      ∆ Since its inception, St. Jude has developed protocols that have brought survival rates for childhood cancers from less than 20% to more than 70% overall.

       

      Gamma Mu Sends Sisters to St. Jude!

      ∆ Over Winter Interim, four sisters traveled to St. Jude in order to tour and see how their efforts help those in need.

      ∆ In July of 2009, Jackie Bruscella (’10) and Rachel Ingber (’11) attended the same seminar

      ∆ During June of 2008, Shannon Kleinbach ('09) and Libby Roman ('09) represented Gamma Mu at the same seminar.

      ∆ In November of 2007, Lauren Chepauskas traveled back to St. Jude to celebrate the opening of the Tri Delta floor in the Chili's Care Center, part of Tri Delta's "10 in 10 campaign" (see below).  Gamma Mu has been increasing its contributions to St. Jude over the past three years and recently pledged to raise $62,500 in ten years, earning the chapter's name on a plaque outside of a room on the Tri Delta floor. 

       

      ∆ During July of 2007, Lauren Chepauskas ('08) and Sarah Maxwell ('09) traveled to St. Jude to take part in their Collegiate Leadership Seminar.  While in Memphis, Lauren and Sarah learned about how the hospital is run, met some of the patients, and brought back some GREAT enthusiasm to Gamma Mu!