Friends!!!!
Today is THE DAY!!
It’s the day we get excited about all year long!
It’s one of my very favorite blogging days each year!
Sheaffer and I are celebrating YOU in a FABULOUS way!
Yessssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss!
If you’re new around here, every year, Sheaffer and I team up to give a great big thanks to YOU our readers for being so sweet, so kind, so loyal and so wonderful to us all year long. It’s an opportunity for us to celebrate this community and how appreciative we are for each of you.
We always aim to make this week big.
Huge.
GIGANTIC.
And every year, we try to top the last.
This is our NINTH YEAR IN A ROW to celebrate the season with you, and this year, we wanted to not just celebrate our readers but some very deserving families too. So, this year, one lucky recipient will receive our amazing prize package valued at over $2000 (more on that in a minute), but at the same time, we are also going to join together to hopefully raise a ton of money for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital®!
This year, when Sheaffer and I started chatting about Five Days of Fabulous, we knew we wanted to shake things up. Do more. Really make a difference. Ashby’s fundraiser was so successful that we knew we wanted to do something to help others again. Sheaffer had attended the St. Jude Virtual Influencer Summit over the summer and felt passionate about these children and their families, so it was an easy decision for us to make this a FABULOUS way to celebrate!
If you don’t know about this amazing hospital, let’s get you filled in: The mission of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is to advance cures, and means of prevention, for pediatric catastrophic diseases through research and treatment. Consistent with the vision of our founder Danny Thomas, no child is denied treatment based on race, religion or a family’s ability to pay.
The St. Jude purpose is clear: Finding cures. Saving children.®
Not only that, but treatments invented at St. Jude have helped push the overall childhood cancer survival rate from 20 percent to more than 80 percent since it opened more than 50 years ago. So not only are children being treated for free, they are actually receiving the absolute best care possible. And St. Jude won’t stop until no child dies from cancer.
A-MAZING.
So, here’s how it’s going to work this year. Sheaffer and I have compiled one amazing bag of goodies for one generous donor to be gifted. The random name selected will be announced here on our blogs THIS FRIDAY, DECEMBER 10TH. Sheaffer and I are going to help Santa out and be his elves for one lucky person. This recipient can either keep all of her goodies herself and have an amazing Christmas on us OR we just did all of her holiday shopping for her as she can take these items and gift them to people in her life. Either way, we just want to bless one of you for how much you bless us each and every day.
Okay but how does this fit in with St. Jude?
Donating to St. Jude via this link will give you THE chance to be the lucky recipient of our Favorite Things Giveaway Package.
One lucky lady is going to get an awesome prize package, and St. Jude families are going to benefit greatly from all of YOUR generosity.
Here are the simple steps:
1. Go HERE and make a secure donation on our St. Jude donation page by Thursday night at 11:59 p.m. CST.
2. Our contact at St. Jude will choose a random name from all of the donations (made via this link), and we will announce the recipient on Friday’s blog post.
It’s one simple and FABULOUS way to celebrate the holidays!
When you visit THIS LINK, you’ll see donation buttons for $30 and up, but there is also an “OTHER” button. The OTHER button can be used to for donations starting at just $5. Five dollars is the minimum donation that the page will accept, and every single donation will be so appreciated! In order to have a chance to be the lucky recipient of our Favorite Things package, your donation needs to be made by 11:59 p.m. PST on Thursday, December 9th. **We’ve already heard from several of you that your employers are matching your donation. If you think that’s the case with your employer too, please ask! How cool is that?!**
Friends, thank you, thank you, thank you in advance for your generosity for this campaign and your support during the year, one of you will be gifted with our amazing Favorite Things prize package. All people who give (no matter the amount) will have the same chance of being gifted the prize package. We did not set a goal for this fundraiser because quite frankly, we believe the sky is the limit. We are so confident that all of you will make this fundraiser extra FABULOUS!
I’m such a visual person, and this next graphic really helped me grasp how St. Jude is truly changing the lives of children with pediatric cancers…
…look at those amounts! A donation of $250, for example, helps provide a meal card for a St. Jude family for one week. These donations matter! They are helping these patients and their families in every possible way.
Now, check out this graphic here…
…isn’t that amazing?! I am absolutely blown away by these numbers here!
Let’s celebrate the season–and you amazing readers– while also blessing these precious kids and their families too!
Just take a look at Elliott’s story…
…what a blessing St. Jude is to so many!
So, what about this FABULOUS bag?
Well, Sheaffer and I chatted and decided one recipient should get a tote filled with our favorite things!
That being said, we don’t just want Santa to drop off your present in any old bag?
No way?!
Here is what one lucky person will receive…
Woohoo!!!!!!
How about a Chloe tote bag along with all of these other FABULOUS goodies?!?
One person will receive: a Chloe Large Woody Canvas Tote, Sorel boots , my favorite tarte palette, Colleen Rothschild $250 Gift Card, weighted bangles, cheetah wrap bracelet and the entire STMT bracelet collection, an Allie+Bess “Tinsel” Stack ,bow earrings, our favorite throw and Barefoot Dreams blardigan.
Holy cow! It’s over $2000 in FABULOUS goodies!
(A HUGE thank you to Colleen Rothschild, Victoria Emerson, and Allie+Bess for donating their products!)
Whoa! What a huge day!!! Thank you in advance, friends! I just know you’re going to make this week special for us and bless so many families.
Don’t forget, donate through THIS LINK HERE to be a part of our FABULOUS FUNDRAISER!
I’ll see you back here tomorrow where I will link up with Erika (a day late!) with our last Let’s Look for 2021!!!! Sending you so much love! xo
Taylor says
Just donated! What a great post today and a great giveaway 😊
Erika Slaughter says
Love this idea so much! All for such a great cause! And that winner gets some goodies!
Jessica says
What a wonderful idea!
Jennifer Goodwin says
What a great idea to match a giveway with giving to a place as amazing as St. Jude. My son Drew is a nursing assistant there and is living and working his dream job. He loves it and comes home for dinner some nights telling me about some of his patients and I can’t help but cry. He said it’s hard most days, but he is truly called by God to work there and it’s been his dream since he was in elementary school. So, thanks for doing this. This amazing hospital means a little more to me now that my Drew works there and I know personal stories of the little ones. I pray for them all so often! I can’t imagine what their parents face each day. God bless!
Mix and Match Mama says
God bless Drew!!!! What a blessing he must be to so many!
Sheaffer says
WOW, Jennifer! you must be so proud of your son! THANK YOU to Drew! xoxo
Elspeth says
What an incredible idea!!!!! I love it!
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Holly says
This is amazing! I have run the St Jude half marathon, and part of the race takes you through the campus of St Jude hospital. To see the patients lined up along the race route, cheering you on and thanking you for running for them…it made me cry every single time. Thank you, Shaeffer and Shay, for picking such a worthy fundraiser, and allowing us to participate in this way!♥️♥️♥️
Debbie K. says
Just donated. In December, 2020, a friend lost her 14 year old son to DIPG, a terminal brain cancer, but St Jude gave them more time together. More has to be done for childen’s cancer, and St Jude is a leader in this fight.
Sheaffer says
SHAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY! I am so excited about the next 2 days!!!!!! I cannot wait to see what our communities can do!!!!! Love you and LOVE what we are doing today!
Kelly Sites says
Thanks for using your platform to make the world better. It’s so very important.
Heather Smith says
Donated! What a truly amazing fundraiser you two are doing!
We are a monthly occurrence donation to St. Jude as well in honor of both our Angel Baby and healthy child here too! We truly do thank God for the healthy child in our life 💙
Kathy says
This year’s 5 Days of Fabulous is incredible! I LOVE the idea of giving to organizations like St. Jude Children’s Hospital! Can’t wait to hear how much was raised for all those precious children and their sweet families!
Sue Jones says
What an amazing idea to help a wonderful cause! I have donated! 🙂
rachel white says
my husband, our family, is battling cancer this christmas, so i couldn’t donate much. but we have been so blessed by the love and support of others during this trial, it’s nice to give back. as mother theresa said, “small things with great love”, they really do make a difference!!
Carolyn Laskaj says
My aunt/godmother passed away a year ago from leukemia. In lieu of flowers we were to donate to a childhood cancer charity. Last year, I donated to Alex’s Lemonade stand. This was perfect for this year. Great idea! Thank you!
Deb says
Done! Good luck with this wonderful fund raiser!
Sara says
Donated! Thanks for tying this amazing giveaway to such a great cause. Hope you guys raise a ton of money!
Katherine Darlington says
I pressed the pink “Here” button that is in instruction #1 and not the link button in #2 to donate. Will I still be entered to win?
Mix and Match Mama says
Did you donate via our dedicated link? If so, you’re entered!
Deej says
This giveaway is amazing!! Donated this morning – been donating to St. Jude since I joined my sorority (it is our philanthropic mission to help St. Jude). It is truly a fantastic place and I will find any reason to donate. Thank you so much for putting this together! Merry Christmas!
Emily H. says
I love St. Jude!!!! Thanks to you and Sheaffer for arranging this fundraiser. It’s so easy to get swept up in the gift giving portion of this season and it is so important to remember to help others like the children and families at St. Jude. I’m so excited to see how much we can raise!
Alyssa Cuellar says
Just donated! What an amazing thing y’all are doing!!
Kelly Wilson says
Such a wonderful idea and what a blessing for St. Jude! I hope this becomes an annual tradition!
Kelly Henderson says
I happen to live in the Memphis area, St. Jude is a wonderful place and they are truly doing amazing things there. FYI my employer matches my donation and lots of others do as well, be sure and check, it’s right there on the donation page. 🙂
Mix and Match Mama says
Thank you so much, Kelly!!!!! We’re so honored to have you be a part of this too!!
Alysa Bodolus says
This is so amazing. Thank you Shay and Sheaffer! Happy Holidays!
Trish says
Oh! I love this new way of doing your Christmas giveaway!!! What a fabulous idea, I was happy to donate to such an amazing place!
Kelly says
It’s always so exciting to see what a community can do when it comes together! Thrilled to be a very small part of such a worthy cause:).
Lisa says
I love this, thank you for using your platform to help others.
Erin says
Donated and submitted for my company’s match program! This is such a great organization. We have a branch of their hospital here and have a local telethon every year. They also do a run where various towns have teams that run from that town to Peoria, IL as well as a contingent that goes to Memphis to tour the hospital and then they run from Memphis to Peoria as a fundraiser. Love that you are doing this to support such a good cause!
Mix and Match Mama says
Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!!!!
Debbra Weber says
What a great idea and great place to donate. We have had two children who attend(ed) school with my kids suffer from brain cancer. I am so happy to say that there are still alive and with us due to the ongoing research. Love this and I am always glad to donate to St. Jude!! Bless you two and have the merriest of holidays this year with your family and friends!!
Mix and Match Mama says
Oh God bless you too!!!!
Taylor Johnson says
This is amazing and I love being able to donate to such a worthy organization!! And how about that amazing giveaway!! Holy cow! Y’all are so awesome!
Carly says
St Jude’s is such an incredible organization! Love this!!
Angelique James says
What a great idea! How amazing is this? I just donated!
Mix and Match Mama says
Thank you so much!!! God bless YOU!
Shona says
Such an amazing idea!!! Just donated… I am from Canada so even if I can’t win the prize still so happy to donate to such a great cause 🙂
Ruby Rutledge Huling says
Thanks to you and Sheaffer for your fundraising event for St Jude!! As you cross the MS River bridge, one of the first sites you will see is the St Jude Children’s Hospital. It gives me such a warm feeling knowing so many amazing things happen inside those walls! I’m so proud to live in this community of Memphis TN and St Jude is just one of the reasons.
Megan says
Donated! What a wonderful idea, hope this amazing community can come together and donate for those precious kiddos <3
Jennifer Robertson says
Thank you for your donations everyone! I am a pharmacist at St. Jude. It’s pretty much as amazing as you would guess.
Mix and Match Mama says
Thank YOU for all the work you’re doing!!
Elizabeth Feldpausch says
I love seeing you use your influence for the benefit of others!! My parents have always been supporters of St. Jude because as my mom puts it “if any of y’all got sick that’s the first place I’d go!” My husband and I feel the same way!
Tiffany B. says
This is one of the very best gifts we could all give! Thank you for letting your readers be a part of it!! I love to give, pay for the car behind us, by the band a drink, give to fundraisers all year, but my heart just gets bigger during the season! Love your blog and love your heart!
Donna Mason says
Thank you Shay and Sheaffer for doing this!!!!!!!!!! St. Jude is the charity I give to, and I will be donating now as well. You both are truly special people for doing this, it just warms my heart to the core. HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!!
Bethany Skobel says
Shay,
Thank you for always encouraging us and setting the example for us to help others. XO
Devan Mitchell says
Wow – the two graphics showing what each donation can provide and the change in survival rates is incredible. Donated! Thanks for putting this together.
Laura says
I love St.Judes. Thank you for teaming up with this great charity. It really makes my heart happy that you’re doing this.
Meghan Kennedy says
Love this so much! Just donated and submitted for my employer to match!
Lindsay D. says
This is fantastic! I can’t wait to hear how much money was raised.
Janet Inman says
Thank you so much for including St. Jude in your give away. We donate to them on a yearly basis and have seen what our donations do to help these children and their families. What a blessing. I’m excited to hear what the total amount ends up being when this is over.
Again, what a great idea to help a worthy cause,
Janet Inman
Ruthie Phillips says
Donated. With a very happy heart…..
Mix and Match Mama says
God bless, Ruthie!!!!!