Happy happy Thursday!
You guys, get ready…TODAY IS TRULY MY VERY FAVORITE BLOGGING DAY OF THE YEAR!
Sheaffer and I are once again SO EXCITED to celebrate YOU (our amazing blog readers!), and we’re also going to try and raise EVEN MORE MONEY FOR CHILDRENS CANCER RESEARCH!
Ten years ago, Sheaffer and I decided to team up and 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 show our appreciation for being with us all year long. Three years ago though, we decided to make this event EPIC and while still celebrating all of you, we also all came together and raised $79,493 for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital®! The feedback was SO AMAZING from all of you that we decided to keep it up and over the last three years…
…this community has raised $184,573 for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital®!
I KNOW!!!!! Isn’t that incredible?!
Truly, my heart gets full every single time I think about this. We absolutely love helping the amazing families who need St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital®, so this year, we’re back for our FOURTH YEAR OF FABULOUSNESS with…
Let me just take a second to remind you about this amazing place: 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.
How AMAZING is that?!
Here’s how it’s going to work this year…
Sheaffer and I are giving away one Louis Vuitton Speedy Bandolier 25 to one generous donor (a prize valued at over $1800). The random name selected will be announced here on our blogs TOMORROW, DECEMBER 6TH. This year, we are having ONE BIG DAY for St. Jude with the winner announced tomorrow morning. Sheaffer and I love blessing one sweet donor for participating in our effort in raising money for this amazing hospital. This is just our way to bless one blog reader this holiday season.
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 Giveaway.
One lucky lady is going to get a BAG, 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 minimum $10 secure donation on our St. Jude donation page by tonight (Thursday, December 5th) at 9:00 p.m. CST.
2. Our contact at St. Jude will choose a random name from all of the donations (made via this link) that are $10 or greater, and we will announce the recipient on tomorrow’s blog post at 5:00 AM CST.
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 $10.
Ten 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 prize, your donation needs to be made by 9:00 p.m. CST today, December 5th.
Over the years, we’ve 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!
We are raising money for sweet kids like Lilly!
We are so close, friends! Let’s make this year that we raise $200,000+ for St. Jude!
Another reason to give? Well, if you don’t already know, the St. Jude Global Alliance is a global network pursuing the shared vision of improving care and increasing survival rates for children with cancer and blood disorders WORLDWIDE. This is so incredibly important because the most significant predictor of whether a child will survive cancer is where the child lives. Isn’t that heartbreaking?
In the U.S., 4 out of 5 children survive cancer. The opposite is true in low-middle income countries where the statistic is reversed and only 1 out of 5 children diagnosed with cancer will survive.
St. Jude has pledged to invest more than $30 million per year into global programs to share knowledge and technology. Click HERE to watch a video full of information about this new global initiative.
Together, we can help other kiddos beat cancer just like Lilly did!
I’m such a visual person, and this next graphic has always 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.
I know that like you, I am most grateful this holiday season for the health of my kiddos. I hope you take a minute to watch THIS VIDEO HERE as you consider making a donation this year.
Friends, I cannot thank you enough. Truly, I can’t. Your generosity for this campaign and your support during the year means more to me than you’ll ever know. We are so confident that all of you will make this fundraiser FABULOUS as we help these precious families!
They are CHANGING LIVES at St. Jude! Don’t we want to be a part of that?!
Let’s celebrate the season–and you amazing readers– while also blessing these precious kids and their families too!
Don’t forget, donate through THIS LINK HERE before 9:00 PM CST TONIGHT to be a part of our FABULOUS FUNDRAISER!
Sending you so much love! xx
Elspeth says
Love this!! Tis the season for giving!
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Melissa Terry says
I was JUST thinking about this the other day and am so glad y’all are doing it again! What a precious way to celebrate this season
Sheaffer says
WooHoo! One of my very favorite days of the year!!!! LET’S DO THIS!!!
Paula McKaughan says
Also my very favorite post of the year! Sending love and prayers to the St. Jude community.
Lisa D says
What a wonderful way to bless others during the Christmas season knowing that lives are being changed all year long! This fund raiser is such a huge blessing! 🎄
Gracie Van Dyke says
Love that you all do this every year! ❤️ What a special thing for this community. Thanks for having a generous heart and including us as well!!
Merry Christmas!
K.K. says
Love this, Shay!! Love the opportunity to give back!!
Maddie Giamello says
Just donated!! Thank you so much for doing this. It’s such an important cause that does so much good. So blessed by you!!
Mix and Match Mama says
Thank YOU! Those precious families are so blessed by YOU!
Jan Fisher says
I love that you two do this! Donated!
Mix and Match Mama says
Thank YOU!!!!
Heather Smith says
This is my favorite day of the year on your blog! We donate monthly to St Jude in honor of our healthy child here with us and one baby in Heaven. We are very thankful for all the healthy children St. Jude’s has and will continue to help!
Mix and Match Mama says
I am so sorry for your loss, Heather. Sending you extra love today. Thank you for giving to St. Jude!
Haley says
The son of a close family friend is currently at St. Jude’s undergoing pretty intense treatment for a rare type of cancer. The work that they do is truly incredible, and I’m so grateful that a place like St. Jude’s exists. Just donated! ❤️ Merry Christmas!
Mix and Match Mama says
Oh goodness, bless that sweet family! I will be praying for them. xx
Kelli says
I LOVE seeing what a bunch of individuals can accomplish TOGETHER!! Thanks for providing this amazing opportunity! My family has been the recipient of generosity in the cancer community and it’s a beautiful thing. ❤️
Erika Slaughter says
I’m so glad you guys are hosting this again! Such a great reminder that no matter how big or small the donation we can bless others! XO
Debbra Weber says
I love coming together with unknown friends to donate to St. Jude’s!
Jeanette says
Awesome, Awesome, Awesome! Even at $10, that donation is helping those in need.
Polly Pover says
This is awesome. Thanks for spreading, love, joy, and generosity!
Stacey says
Shay, you affect this world for GOOD, for the glory of God🤍 Thank you for encouraging our hearts (and hands) to GIVE. We have so much to be thankful for this season…because of Christmasz Yes I sure did and am blessed.
~B~ says
I was hoping the two of you were continuing this beautiful tradition. Thank you Shay & Sheaffer!
Jami Romano says
Donated ◡̈ love this!