St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital :: Our August Nonprofit of the Month {2025}
We all want to raise kind kids. Kids who care. Kids who show up. Supporting St. Jude though events like the St. Jude Walk is a chance for them to do just that — and for us to show them that giving back isn’t just something we do, it’s who we are.
Because when we support St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, we’re saying we believe that all kids deserve what we want for our own: a chance to grow up happy and healthy.
From right here in Memphis, St. Jude is leading the way the world understands, treats, and defeats childhood cancer and other life-threatening diseases. Families never receive a bill from St. Jude for treatment, travel, housing, or food, so they can focus on what matters most: helping their child live.
Because St. Jude shares its research discoveries, our support means more breakthroughs, better treatments, and more kids saved — not only here in Memphis, or even across the country, but around the world.
What better way to show our kids what compassion looks like than by doing something meaningful together as a family? It’s easy to sign up for the St. Jude Walk at Tom Lee Park on Sept. 27, 2025. (Just click here.)
There’s something about doing a 5K during Childhood Cancer Awareness Month that feels like we’re walking the walk — literally. Because the St. Jude Walk isn’t just a fundraiser. It’s a movement — and a memory in the making.
The event is family-friendly and tons of fun, including a new feature this year — Kids Bash, a festival-like celebratory moment for all kids in attendance with superhero capes, hula hoops, and bubbles galore. But it’s also so much more than that.
It’s standing in solidarity with families facing the unimaginable.
It’s showing our kids what compassion looks like in action.
Our kids are always watching. They see how we treat others, how we spend our time — and what we value.
Volunteering as a family teaches values that last a lifetime. Studies show that kids who volunteer are more likely to become adults who vote, donate to charity, and get involved in their communities. They’re more likely to be empathetic, resilient, and socially aware.
Beyond that, there’s those feelings that come with doing charitable acts. The fun of wearing a St. Jude T-shirt. The pride in helping. The satisfaction of doing something good for someone else.
And then there’s that quiet moment when our kids ask, “Can we do this again next year?” That’s how we teach compassion — one kind act at a time.
When we choose to give back, our kids learn empathy. That even if our family hasn’t been personally affected by childhood cancer, we still care deeply about those who are.
They learn responsibility. That we all have to take an active role to make the world better.
They learn gratitude. That good health is a gift — and giving back is a way to honor that gift.
And they learn that even small acts can make a big difference. St. Jude founder Danny Thomas once said, “I’d rather have a million people give me a dollar than one give me a million. That way you’ve got a million people involved.”
Getting involved to support to St. Jude is especially powerful for kids because it’s for kids. They know what it feels like to be sick and have someone bring them soup, fluff their pillow, or just sit beside them. They understand what it means to be cared for.
When we invite our kids to help other kids, they understand that they, too, can be helpers. That they can rally for someone else the way others rally for them. That they don’t have to wait to grow up to make a difference.
Talk to kids about why we’re participating in the St. Jude Walk — for the kids who can’t. For the families who need hope. For the future we want.
Tell them what is possible when they help. Treatments developed at St. Jude have helped push the overall survival rate for childhood cancer from 20% when the hospital opened in 1962 to more than 80% today.
Create a team with friends. Call the grandparents for donations. Make posters with words of support. Then when we cross that finish line with our kids, we’ll all know that — together — we made a difference.
Because every step we take brings us closer to cures. Closer to hope. Closer to a world where no child dies from cancer.
