“No child should die in the dawn of life.”  That is what Danny Thomas, founder of St. Jude Children’s Hospital envisioned when an idea for a children’s hospital first became a reality.  Today, area residents are continuing to help him make that promise a reality by organizing the 6^th annual Quincy to Peoria St. Jude Run.

On August 6^thand 7^th , 2010, area runners and volunteers will leave Quincy and run 130 mile course to Peoria, IL to help raise funding and awareness for the St. Jude Children’s Hospital located in Memphis, TN and the 6 domestic affiliates (closest being Peoria, IL.)  The entire trek will take just over 21 hours to complete with runners running legs anywhere from 1 mile to 3.5 miles in length, as they run relay style until they finish at the St. Jude Telethon being conducted at the Peoria Civic Center.

The Quincy St. Jude Run will be joined in Peoria by 21 other city Runs at the Telethon to present their checks to the children of St. Jude Children’s Hospital.  Last year the Quincy St. Jude Run presented a check for over $60,000 to help directly benefit the hospital and its operations.  In its 5 year history, the Quincy St. Jude Run has presented over $170,000 in which 100% of the proceeds help make miracles possible in the halls of St. Jude Children’s Hospital.

Not only does St. Jude Children’s Hospital help children around the world but right here in the local Tri-State area, numerous kids have received treatment from the rarest types of cancers and other immune deficiencies.  Each year, communities along the way such as Camp Point, Mt. Sterling, Rushville, Astoria, and Lewistown come out at all hours of the day to show support or remember their local kids that have received treatment at St. Jude Children’s Hospital.

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is a world-renowned center for the treatment and research of life threatening childhood diseases, such as cancer, sickle cell anemia, and pediatric AIDS. Since the Hospital’s founding in 1962, by the late entertainer Danny Thomas, it has treated more than 5,700 children each year from around the world. All children are treated regardless of race, religion or ability to pay. As we continue to strive for a cure, your dollars make this endeavor possible.

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