St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

PITTSBURGH / PRNewswire / -- For the fourth consecutive year, GNC is partnering with St. Jude Children's Research Hospital( )on its annual Thanks and Giving campaign, now in its sixth year. In 2008, GNC raised over $800,000 from its customers and employees and hopes to increase that total by 25%, to $1 million, during the two-month-long campaign, with 100% of the funds raised going directly to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. GNC customers will have the opportunity to make a donation at any one of the company's more than 5,300 U.S. retail locations or online at GNC.com. Additionally, GNC will be donating $1 for ... Read Full Story

Target has earmarked $3 million dollars for charity and is letting the Facebook community decided how it should be distributed. There are a selected group of non-profit groups that you can vote for and whatever percentage of the vote each charity gets, is the percentage of the money that charity will receive. There are some wonderful organizations in the list, but among the list is St. Jude's Research Hospital . As a mom I cannot tell you how you how glad I am that we have a hospital like St. Jude here in Tennessee, but you know what, this hospital sees kids from all ... Read Full Story

I am all about buying a gift for someone that leaves a mark in their heart, as well as helping out an organization, such as St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. Pottery Barn Kids has an adorable teddy bear that is named Oatmeal the Bear . There's nothing quite like a plush stuffed animal for comfort and cuddling - and giving your child this very special teddy bear benefits kids everywhere. Pottery Barn Kids has collaborated with the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital® Thanks and Giving® campaign to create Oatmeal the Bear™. For every bear that's sold, they will donate $10.00 of the purchase price ... Read Full Story

RA Sushi Bar Restaurant will host its fifth annual “ Nicky’s Week ” fundraiser May 24-30 to benefit the internationally renowned St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital . Located in Harbor East, this is the Baltimore location’s second year hosting the benefit. The week of May 24, RA will donate 100 percent of the proceeds from the sale of Edamame, Tootsy Maki, Shrimp Shumai, FIJI, Red Bull, The Republic of Tea, and other select beverages to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. All donations from the week-long effort will help pay for the development of treatment and cures for diseases such as brain tumors, leukemia, sickle ... Read Full Story

Country Radio Broadcasters, Inc. today announced that country legend Randy Owens was the recipient of this year’s Artist Humanitarian Award .  Together with his cousins Jeff Cook and Teddy Gentry, Owens was the front man for the one of the best selling country acts of all time, Alabama.  The band, which peaked in the 80’s, racked up over thirty No. 1’s on Billboard’ s Country Singles Charts, with memorable hits such as “ Love in the First Degree ,” “ Feels So Right ,” “ Close Enough to Perfect ” and “ Take Me Down .”  They also sang backup vocals on Lionel Richie’s ... Read Full Story