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Country
Music Show Keeps Giving to St. Jude
Fundraisers Kick in Another $7,200
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[March 17, 2008]
PETERSBURG -- Doris and Bill Higdon of the
New Salem
Country Opry recently presented $7,200 to the "Country Cares for
St. Jude Kids" radiothon. Radio stations WXCL in Peoria and WFMB in
Springfield each do a radiothon, and the funds were shared this year
between the two stations. All funds go to the St. Jude Children's
Research Hospital.
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The total represents the proceeds from fundraisers since last
November. Activities used for raising funds to benefit St. Jude were
a country music show, raffles, bake sale, pork barbecue lunch and a
variety of other events. Donations from businesses as well as
individuals made this all possible. This was the 13th year the
Opry has conducted fundraising for St. Jude and over the years has
raised nearly $70,000.
The Country Cares for St.
Jude Kids program began in 1989, after Randy Owen, lead singer
of the music group Alabama, met St. Jude founder Danny Thomas. Since
its inception, Country Cares has grown to be one of the most
successful radio fundraising events in the nation, with more than
200 radio station partners raising more than $225 million in
pledges.
St. Jude Children's Research
Hospital is internationally recognized for its pioneering work
in finding cures and saving children with cancer and other
catastrophic diseases. Ten years ago, the survival/cure rate for
some of these diseases was 80 percent. Today that rate is 96
percent. Founded by late entertainer Danny Thomas and based in
Memphis, Tenn., St. Jude freely shares its discoveries with
scientific and medical communities around the world. No family ever
pays for treatments not covered by insurance, and families without
insurance are never asked to pay. St. Jude is financially supported
by ALSAC, its fundraising organization.
[Text from file received from Doris
Higdon]
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