Why I support St. Jude:

Thank you for visiting my St. Jude Runs fundraising page!

Last year I decided to step way outside of my comfort zone and joined some work friends in one of the most incredible experiences of my life. I had heard of the run and seen the St. Jude runners around for several years and thought it would be pretty awesome to be a part of. I never imagined I would actually be able to participate. This will be year 2 of running for St. Jude and I'm even more excited now that I have seen what an inspiring event this is! The support of people who donated and showed up around town to cheer us on was (even with the crazy amount of rain that day) was so motivating. But, seeing the amount of people in downtown Peoria was mind blowing. I seriously wasn't prepared for the magnitude of this event.

I encourage anyone who has ever wondered what the St. Jude run was all about to join us because if I can do it anyone can! If you can't join, you can still contribute by donating, especially since that's how the hospital is able to do such amazing things!

St. Jude Runs is more than a run — I’m going the distance to support the mission of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital: Finding cures. Saving children.®

Every dollar makes an impact, and I need your help to reach my goal! Can I count on your donation to help the kids of St. Jude? 

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 60 years ago— but there is still work to be done.

St. Jude won't stop until no child dies from cancer, and neither will I. Will you support me by making a donation today? Let’s cross the finish line together!