Marion & I are participating in St Jude Corvette Drive to raise funds to support St. Jude Children's Research Hospital's lifesaving mission of finding cures for children battling cancer and other life-threatening diseases, and we need your help to reach our fundraising goal.
This is our fourth year participating in the event. The two day event is May 16-17th. Corvettes from Peoria, Louisville, Nashville, Bourbonnais, and St Louis will meet and drive into Memphis together. Our first year participating was restricted to roads near Peoria with approximately 30-cars. This year we will have over 100 cars as we drive into Memphis & St Jude Children's Hospital Campus!! Marion & I have covered the administrative costs so all donations go to St Jude Children's Research Hospital.
This year I will have a special friend as "shot gun" as Marion not able to go. Looking forward to sharing this rich experience with him!!
How your donation helps:
- Families never receive a bill from St. Jude for treatment, travel, housing or food — so they can focus on helping their child live
- Treatments invented at St. Jude have helped push the overall childhood cancer survival rate from 20% to more than 80% since it opened in 1962. And we won't stop until no child dies from cancer.
- St. Jude shares the breakthroughs it makes, and every child saved at St. Jude means doctors and scientists worldwide can use that knowledge to save thousands of children. I have learned of collaboration with other hospitals including Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus and recent initiative in Africa.
Thank you for your support! Any amount is appreciated. Together we can help St. Jude change the world.
Dave & Marion
PS: This year we are dedicating our ride to our niece (on Norris family side), Brenda as she continues her battle against cancer. She continues to be in our thoughts & prayers. We also celebrate our friend Tracy’s win over cancer too.