Laura Walsten

This September, I’m joining the nationwide movement to honor Childhood Cancer Awareness Month and support those who need us most — the kids of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital®.

My first exposure to St. Jude come through my connection with Delta Delta Delta and our philanthropy partnership. I have had the opportunity to tour the hospital and see the amazing impact St. Jude has on its patients and their families.  Our local Tri Delta alumnae chapter has been a fundraising team since 2013.  We raise funds for the Bloomington event, but we hold events in the Champaign-Urbana area.   We have added different ways to increase our fundraising contributions with events like Trekking with Tri Delta and Zumbathon.  New this year - we have added a Trivia Night fundraiser at Yellow & Co in Mahomet.

Can I count on your donation to help me reach my goal?

Families never receive a bill from St. Jude for treatment, travel, housing or food – so they can focus on helping their child live. Because of our generous donors, St. Jude can provide children cutting-edge treatments not covered by insurance, at no cost to families.

When St. Jude opened in 1962, childhood cancer was largely considered incurable. Since then, St. Jude has helped push the overall survival rate from 20% to more than 80%, and we won't stop until no child dies from cancer. Thank you for supporting me and the lifesaving work happening at St. Jude today.  

Let’s cure childhood cancer. Together.