St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital

St Jude's Moto is "Find Cures. Saving Children"

The founder of St. Jude's Children's Hospital was Danny Thomas, a national entertainer from over 50 years ago.

Danny's Dream-St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital—opened its doors in 1962 and is now recognized as one of the world’s premier centers for study and treatment of catastrophic diseases in children. Focusing on pediatric leukemias, solid tumor forms of cancer, infectious diseases and biomedical research, during its first decade of existence, the hospital’s curative therapies and research successes spread its fame worldwide and helped save the lives of innumerable children everywhere.

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From a promise of "Show me my way in life and I will build you a shrine" to the fulfillment of his dream, Danny Thomas lived to see his little hospital become a beacon of hope for the catastrophically ill children of the world. The founder of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and ALSAC died on February 6, 1991, just two days after joining patients, parents and employees to celebrate the hospital’s 29th anniversary. He was laid to rest in a family crypt at the Danny Thomas / ALSAC Pavilion on the grounds of the hospital. On July 12, 2000, his wife, Rose Marie, passed away and now lies with her beloved husband in the hospital’s Danny and Rose Marie Thomas Memorial Garden. Today, their children, Marlo, Terre and Tony, carry on their parents’ work and remain a driving force in fulfilling their father’s mission. Danny is gone, but his dream lives on.

International Outreach

Improved therapy dramatically increased survival rates for children with cancer over the past three decades, but worldwide, fewer than 30 percent of children with cancer have access to modern treatment.

The mission of International Outreach is to improve the survival rates of children with catastrophic diseases worldwide, through the transfer of knowledge, technology, and organizational skills.

A global mission

By helping hospitals in developing countries form research ethics committees, St. Jude opens the door to sharing lifesaving knowledge with the world.

Cure4Kids celebrates milestone

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Cure4Kids is a medical education and collaboration Web site for physicians, nurses, scientists, and health care workers who treat children with catastrophic diseases.

The St. Jude Cure4Kids program now has more than 10,000 users from 155 countries. Established as a part of the International Outreach Program, the Cure4Kids Web site brings the latest medical knowledge on the treatment of pediatric catastrophic diseases to health care providers in countries with limited resources. The site offers a digital library, on-demand seminars with slides and audio in several languages, and other resources.

“Begun in 2002 with five seminars, Cure4Kids now contains 850 seminars, 25 online courses, 20 international conferences and 120 international groups that meet online,” said Yuri Quintana, PhD, International Outreach. “The content has been accessed more than 1 million times.”

To access the site, visit www.cure4kids.org/register.

Chanukah Story told by Kids

Happy Chanukah everyone. May the feeling and love you feel during this time of year be with you always. I hope you enjoy this story as Sarah gives you a glimpse into modern day Chanukah celebrations

My Family Chanukah Party
by Sarah Edelsburg, age 10

Every year, my mom, dad, brother and I have a big party in the middle of Chanukah. But this is not an ordinary party. It's a Chanukah party with Chanukah decorations, latkes, jelly donuts and presents for everyone. We only invite relatives. This party is so much fun!! It's usually at night. I get to make the invitations by hand. That's a lot of fun too. Two hours before the party will start, my mom starts setting up. We usually buy Chanukah tablecloths, plates, cups, napkins, and signs. My Mom pulls out the table so there is more space to put the food. The food is set up like a buffet. You're supposed to take what you want to eat. Mom puts the tablecloth on and starts taking out plates, cups, silverware and napkins. While whe does that, my brother and I get dressed for the party. When we come out there are more chairs in the living room and little bowls with potato chips, M&Ms, and nuts in them. The decorations are up. Our cameras are out. Soon the guest will arrive.

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The guest arrive!!! The party starts. First we light the menorah as everyone gathers around and we sing a Chanukah song or two with everybody. Then mom takes out the food. Everyone piles around the table to get food. We all sit together talking as we eat. We all walk around and talk to every single person. I usually have so much to say. We eat for a long time. Many get up for seconds of latkes and apple sauce. After that mom brings out a delicious chocolate cake. It always tastes great!! After that we open presents. Everyone gives something to each other. My brother and I usually make our presents by hand. There would always be a smile on everybody's face because we all give great presents. After tht we eat some more dessert and everybody for while looks at their gifts. My brother and I start playing with our presents. Soon people have to leave Soon everyone is gone. We pile all our presents in our rooms, then we quickly go to bed. My Chanukah party is my favorite party of the year. It's so much fun!!!

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The Spirit Of Thanksgiving: Sixth Dimension

Jewish Kids all over the world love listening to stories
and making Sukkos apples during Thanksgiving.

Sukkot Apples



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400 g chocolate
6 small apples
colored or chocolate sprinkles

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6 small wooden forks
wax paper

Directions

Brake the chocolate into pieces and put it in the microwave for 5 minutes on medium heat. While the chocolate is melting, wash and dry the apples. Stick a wooden fork on the top of each apple. Dip the apples into the chocolate. Let the excess drip. Roll each apple in the sprinkles and put it on parchment paper. Leave it in the refrigerator until it hardens.

A Sukkot Story More Sukkot Stories A Sixth Dimension As told to Nechama Dina Hecht

I was at the corner of Grove and Baldwyn, just minutes away from my mid-afternoon coffee, when they stopped me. Two boys, in conservative but rumpled suits, big black hats shielding their faces from the sun. They wanted me to light a candle. But not just any candle, they wanted me to light a candle for G-d. To change the world. To bring perfection. I wondered if soon they'd tell me it was the key to wealth. I said no. I was searching for meaning all my life. I knew money was not the key. Even the citi ads agreed. I needed more. Fulfillment. Career. A sense of self worth. A group of friends. A part in changing someone's life. And I got it all, but it wasn't enough. On that day, I knew I needed more. But I was prepared to give more community service, a more challenging job. Not G-d. I don't need G-d in my life. I live in this world, not in nirvana. I don't need ritual, repetitive cultish behavior to give color to my world. I certainly didn't need a plain white tealight to replace my lavender scented pillar. I needed meaning. So I said no. Weeks later, they stopped me again. This time, they were carrying branches and fruit. They wanted me to wave them in the air, to shake them in all directions. For G-d. For world peace. For unity. What a ridiculous way of avoiding reality. I said no. But the next day, I said yes. I figured, what harm can come from a little foreign culture? So I shook the fruit. And there were no fireworks, no visions of G-d, no glow of accomplishment. Just like I expected. But later that night, there was something different. Nothing big, nothing I could quite put my finger on. Just a very slight feeling of good. So the next day, I waved the branch again. I repeated the strange syllables, and waved the fruit around. But not for world peace. Just to catch that elusive feeling. Now, I light candles every Friday night. I stopped putting milk in my chicken a la King. I read words of praise daily from a little book. To G-d. What changed? Oddly enough, it hasn't changed the things I do. I still have my career. I still have my friends. I still volunteer at the women's shelter. But it's more. Nothing has changed. Nothing has changed in my 5-dimensional world. But I've discovered a sixth dimension I never knew existed. I would never have believed it if I heard it. Reading about it would make no difference. Sound can only be understood in the context of other sounds. Not until I shook a branch could I have reference for that dimension. And not until I began doing more could I really feel its presence. Those boys could have talked me blue in the face, but it would be meaningless on its own. I had to actually do it myself. And now, I know why they stopped me. The content on this page is copyrighted by the author, publisher and/or Chabad.org, and is produced by Chabad.org. If you enjoyed this article, we encourage you to distribute it further, provided that you comply with the copyright policy.

Kids Love Thanksgiving: Korea

The next series of posts are going to be about how children around the world celebrate Thanksgiving. In most countries Thanksgiving is most commonly known as a Harvest festival but the spirit behind each is basically the same. Children and their families come together to celebrate and give thanks for their blessings and life.

I will focus on the most popular festivals known around the world finishing with How children in America celebrate Thanksgiving. It is the best known Thanksgiving Festival in the World.

Korean Thanksgiving: Chusok

Chusuk is Korean Thanksgiving where families gather over a huge meal to talk about the good old times and to catch up. It’s also a time to see celebs all dressed up in gorgeous hanboks to spread the Chusuk spirit.

Korean celebrities spreading the Chusuk spirit

It is held on the 15th day of the 8th lunar month. Chusuk means a great day in the middle of August but it can happen in September or even October depending on the Chinese calendar. This year it took place on September24 - September 26. It occurs during the harvest season. Korean families take this time to thank their ancestors for providing them with rice and fruits.

Traditional Korean clothing, the hanbok, worn for Chusuk

The celebration starts on the night before Chusuk and ends on the day after the holiday. Korean families take three days off from work to get together with family and friends.

Traditonal Chuseok Food

The celebration starts with a family get-together where rice cakes called "Songphyun" are served.

Like the Chinese with their moon cakes, the Koreans have songpyon (full-moon rice cakes stuffed with sesame, beans, chestnuts, or Chinese dates).

Then the family pays respect to ancestors by visiting their tombs and offering them rice and fruits.

Little doggie all dressed up for chuseok

In the evening, children wear their favorite hanbok (traditional Korean clothing) and dance under the bright moon in a large circle. They play games and sing songs. Like the American Thanksgiving, Chusuk is the time to celebrate the family and give thanks for their blessings.

During Chusok, Korean child love listen to their favorite Korean fairytale while gazing at the moon.

I have found three differentways of spelling Chusuk, Chusuk, Chuseok.

South Korean Kindergarten Pupils Plant Rice Seedlings

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