September is National Childhood Cancer Awareness month. This topic is near and dear to my internet pal Stephen Hackett of 512 Pixels and the Relay.FM podcast network. Stephen’s oldest son, Josiah, was diagnosed with brain cancer at age 6 months. Thanks to the miracle that is St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Josiah is 12 now. Read more about Josiah’s incredible story on Stephen’s site.
Stephen’s network, Relay.FM, raises money every September for St. Jude. This year’s goal was $315,000, and they blew past that last night. I’d like to see if we can help get them to half a million.
Not only does St. Jude provide medical care and research for kids, they do this without ever charging the families a dime. This is truly a miracle. And this is where you and I come in. St. Jude is only able to do this because of donors like us.
There are so many things clamoring for our dollars — especially this year. Local businesses need our support throughout the pandemic, politicians want us to donate to campaigns, and we may even want to do a little retail therapy with shiny new gadgets this fall.
If you can afford to part with money for either or both of those last two, then I’m going to ask you to give some of that money to St. Jude first. St. Jude is a worthy cause that has a tangible effect on so many lives.
My family is in for $100. Will you match that? Honestly, even if you can pitch in $5, that adds up. The donation page even allows anonymous donations if you prefer, and also convenience of mobile payment systems like Apple Pay.
Let’s help out kids fighting cancer, and bless the families of St. Jude.