Marlo+and+Danny+Thomas

"All About Marlow Thomas." __St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, a not-for-profit, section 501(c)(3).__ January 2009 1. 26 Jan 2009 .
 * Father (Danny Thomas) is the founder of St. Jude's and ALSAC DC
 * Marlo- the national outreach director of st. jude's DC
 * Marlo- Hosts tv show- A place of hope documenting the lifesaving work of st.jude's hospital DC
 * Marlo- Promotes st.jude's corporations around the world DC
 * Sister hosts runway fashion show and raises $1 million dollars a year and attracts hollywoods brightest stars DC
 * Danny started raising money for st.jude's in the 1950's DC
 * Daily operating costs for St.Jude's are nearly 1.3 million DC
 * Danny and friends raised enough money to build the hospital DC
 * believed it was a noble way of honoring fathers DC
 * also believed americans of arabic- speaking heratige should be as one group with the americans DC
 * 1957- 100 arabic speaking heratige representatives of the community formed ALSAC in chicago DC
 * ALSAC's main purpose was to raise funds for St. Jude's childrens hospital DC
 * ALSAC now has full fundraising responsibilities DC
 * Today ALSAC is nations second largest health care charity DC
 * Has over one million volunteers worldwide DC
 * St.Jude's has brought better healthcare for children DC
 * St. Jude's is for "catastrophically ill" children in our world DC
 * Danny died febuary 6, 1991 two days after St.Jude's 29th anniversary DC
 * St. Jude's officially opened on febuary 4th 1962 DC
 * Marlo and her brother and sister created thanks and giving in 2004 to remind people to give thanks 4 the healthy children in their life DC

"Corporate Social Responsibility News." __CSRwire, LLC.__ 2009 1. 29 Jan 2009 .


 * The NFL is the only Major sports leagues to sign up for the thanks and giving DC
 * St.Jude's has 50 companies who come together during the holiday season to support the thanks and giving fundraiser DC
 * In 2007 the Thanks and Giving fundraiser had five new partners join DC
 * St. Jude's is the nations leading children's cancer research and treatment hospital DC
 * Seven of there returning partners each raised over one million dollars for a special holiday campaign DC
 * 85 cents of every dollar donated goes straight to research and treatment DC
 * A big point of St.Jude's is so unprivledged children can get the medical assistance they need, even if they can't afford it DC
 * No child will be turned awayDC
 * St.Jude's is internationally recognized DC
 * Danny Thomas First started out as an entertainer DC
 * The reasearch they find is then shared with the scientific and medical communities DC
 * Even families with out insurrance don't have to pay DC
 * And what ever costs your insurrance company doesn't cover the hospital will cover DC
 * ALSAC is a fund raising organization DC
 * Reggie Bush is the first Sports figure to be featured in st. jude's television campaign DC
 * Reaching 50 Partners was a milestone for st. Jude's hospital DC
 * You can donate by purchasing speacialty murchandise DC
 * adding donations at the check out counter DC
 * and donating on there website DC
 * acute lymphoblastic leukemia went from a 4% survival rate in 1962, a 90% survival rate thanks to st.Jude's hospital DC

"Danny Thomas Story." __St. Jude Children__ 2008 1. 29 Jan 2009 .
 * Danny is one of nine children DC
 * He was born to immigrants DC
 * started supporting the family at 10 years old by selling news papers DC
 * Once he made enough money from various jobs he bought some suits and many pairs of shoes DC
 * Then he moved to detroit DC
 * His first detroit job was a singer on the radio show known as "the happy hour club" DC
 * This is where he met his wife Rose Mantell DC
 * Danny prayed in front of the statue of St.Jude and asked for a sign about weather or not he should be more focused on family or rising fame DC
 * He promised a shrine of st.jude if he was the saint would lead him in the right direction DC
 * Less then a year after praying he started making $500 at the 5100 club DC
 * soon after Abe lastfogel became danny's personal manager DC
 * When danny told his friend who was an archbishop of his promiss to st.jude an idea came about which was st.jude's DC
 * excluding race, religion or ability to pay DC
 * ALSAC is one of the most succesful fund raising orginizations in American History DC
 * Danny was born on January 6, 1912 DC
 * Danny went on to become one of the best-loved entertainers of his time DC
 * Starred in a show "make room for daddy" DC
 * That show was actually based on 14 years of Danny's life DC
 * Make room for daddy aired for 11 seasons DC
 * Johnny had many different jobs through out his child hood DC

"Marlo Thomas shares St. Jude stories on NBC's 'Today'." __Copyright 2009__ November 2008 1. 30 Jan 2009 .
 * Specifically a pediatric hospital DC
 * One of st.jude's earliest patience (# 17) Dwight Josh DC
 * Dwight Josh was admitted to st.jude's the first year it was opened DC
 * Target has been a suporter of the thanks and giving fund raiser for over five years DC
 * Many proceeds for st.judes go straight to the hospital for cures, research and children DC
 * St.Jude has many celebrity supporters and campaigners for it DC
 * On dec. 3, 2007 St.Jude finds molecule that could improve vaccines DC
 * 12/10/07- reduce in weight gain in young african american girls DC
 * 10/192007- identifies the specific cell that causes eye cancer DC
 * 8.27.07- influenza survey uncovers key differences in avian and human flu DC
 * 8.14.07- St.Jude study solces mtstery of mammanlian ears DC
 * 7.19.07- study yeilds secrets of chromosome movement DC
 * 2007 was the fiftyth annivarsary DC
 * 4.2.07- named a center of excellence in flu research DC
 * 12.20.06- blue print for better flu vaccine DC
 * 12.05.06- chemists tackle brain degeneration disease DC
 * feb. 8 2006 Marlow wins grammy forbest spoken word album for children for her "thanks and giving all year long" recording DC
 * 5.2.06- bird flu vaccine proves succesful DC
 * Marlows new book "the right words at the right time" volume 2 will benefit st.jude DC
 * 2.27.2006- st.jude announces 90% survival rate for all DC