possible
possible because of one man, Danny Thomas. Today is Founders
Day
for St. Jude. Chris
Vickers
shows how the mission of St.
Jude
lives on today ... fulfilling
the dream
of one man from Toledo.
14:15 He put other before self,
which is what Danny Thomas did, he put
others before self. He could
have
focused on his career, Chris. He
was a gigantic star. People
don't
don't
He
He could
He could have focused on his career, Chris. He was a gigantic star.
People don't remember how big of
star
star he
star he was, but he always made time to come here, he always made
time to give back. 14:33A
FEELING
FEELING
THAT
THAT RICK
THAT RICK SHADYAC, SAW DECADES AGO GROWING UP A CLOSE FAMILY FRIEND OF DANNY
THOMAS AND TODAY AS PRESIDENT
AND CEO OF ALSAC.7:20 I
experience hope, I
experience love, I experience
the
the
power
power of
power of human compassion, and everything I want this world to embody. This is just a really
specialplace Chris, and it's a
special
place due in large part to the
people in Toledo, which is a
real important part of our
history. 7:43DANNY
THOMAS GREW UP AND WENT TO
SCHOOL IN TOLEDO, BEFORE
BECOMING AN
ENTERTAINMENT ICON AND EMBARKING
ON HIS LIFE MISSION
OF DEFEATING CHILDHOOD
CANCER12:09 A struggling actor
and comedian that came up
ultimately
with this idea of building this
children's hospital that was
going to
treat kids all across the united
states.
And that no family was going to
pay
and that they were going to
tackle and
incurable disease. 12:23FIRST,
IT
WAS LUKEMIA THAT HAD A SURVIVAL
RATE
RATE OF
RATE OF 4
RATE OF 4 PERCENT, TODAY THANKSTO ST.
THANKSTO ST.
JUDE
JUDE IT
JUDE IT IS OVER 94 PERCENT!8:27 Families come here after hearing some of the worst news that they
could possibly hear. And then
they find out that we are going
to
take care of that child. But
not only
treat them from the health
perspective,
but that no family will ever
receive a
bill from St. Jude for
treatment,
travel, housing or food. Because
all
we want that mom and dad to
worry
about helping their child live.
8:47IT'S
A PROMISE DANNY THOMAS PLEDGED
WHEN THE HOSPITAL
OPENED ON THIS DAY IN 1962 TO
ANY CHILD AND FAMILY IN NEED.
12:32 He refused to accept the
idea
that something was impossible.
So he
set his sights on this hospital
and
and
look
look what
look what it has become because of the support of the public. What a
visionary, right, what a
visionary
and a son of Toledo.
12:52GENEROSIT Y THAT STILL
RUNS DEEP IN THE TOLEDO
COMMUNITY. A DREAM
SUPPORTED BOTH LOCALLY AND
ACROSS THE WORLD. 15:44 "Well
the first thing I know
Danny Thomas would say would be
"Thank you". He was always
humbled that people would give
him a dollar. 15:54BUT THAT'S
NOT
NOT ALL...16:11 Then he'd would say this, "Don't let anybody tell you
things are impossible"! People
told Danny Thomas when he
came up with this idea its
impossible
Danny, you can't do this. It is
a task
that is going to break your
heart.
6:27 NATS OF DANNY THOMAS ON
DEDICATION DAY
DEDICATION DAY
break
break your heart. 6:27 NATS OF DANNY THOMAS ON DEDICATION DAY 16:47 That's his legacy, the
lives that have been saved at
St. Jude Children's Research
Hospital.
16:54RAISED IN TOLEDO, NOW AT
REST ON THE GROUNDS OF ST.
JUDE WITH A WATCHFUL EYE ON ALL
CHILDREN. BUT
ALSO IN SIGHT OF NEW HOPE THAT
RESEARCH WILL LEAD TO THE CURE.
17:20 You'd see a brand new 412
million dollar advanced research
center that has come out
of the ground that we will open,
literally Chris in the next 60
to
to 90
to 90 days. 17:32 SUCCESS ONLY BORN OUT
BORN OUT
OF
OF GENEROISTY AND A BOLD DREAM 21:43 He would say "look what your generous soul
have accomplished" and this is
truly that beacon of hope 21:49
St.
St. Jude
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital embarks on an ambitious global
initiative to raise overall
cancer
survival rates of around 20
percent in low and middle income
countries
to 60 percent by 2030. This
month we will be breaking ground
on
the 2021 Toledo St. Jude Dream
Home
to help bring this goal and the
survival of all children closer
to
reality.
to reality.
reality.