Childrens
Childrens Research Hospital is only possible
because of one man...Toledo
native,
native, Danny Thomas. Today is founders day for St. Jude and I want
to show you how the mission of
St.
Jude lives on today fulfilling
the dream
of one man. St. Jude childrens
research hospital is a beacon of
hope
hope
today
today because of the giving and unselfish man -- Danny Thomas.
14:15 He put other before self,
which is what Danny Thomas did, he put
others before self. He could
have
have focused on his career, Chris. He was a gigantic star. 14:24 A
FEELING
THAT RICK SHADYAC, SAW DECADES
AGO GROWING UP A
CLOSE FAMILY FRIEND OF DANNY
THOMAS
THOMAS AND TODAY AS PRESIDENT AND CEO OF ALSAC. 7:20 I experience hope, I
experience
love, I experience the power of
human compassion, and
everything I want this world to
embody. This is just a really
special
special place 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. 7:43 DANNY
THOMAS
GREW UP AND WENT TO SCHOOL IN
TOLEDO,
TOLEDO, BEFORE BECOMING AN ENTERTAINMENT ICON AND EMBARKING ON HIS LIFE MISSION OF
DEFEATING CHILDHOOD
CANCER 12:09 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. 12:23 We are
going to begin with Leukemia and
by
Gods grace after defeating it,
go on to other diseases
A SURVIVAL RATE THEN OF 4
PERCENT, TODAY THANKS TO ST.
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
all we
all we want that mom and dad to worry about helping their child live.
8:47 IT'S
A PROMISE DANNY THOMAS PLEDGED
WHEN THE HOSPITAL
OPENED 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
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. 8:47 IT'S
A
A PROMISE
A PROMISE DANNY THOMAS PLEDGED WHEN THE HOSPITAL OPENED 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
look what it has become because
of the support of the public.
What
What a
What a visionary, right, what a visionary and a son of Toledo. 12:52
GENEROSITY 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. 15:54 BUT THAT'S
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. 6:22
They said it couldn't be done.
They said it
was a task that would break my
heart, they
said it was impossible
16:47 That's his legacy, the
lives
lives
that
that have
that have been saved at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. 16:54 RAISED IN TOLEDO, NOW AT
REST ON THE GROUNDS OF ST. JUDE
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
out of
out of the ground that we will open, literally Chris in the next 60
to 90 days.
17:32 If I were to die
tomorrow, I now know why I was
born
born
tomorrow,
tomorrow, I now know why I was born TAG: ST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL EMBARKS ON AN
AMBITIOUS
GLOBAL INITIAVITE TO RAISE
OVERALL CANCER
OVERALL CANCER
EMBARKS
EMBARKS ON AN AMBITIOUS GLOBAL INITIAVITE TO RAISE OVERALL CANCER SURVIVAL
RATES OF AROUND 20 PERCENT IN
LOW AND MIDDLE INCOME COUNTRIES
TO 60 PERCENT BY 2030. GROUND
WILL BE BROKEN THIS MONTH ON THE
2021 TOLEDO ST. JUDE DREAM HOME
TO
TO HELP
TO HELP BRING THIS GOAL AND THE SURVIVAL OF ALL CHILDREN CLOSER TO REALITY.
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