PROJECT 13 PARTNERSHIP: St. Jude Children s Research Hospital 2013 Give thanks. Walk. Toolkit Walk. Give. To help them live. November 23 Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. is proud to continue our support for St. Jude Children s Research Hospital by joining forces for the 2013 St. Jude Give thanks. Walk. on Saturday, November 23 as a national volunteer partner for the third consecutive year. Our efforts help raise funds and bring awareness to the lifesaving mission of St. Jude, to find cures for kids suffering from cancer, sickle cell and other deadly diseases. St. Jude does this by combining pioneering research with exceptional care. The St. Jude Give thanks. Walk. is a fun, family-friendly 5K that takes place in communities across the country. It provides a great opportunity to engage two important groups of supporters the African-American community and our illustrious sisterhood who help raise crucial funds for research and treatment. Sorors are encouraged to fundraise $100 or more in honor of our Centennial. Thanks to supporters, no family ever pays St. Jude for anything because the hospital covers the cost of treatment, travel, lodging and food for patients and a family member. As a National Volunteer Partner, chapters are asked to: Identify a local Delta Champion, for each participating walk market. The local Delta Champion will be responsible for: Active participation on local walk volunteer committee Recruitment of 25 walkers for local team Recruitment of 20 volunteers for Walk Day and/or prewalk events, such as Kick-off Party, Pre-Registration or Venue-Set-up
2 Join or create a Delta team. Sign up today! 1. Register! Start or join a team at fundraising.stjude.org/deltasigmatheta and customize your fundraising Web page. 2. Recruit your team. Invite chapter members, family, co-workers and friends to walk with you. Log in to your Participant Center at givethankswalk.org to send emails and post information on your social networking profile asking others to join your team. 3. Raise money for St. Jude. Set your fundraising goal and ask others to make donations to support you and your team s efforts. Collect donations and track your progress online at fundraising.stjude.org/deltasigmatheta Earn exciting prizes simply by personally raising $35, $100 or $250. 4. Walk with fellow St. Jude supporters. Celebrate with your team at the St. Jude Give thanks. Walk. on November 23. Bring hope to the patients and families who walk through the doors of St. Jude every day.
3 Delta Sigma Theta Teams Checklist Set your team up for success for the St. Jude Give thanks. Walk. by following this helpful checklist. September Identify your team captain and register your team at fundraising.stjude.org/deltasigmatheta Work with your team captain to set teams' fundraising and recruitment goals and set up your team fundraising page. Send out an email to chapter members, friends and family announcing Delta s continued support of the St. Jude Give thanks. Walk. Post to your chapter s Facebook and Twitter profile to announce support and encourage members to share it. October Connect with local St. Jude office to attend chapter meetings to build awareness and encourage participation. Send out a follow-up email to members to share success stories from top fundraising participants and continue to encourage fundraising. Post to your chapter s Facebook and Twitter profile to spotlight top fundraising individuals and encourage members to share it. Encourage members to invite friends and family members to join the team. November Send out emails to members as necessary to drive internal competition, track progress to the overall goal and continue to encourage fundraising. Post to your chapter s Facebook or Twitter profile to invite others to join you on Walk Day and encourage members to share it. Build excitement for Walk Day with daily announcements and prizes during walk week. Post event photos to your chapter s Facebook or Twitter profile on walk day and encourage members to share it and post their own Walk Day photos.
4 2013 Walk Markets ALABAMA HAWAII MONTANA OREGON Birmingham Honolulu Billings Portland Huntsville Mobile ILLINOIS MISSOURI SOUTH CAROLINA Bloomington Springfield Columbia ARKANSAS Chicago Downtown St. Louis Northwest Arkansas Peoria TENNESSEE NEW YORK Collierville ARIZONA IOWA Albany Nashville Phoenix Des Moines Long Island Knoxville New York City Tri-Cities CALIFORNIA INDIANA Syracuse Los Angeles Indianapolis TEXAS North Coast NEW MEXICO Austin San Diego/Carlsbad KANSAS Albuquerque Fort Worth San Jose Kansas City Frisco Wichita NEW JERSEY Houston COLORADO Atlantic City San Antonio Denver KENTUCKY Monmouth Tyler Northern Colorado Louisville NEW HAMPSHIRE UTAH CONNETICUT LOUSIANA Portsmouth Salt Lake City Fairfield County Baton Rouge Hartford Lafayette NORTH CAROLINA VIRGINIA Shreveport Charlotte Fredericksburg DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Raleigh Hampton Roads Washington, DC MASSACHUSETTS McLean Boston PENNSYLVANIA Richmond FLORIDA Harrisburg Roanoke Miami MARYLAND Philadelphia Orlando Greater Baltimore Pittsburgh WASHINGTON Palm Beach County Greater Seattle Southwest Florida MINNESOTA OKLAHOMA Tampa Minneapolis/St. Paul Oklahoma City WISCONSIN Tulsa Eau Claire GEORGIA MICHIGAN Milwaukee Atlanta Brighton OHIO Savannah Detroit Cincinnati Cleveland Columbus Youngstown
5 St. Jude Regional Office Listings NATIONAL OFFICE 901-578-2487 MEMPHIS 800-238-6030 ALBANY 888-453-6800 MIAMI 800-278-3383 ATLANTA 800-654-8563 MINNEAPOLIS 888-950-6466 BATON ROUGE 800-605-8907 NASHVILLE 800-590-2086 BOSTON 800-341-5800 NEW YORK 800-526-9542 CHARLOTTE 800-315-7375 OKLAHOMA CITY 800-315-7451 CHICAGO 800-621-5359 PEORIA 800-713-8223 COLUMBUS, OH 888-493-2883 PHOENIX 800-396-1158 DALLAS 800-531-5174 PITTSBURGH 800-303-5937 DENVER 800-287-3695 SAN FRANCISCO 800-701-4443 DETROIT 800-942-5533 SAN JUAN, PR 800-606-2973 HOUSTON 800-933-0611 SEATTLE 800-954-5499 HUNTINGTON 800-267-5675 ST. LOUIS 800-711-5549 INDIANAPOLIS 800-315-7453 TAMPA 800-648-8905 LOS ANGELES 800-227-6737 VIRGINIA BEACH 888-499-6090 LOUISVILLE 800-545-1696 WASHINGTON, DC 800-336-3083 About St. Jude Since opening more than 50 years ago, St. Jude Children s Research Hospital has changed the way the world treats childhood cancer and other life-threatening diseases. No family ever pays St. Jude for the care their child receives and, for every child treated here, thousands more have been saved worldwide through St. Jude discoveries. The hospital has played a pivotal role in pushing U.S. pediatric cancer survival rates from 20 to 80 percent overall, and is the first and only National Cancer Institutedesignated Comprehensive Cancer Center devoted solely to children. It is also a leader in the research and treatment of blood disorders and infectious diseases in children. St. Jude was founded by the late entertainer Danny Thomas, who believed that no child should die in the dawn of life. Join that mission by visiting stjude.org or following us on facebook.com/stjude and twitter.com/stjude.