Tau Kappa Epsilon & St. Jude Partnership
Before Danny Thomas (Gamma-Nu) could make his dream of building St. Jude a reality, he garnered the help of people all over the world. Rock ‘n’ roll legend and fellow Tau Kappa Epsilon member Elvis Presley was an early supporter who lent his talents to help raise funds for cancer-stricken children.
More than 50 years ago, Tau Kappa Epsilon Fraternity joined the fight against childhood cancer when Danny Thomas, fraternity member from the Gamma-Nu chapter at the University of Toledo, asked his fraternity to help him with his cause.
TKE chapters across the country raised money for St. Jude during the 1970s and 1980s.
On August 3, at Conclave 2019 in Orlando, Grand Prytanis Christopher T. Hanson proudly announced our commitment to embark on our most ambitious fundraising campaign yet.
“It is a great honor to share with you our next step in helping to achieve Frater Danny Thomas’s dream that ‘no child should die in the dawn of life.’ Today, we make history. Today, we dedicate ourselves to building a better world by making the largest commitment by any men’s fraternity to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Today, we officially begin our campaign to raise $10 million over the next ten years for the children of St. Jude.”
Christopher T. Hanson (Tau Kappa Epsilon Grand President)
This commitment to St. Jude, one that will name the Bone Marrow Transplantation and Research Labs Floor, is one of the most significant philanthropic commitments of any men’s fraternity. Bone marrow transplantation is part of standard treatment for certain types of diseases, including acute myeloid leukemia and treatment-resistant acute lymphoblastic leukemia. The bone marrow transplantation program at St. Jude is one of the largest pediatric programs in the world.
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Support Mu-Lambda’s Effort for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Founded by Frater Danny Thomas (Gamma-Nu, Toledo), St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital works every day to fulfill Danny’s dream that “no child should die in the dawn of life.” No family every receives a bill from St. Jude and Tekes across the world have made great strides to support the cause.
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Vision: To accelerate progress against catastrophic disease at a global level
St. Jude has the obligation and the ability to help children around the world. Because of St. Jude’s success, we have the opportunity and the responsibility to establish an agenda that is aimed toward achieving the mission of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
The mission of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is to advance cures, and means of prevention, for pediatric catastrophic diseases through research and treatment. Consistent with the vision of our founder Danny Thomas, no child is denied treatment based on race, religion or a family’s ability to pay.
St. Jude is leading the way the world understands, treats and defeats childhood cancer and other life-threatening diseases. And families never receive a bill from St. Jude for treatment, travel, housing or food — because all a family should worry about is helping their child live.
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is exempt from federal income taxes under Section 501(C)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Therefore your gift is tax-deductible to the full extent provided by law. St. Jude is a nonprofit charity operating since 1962. Our federal tax identification number is 62-0646012. You should consult your financial planner or tax adviser to determine the exact tax advantages of any gift you are considering. St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital can provide an annual donation statement for all tax deductible donations. If you need a copy of your annual donation statement, please call 1-800-822-6344 or use this form to request a copy online between Jan. 2 – April 20.