MEMPHIS, Tenn., Jan. 17, 2018 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- St.
Jude Children's Research Hospital® and its Music Gives to St. Jude
Kids program has again been designated as the official charity
partner for the 2018 Firefly Music Festival.
St. Jude's lifesaving mission – Finding Cures, Saving
Children® - has been a part of the Firefly Music Festival since
2012. The four-day music festival is produced by Red Frog Events, a
St. Jude strategic partner since 2009 who has raised more than
$14 million, helping to ensure that
no family ever receives a bill from St. Jude for treatment, travel,
housing or food — because all a family should worry about is
helping their child live.
"We are so thankful for the team at Red Frog Events and everyone
involved with the Firefly Music Festival and their commitment to
our mission," said Richard Shadyac
Jr., President and CEO of ALSAC, the fundraising and
awareness organization for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
"The 2018 Firefly Music Festival is going to be a remarkable event
and will help raise more awareness to the pioneering care and
treatment to children battling cancer and other life-threatening
diseases."
The 2018 Firefly Music Festival is June
14-17 at The Woodlands in Dover,
Delaware. The artist lineup was recently announced and
includes Eminem, Kendrick Lamar,
Arctic Monkeys, The Killers, Cold War Kids, Lukas Nelson, Lil
Wayne, Portugal The Man, Logic, Foster The People, SZA and
alt-J.
Visit FireflyFestival.com for more information.
About Music Gives to St. Jude Kids
Music Gives to St. Jude Kids mobilizes the music
community — artists, fans, corporate partners and sponsors — to
join us in the fight against childhood cancer and other
life-threatening diseases to raise funds and awareness for St. Jude
Children's Research Hospital®. St. Jude has a long
history of support from the music industry that goes back to the
hospital's beginning in 1962 when our founder, Danny Thomas, called on entertainers such as
Elvis Presley, Frank Sinatra, Ray
Charles and more to join his cause. Since then, numerous
artists and musicians have visited the hospital in support of the
St. Jude mission and Danny's belief that no child should die in
the dawn of life. Jason Thomas
Gordon, grandson of Danny
Thomas and lead singer of the band Kingsize, created
Music Gives to St. Jude Kids to continue to bring St. Jude
and music together to further his family's legacy and make a
difference in the lives of the kids of St. Jude.
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital is leading the way the
world understands, treats and defeats childhood cancer and other
life-threatening diseases. It is the only National Cancer
Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center devoted solely to
children. Treatments invented at St. Jude have helped push the
overall childhood cancer survival rate from 20 percent to 80
percent since the hospital opened more than 50 years ago. St.
Jude won't stop working until no child dies from cancer. St. Jude
freely shares the discoveries it makes, and every child saved at
St. Jude means doctors and scientists worldwide can use that
knowledge to save thousands more children. 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. Join the St. Jude mission by visiting stjude.org, liking
St. Jude on Facebook (facebook.com/stjude) and following us on
Twitter (@stjude).
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