St. Jude plans new 16-story tower Downtown
The new tower will be at A.W. Willis Avenue and Danny Thomas Boulevard, on a site occupied by three buildings that would be demolished.
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The new tower will be at A.W. Willis Avenue and Danny Thomas Boulevard, on a site occupied by three buildings that would be demolished.
A longtime Memphian and former executive for the fundraising and awareness organization at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is headed to Oklahoma to lead a global anti-hunger charity.
The fundraising and awareness organization for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital has recruited Samantha Maltin of Sesame Workshop as its new chief marketing and brand officer, while Ankur Jain of Amazon-owned Whole Foods will become the nonprofit’s first chief data and analytics officer.
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is the official charitable partner of SpaceX’s Polaris Program, which launched its first commercial spaceflight early on Tuesday, Sept. 10, from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Intrator purchased the five-plus acres in 2019 for a proposed $1.1 billion Pinch District project; it was expected to include two hotels, 900-plus apartments and 220,000 square feet of office space.
The St. Jude Runs relay fundraiser is a tradition that dates back more than four decades and ends with a parade in Peoria, Illinois, featuring runners from Memphis, Chicago, St. Louis and three dozen other Midwestern cities.
Organizers anticipate this year’s event will bring more than 22,000 people to Memphis, representing all 50 states and more than 75 countries.
From the Domino’s Village to the Chili’s Care Center, St. Jude’s campus is dotted with the names of corporate giants who’ve made some sizable pledges to the children’s hospital.
Bill Seely will spearhead rallying local and national business leaders to get involved in the St. Jude Memphis Marathon Weekend by becoming sponsors, starting corporate fundraising teams and bringing in new donors.
The Spanish-language ad will give viewers a glimpse into a St. Jude patient’s “no more chemo” party, while inviting them to become ángeles de esperanza, or angels of hope, for the children.
St. Jude Memphis Marathon participants come from all 50 states and Puerto Rico as well as 75 countries. Here are the road closures for the St. Jude Memphis Marathon Guest Column: St. Jude Marathon celebrates ‘best Memphis has to offer’ Related stories:
On Monday, Oct. 16, St. Jude announced new leaders to both St. Jude’s board of governors and ALSAC’s board of directors.
The St. Jude Memphis Marathon Weekend is the largest single day fundraiser for the hospital.
ALSAC, the fundraising organization of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, says it has laid off 29 of its 1,700 employees.
“Having FedEx’s influence in Memphis the past 50 years — from the high-profile items like FedExForum and the Grizzlies to actions that fly under the larger radar like all the FedEx Cares events in Memphis — has been incalculable in making our city as amazing as we all enjoy it to be.”
Memphis natives and newcomers shared a night of history, culture and networking Tuesday, March 14, at ‘Memphis 101,’ an interactive presentation at the Penny Hardaway Hall of Fame at 570 Normal St.
St. Jude became the first fully integrated children’s hospital in the South, where Black and white patients were treated in the same room, dined together and shared bathroom facilities.
The marathon, the single largest fundraising event for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, is set for Saturday, Dec. 3. Memphians should be prepared for road closures throughout the Downtown and Midtown areas.
ALSAC’s Priya Tummalapalli once envisioned herself practicing international law abroad, but the sudden death of her mother put her on a different course, one firmly rooted in Memphis.
The proposed seven-story parking garage on the north side of A.W. Willis between North Third and Fourth streets would have been designated for ALSAC-St. Jude employees.
ALSAC/St. Jude revealed at a community meeting Thursday evening that they are holding their application for its proposed parking garage for an additional 30 days.
Seventeen thousand runners, including cancer survivors and some running in memory of loved ones, were part of the throng trotting through Downtown and Midtown streets.
St. Jude presented plans for its proposed garage to the Board of Adjustment Wednesday, but the board postponed the decision until its Dec. 22 meeting.
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The parking garage for St. Jude and ALSAC employees would be built on a 3.25-acre plot of land consisting of seven vacant parcels on A.W. Willis between North 3rd and North 4th streets.
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