Four days, 465 miles, one goal: St. Jude supporters begin run to Illinois
Runners from more than two dozen communities depart St. Jude's Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis on the way to Peoria, Illinois, home of the first St. Jude affiliate clinic, on July 17. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian)
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.
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Aisling Mäki has been writing about Memphis since she moved to the city more than 20 years ago. She’s worked for print, digital and broadcast news outlets, including Memphis Daily News and Action News 5 (WMC), as well as public relations agencies. Her work has earned awards from The Associated Press, Tennessee Press Association, Society of Professional Journalists and Public Relations Society of America.
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