Guest Column: Memphis, FedEx and St. Jude form ‘partnerships of place and purpose’
Tommy Fleetwood chips onto the 18th green during the second day of the FedEx St. Jude Championship at TPC Southwind Aug. 11, 2023. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian)
Richard C. Shadyac Jr.
Richard C. Shadyac Jr. is president and CEO of ALSAC, the fundraising and awareness organization for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
“On behalf of everyone at ALSAC and St. Jude, I’m grateful to Memphis for once again sharing its soul with the world during the FedEx St. Jude Championship.”
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