Guest Column: St. Jude Marathon celebrates ‘best Memphis has to offer’
Runners near the finish line during the 2022 St. Jude Marathon. (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.
“This weekend is more than a race. It’s part of a uniting global movement rooted firmly in community.”
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