ST. JUDE NEWS FLASH:
Recently, TIME magazine
has nominated Dr. James Downing to its list of the 100 Most Influential People
in the World. Dr. Downing has dedicated 29 years
to the St. Jude mission. He heads the research enterprise at St. Jude. His
leadership of the Pediatric Cancer Genome Project has led to groundbreaking
discoveries in some of the most aggressive childhood cancers. Earlier this year,
the Pediatric Cancer Genome Project made TIME magazine’s top 100 new scientific
discoveries.
Help St. Jude reach
10,000 votes by voting for Dr. James Downing http://ti.me/YLFArp. The deadline
is April 12.
At the International level, Alpha Delta Kappa reaches out
to others in two very significant ways. First, through its
International altruistic projects, it has contributed more than one
million dollars to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis,
Tennessee and more than $350,000 to Susan G. Komen for the Cure in
Dallas, Texas. Secondly, Alpha Delta Kappa biennially awards over a
quarter of a million dollars through its eight scholarship programs. The
many lives these scholarships have enriched are testimony to the
collective efforts of Alpha Delta Kappa.
Since
June 1986, when members, chapters, and states/provinces/nations started
sending their contributions for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
to International Headquarters to be recorded and forwarded, the
membership has contributed $183,818.63.
Improved therapy has
dramatically increased survival rates for children with cancer over the
past three decades, but worldwide, fewer than 30% of children with
cancer have access to modern treatment. The mission of St. Jude
Children's Research Hospital's International Outreach Program is to
improve the survival rates of children with catastrophic illnesses
worldwide, through the transfer of knowledge, technology, and
organizational skills.
International Outreach transfers the
progress achieved in the treatment of childhood cancer in developed
countries to those with limited resources. To date, St. Jude has treated
more than 20,000 children from across the United States and 60 foreign
countries.
Recognizing the positive impact of International
Outreach on the survival rates of children with cancer in countries with
limited resources, the St. Jude Board of Governors approved two
ambitious programs in 1999. With an emphasis on using advanced
telecommunication technologies for increased education and training and
the knowledge that nurse training is the basis for improved patient
care, the two programs that are now implemented are:
* Cure4Kids - An Internet-based distance learning initiative at www.cure4kids.org
International Training Center for Hematology-Oncology Nurses in Central
America - a collaboration with the professional nursing society in El
Salvador, Sociedad de Profesionales de Enfermeria Sodeproe S.A. de C.V.,
to train Latin American nurses in the pediatric subspecialty of
Hematology/Oncology.
At the local level, International Outreach
develops partnerships with medical institutions and fund-raising
organizations and facilitates the involvement of other agencies and
organizations to support key programs and the education of local
personnel; at the regional level, International Outreach develops
programs through the use of technology. The primary goal is to promote
local and regional self-sufficiency. This model results in significant
overall improvement in health care facilities, the level of practice,
the self-confidence of health care providers and local community
involvement.
The Alpha Delta Kappa Foundation started a five-year
St. Jude Altruistic Project during the 1981-1982 fiscal year to send at
least a $60,000.00 annual contribution to St. Jude. This program and an
additional $61,000.00 in recognition of our Founder, Agnes Shipman
Robertson, was completed in the 1985-1986 fiscal year. Since that time,
an annual contribution has been made from the Foundation funds to St.
Jude for a total of $1,008,600.00. Adding the membership's contribution of
$183,818.63, Alpha Delta Kappa has contributed a grand total of
$1,192,418.63 to help children plagued with dreadful disease through
research and treatment. Adding donations made directly to St. Jude
Children's Research Hospital from chapters on the local level, proceeds
from Math-a-thon events, letter-writing campaigns and other efforts,
cumulative Alpha Delta Kappa contributions have reached at least $2.4
million (information received from St. Jude on March 4, 2011).
Eighty-five cents of every dollar received supports the research and treatment at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
Pediatric AIDS Foundation
At
the 1991 International Convention the delegates voted for two
International Altruistic Programs, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
and Pediatric Aids Foundation. From 1991 to 1996, an annual
contribution was made from the Foundation funds to the Pediatric AIDS
Foundation for a total of $150,000.00. Adding the membership's
contribution, Alpha Delta Kappa contributed a grand total of $244,648.22
between 1991 and May 31, 2006.
Susan G. Komen for the Cure
The Power of a Promise
Susan
G. Komen for the Cure was founded on a promise made between two sisters
- Susan Goodman Komen and Nancy Goodman Brinker. Suzy was diagnosed
with breast cancer in 1978. a time when little was known about the
disease and it was rarely discussed in public. Before she died at the
age of 36, Suzy asked her sister to do everything possible to bring an
end to breast cancer. Nancy kept her promise by establishing Susan G.
Komen for the Cure in 1982 in Suzy's memory. More than 20 years later,
Susan G. Komen for the Cure is a global leader in the fight against
breast cancer through its support of innovative research and
community-based outreach programs. Working through a network of
Affiliates and events like the Komen Race For the Cure, Susan G. Komen
for the Cure is fighting to eradicate breast cancer as a
life-threatening disease by funding research grants and meritorious
awards and supporting education. screening and treatment projects in
communities around the world.
At the 1997 International
Convention, delegates voted to continue support to St. Jude Children’s
Research Hospital and to begin supporting Susan G. Komen for the Cure,
Inc., a 501(c)3 non-profit corporation located in Dallas, Texas. Susan
G. Komen for the Cure, formed in 1982, is a global leader in the fight
against breast cancer through its support of innovative research and
community-based outreach programs. Working through a network of U.S. and
international affiliates and events like the Komen Race for the Cure®,
Susan G. Komen for the Cure is fighting to eradicate breast cancer as a
life-threatening disease by funding research grants, supporting
education, screening and treatment projects in communities around the
world. Susan G. Komen for the Cure has more than 75,000 volunteers
working through a network of more than 100 U.S. and international
affiliates, making it one of the most progressive grassroots
organizations in breast cancer today.
Since November 1997, an
annual contribution has been made from the Foundation funds to Susan G.
Komen for the Cure for a total of $380,000.00. The membership has
contributed $102,301.13 to Susan G. Komen for the Cure to date, for a
total of $482,301.13.
For every dollar donated to Susan G. Komen for the Cure: 8 cents are used for administration; 7 cents for fundraising; 8 cents for treatment; 14 cents for screening; 35 cents for education; and 28 cents for research and awards.