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St. Jude FactsSt. Jude has treated children from every state in the U.S. and from more than 70 other countries. The founder of St. Jude was a famous actor from the 1950s named Danny Thomas. His daughter, Marlo Thomas, is also a famous actress who starred in a hit show called That Girl. She is now a national spokesperson for St. Jude.All kinds of famous people have supported St. Jude: Pro Golfer Tiger Woods; singers Tina Turner and Amy Grant; basketball great Michael Jordan; ice skater Scott Hamilton; and movie and television stars like Ray Romano, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Jim Carrey, Robin Williams and Jennifer Aniston.Kids who come to St. Jude for treatment stay in Memphis Grizzlies House, Ronald McDonald House or Target House. This gives them the chance to live as normal a life as possible while undergoing treatment.Amber Valletta, a supermodel and actress, first learned about St. Jude when she did the Math-A-Thon in school. She is now a member of a board that advises St. Jude. And Hollywood Director Tom Shadyac, who has made films like Ace Ventura, Nutty Professor, Liar Liar and Bruce Almighty, is also a St. Jude supporter.The most important supporters of St. Jude are not famous people. Millions of people like you support St. Jude through small donations or by volunteering to participate in events. Together, all these people make Danny Thomas dream possible: that no child should die in the dawn of life. We are a beacon of light in a parent's darkest night. We are where some of today's most gifted researchers are able to do more science, more quickly. Where doctors across the world send their toughest cases and most vulnerable patients. Where no one pays for treatment beyond what is covered by insurance, and those without insurance are never asked to pay. We've built America's 3rd-largest health-care charity, with a model that keeps the costs down and the funds flowing, so the science never stops.We are a legendary hub of achievement and accomplishment. We were, in fact, the first to cure the most common form of childhood leukemia, acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), helping to drive the cure rate from 4% in 1962 to over 80% today. We've recently pioneered a unique procedure allowing children to receive a life-saving bone marrow transplant from a parent without an exact marrow match. We are home to the team currently pioneering the development of a new, multi-envelop HIV vaccine designed to combat all the natural strains of the virus, and the only pediatric health facility in the world to build our own on-site facility to manufacture highly specialized life-saving drugs.