St. Jude Walk/Run to End Childhood Cancer – Baton Rouge

September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, and there are little Baton Rouge warriors in the fight of their lives that need our support. 16,000 children and teens will be diagnosed with cancer this year in the U.S. 1 in 5 U.S. children diagnosed with cancer won’t survive. Doctors often send their toughest cases to St. Jude because they have the world’s best survival rates for some of the most aggressive childhood cancers. Families never receive a bill from St. Jude for treatment, travel, housing or food — because all a family should worry about is helping their child live.

On September  16th, St. Jude supporters in Baton Rouge will join together at A.Z. Young Park- Downtown Baton Rouge  {Intersection of N. Third St and Spanish Town Rd.} to participate in the the St. Jude Walk/ Run to End Childhood Cancer, an inspiring, family-friendly walk/ run to raise money for the children of St. Jude. September is National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, making it the perfect time to rally the community in support of the mission of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. All participants are encouraged to form walk/ run teams with their friends, family and co-workers and fundraise to support the lifesaving work done at St. Jude.

“The mission of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is to advance cures, and means of prevention, for pediatric catastrophic diseases through research and treatment. Consistent with the vision of our founder Danny Thomas, no child is denied treatment based on race, religion or a family’s ability to pay.”