Photos: Latin Music Superstar Luis Fonsi to Serve as Celebrity Ambassador for the 6th Annual Thanks and Giving(R) Campaign to Support St. Jude Children's Research Hospital(R) |
Latin Grammy nominee encourages U.S. Latinos to 'Give thanks for the
healthy kids in your life, and give to those who are not.'
NEW YORK, Nov. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, St. Jude Children's Research
Hospital announced that Latin music superstar Luis Fonsi will serve as an
official celebrity ambassador for the 6th Annual Thanks and Giving campaign
supporting St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. The Latin pop music
superstar, nominated for two Latin GRAMMY awards for Record of the Year and
Song of the Year, will work to raise awareness of the Thanks and Giving
campaign and encourage U.S. Latinos to "give thanks for the healthy kids in
your life, and give to those who are not" in televised spots to air in
Spanish-language markets around the United States.
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Fonsi joins celebrity artists including Carrie Underwood and Darius
Rucker who have volunteered their time to the 2009 Thanks and Giving
campaign. Returning to the Thanks and Giving campaign this year are
long-time celebrity friends, Jennifer Aniston, Robin Williams, Antonio
Banderas and New Orleans Saint's Reggie Bush, who star in the heartwarming
national television spots with patients from St. Jude that air during the
holiday season. The television spots are produced each year by
award-winning producer/director Tony Thomas, the son of St. Jude Children's
Research Hospital founder, Danny Thomas.
"It is a great honor to be able to be part of the Thanks and Giving
campaign, which helps St. Jude continue its life-saving work finding cures
for children with cancer and other catastrophic diseases," said Fonsi, a
long-time supporter of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. "I am
thrilled to be able to do my part to encourage the Latino community to not
only give thanks during this holiday season, but also to remember and
support the children at St. Jude by making a donation to the hospital."
The 2009 campaign welcomes more than 50 partners, who have united
during the competitive holiday retail season to raise awareness and funds
that are vital to continuing the research and treatment taking place at St.
Jude. Returning partners include Target, CVS/pharmacy, Kmart, Kay Jewelers,
Dick's Sporting Goods, AutoZone, Williams-Sonoma, Inc, Gymboree, Ann
Taylor, New York & Company, Dollar General, HSN, AOL, Brooks Brothers,
Domino's Pizza and many more.
"Our partners make a true commitment each holiday season to help save
the lives of children being treated at St. Jude by asking their customers
to donate to the Thanks and Giving campaign during their holiday shopping,"
said Ms. Thomas. "It is only with these outstanding partners' and their
customers' generous support that we are able to never turn a child away
because of a family's inability to pay."
New partners to this year's campaign include Chico's, Reebok,
Ticketmaster, Harry & David and Anna's Linens. The Thanks and Giving
campaign, which begins Thanksgiving week and continues through the end of
the year, and its partners ask consumers to join them in making a
contribution to St. Jude to help save lives of children in communities
everywhere.
Consumers are asked to shop at companies where the St. Jude Thanks and
Giving green magnifying glass logo is displayed; donate online at
http://www.stjude.org, or purchase specialty merchandise created by the partners
to support the campaign. A list of fundraising partners is available at
http://www.stjude.org or call 1-800-4STJUDE (1-800-478-5833) or in Spanish by
logging onto http://www.dargracias.org or calling 1-800-2STJUDE (1-800-278-5833).
About St. Jude Children's Research Hospital:
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital is internationally recognized for
its pioneering work in finding cures and saving children with cancer and
other catastrophic diseases. St. Jude is the first and only pediatric
cancer center to be designated as a Comprehensive Cancer Center by the
National Cancer Institute. Founded by late entertainer Danny Thomas and
based in Memphis, Tenn., St. Jude freely shares its discoveries with
scientific and medical communities around the world. St. Jude is the only
pediatric cancer research center where families never pay for treatment not
covered by insurance. No child is ever denied treatment because of the
family's inability to pay. St. Jude is financially supported by ALSAC, its
fundraising organization. For more information, please visit
http://www.stjude.org.
SOURCE St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
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CONTACT:
Kelly Ramirez, EuroRSCG Latino,
+1-917-854-4207, kellyramirez@eurorscg.com; Erika Mayor,
ALSAC/St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, +1-305-260-4495,
erika.mayor@stjude.org
