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Contact: Anthony D. Chaffee, Executive Director
Tel: 800-732-1883
Cell Phone: 706-726-8669
E-Mail: pdc_executive_director@hotmail.com
THE PRESCRIPTION FOR HOPE: PHARMACY FRATERNITY TEAMS WITH ST. JUDE
Fundraising Campaign Announced Between Nation's Oldest Pharmacy Fraternity and the Nation's Premier Childhood Cancer Research Center
August 15, 2007 - Phi Delta Chi Pharmacy Fraternity announced a $200,000 commitment to support St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. Over the next 4 years, with the support of the National Office, more than 55 Collegiate Chapters of the Fraternity will be conducting fundraising activities to meet this goal. Upon completion of this commitment, one of the hospital's several outpatient pharmacies will be named in honor of Phi Delta Chi.
"The Prescription for Hope campaign only furthers Phi Delta Chi's commitment to St. Jude and the work they do for many children," said Song You, Grand President of Phi Delta Chi. "We've been a supporter of this worthy cause for over 10 years and it was time to take it to a new level."
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital® was selected as Phi Delta Chi's National Philanthropy in 1995. Since then, the Fraternity's Collegiate Chapters and Alumni have raised funds for St. Jude through various means. The Prescription for Hope campaign is a focused, uniform, and more promising technique involving letterwriting.
About Phi Delta Chi
Phi Delta Chi Fraternity was founded in 1883 at the University of Michigan as the Nations First Professional Fraternity of Pharmacy. With membership of over 50,000, existing and dormant Chapters of Phi Delta Chi are found at 73 colleges of pharmacy across the United States.
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. Founded by the late entertainer Danny Thomas and based in Memphis, Tennessee, St. Jude freely shares its discoveries with scientific and medical communities throughout the world. No family ever pays for treatments not covered by insurance, and families without insurance are never asked to pay. St. Jude is financially supported by ALSAC, its fundraising organization. For more information, please visit www.stjude.org.
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If you'd like more information about this topic, or to schedule an interview with Song You or Anthony Chaffee, please call 800-732-1883 or e-mail Phi Delta Chi's National Office at pdc_executive_director@hotmail.com
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