For 45 years, North Louisiana residents have tuned in to support children and families through the annual St. Jude Radiothon, which is returning Feb. 5-6 from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Ruston radio station Z107.5.
During the event, listeners can make donations by calling 1-800-787-5288 or by giving online via the station’s website (Z1075fm.com), Facebook (Z107.5) or Instagram (Z1075fm) pages. In-person donations will be collected in related side events at the Ruston Walmart Supercenter and Super 1 Foods.
The local Zeta Rho chapter of the service organization Epsilon Sigma Alpha co-sponsors the event, which raised nearly $96,000 for St. Jude last year for the Memphis, Tennessee, hospital that focuses on treating catastrophic childhood diseases.
Radiothon Chair Nancy Darland said, “Through these four-and-a-half decades, North Louisiana has rallied around a large number of children from this area – and also from around the world – who have been treated at St. Jude. Currently, several from Ruston are in active treatment, and we send them our warmest thoughts and prayers.
“Donations are what keeps St. Jude running so that we can give hope to these children and their families. Our community has always been very generous in this regard. I ask you to continue that generosity this year, to help in the treatment of those with catastrophic childhood illnesses.”
Approximately 9,000 patients are treated by St. Jude each year, including more than 800 from Louisiana. About 89% of the hospital’s more than $2 billion annual operating budget must be raised through public contributions. Families are never billed for treatment, travel, meals or lodging.
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