Important Dates
What month is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month?
September
What is one of the very first events new members get to do? HINT: it is early in the morning
St.Jude Walk/Run to End Childhood Cancer
What is our philanthropy's full name?
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
...not St. Judes
St. Jude is the symbol of...
Hope
Where is St. Jude located?
Memphis, TN
What year did we partner with St. Jude?
In 1999, Tri Delta had the opportunity to partner with St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
Explain Sincerely Yours !
Letter writing campaign where we...
Who is the founder of St. Jude?
Danny Thomas
EXTRA 200 points: Tell me his story
St. Jude never bills for what?
The money we raise ensures that no family receives a bill from St. Jude for treatment, travel, housing or food - because all a family should worry about is helping their child live.
Do we ever get to go to St. Jude?
2 girls every year get to go spend two days there for St. Jude Celebration and get to tour the hospital.
In the 19...s Tri Delta started supporting children’s cancer charities? HINT: not just St. Jude
Since the 1970s, Tri Delta’s external philanthropic focus has been children’s cancer charities, which members support at the local, regional and national levels.
Explain Delta Hold'em!
Do it on em
How much did UCF Tri Delta raise for St. Jude last year? (2017)
Over 66 thousand dollars!
What has St. Jude pushed the survival rate of childhood cancer to?
Treatments invented at St. Jude have helped push the overall childhood survival rate from 20 percent when the hospital opened in 1962 to more than 80 percent today.
How much has Tri Delta raised for St. Jude since we partnered with them?
Tri Delta has raised more than $45 million for the hospital!
When was St. Jude founded?
1962
Explain DHOP!
woohoo!
What goal did we achieve in 2010 and how long did it take us?
$15 million in 5 years, 3.5 years
Fill in the blanks:
In accordance with Tri Delta’s Purpose, we are helping...Children _____, Scientists ______ and
St.Jude _____ the way in finding cures for childhood cancer and other life-threatening diseases
Children LIVE, Scientists LEARN and
St.Jude LEAD the way in finding cures for childhood cancer and other life-threatening diseases
Explain Tri Delta Place on St. Jude Campus!
you go girl!
Explain tabling, partial proceeds and 5k in a day!
Why is having a philanthropy so important?
10/10
How much does it cost to run St. Jude everyday?
$2.2 million. 75% of that comes from public contribution (that is us)
Explain your teams favorite thing about supporting St. Jude and why as if we knew nothing about St. Jude?
we are all rockstars!
What is our current commitment to St. Jude and what year did we pledge this commitment?
$60 million in 10 years, 2014
Tri Delta receives the St. Jude Partner of the Year Award and announces the largest single pledge in St. Jude’s history, receiving prominent recognition on the hospital’s campus at Tri Delta Place, a short-term housing facility.