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EPISODE · Dec 23, 2025 · 8 MIN

Marlo Thomas on St. Jude's Mission: $7 Million a Day to Save Children's Lives

from Celebrity Salute · host National Defense Network

Actress and activist Marlo Thomas joins Celebrity Salute to discuss the incredible work of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, founded by her father Danny Thomas in 1962. Marlo shares powerful insights about St. Jude's mission, including how the hospital treats 9,000 children annually without ever charging families a single dollar for treatment, travel, housing, or food. She reveals that it costs $7 million daily to operate the hospital, with 89% coming from donors. Learn about St. Jude's global impact, collaborating with 450 medical institutions across 90 countries, and how every child saved there impacts thousands worldwide. Marlo also discusses the hospital's response to international crises, including evacuating cancer patients from Ukraine and Gaza to continue their treatment.

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