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C-SC Up ‘til Dawn recognized by St. Jude Hospital
Monday, August 16, 2010

CANTON, Mo. – Culver-Stockton College is proud to announce the school’s Up ‘til Dawn chapter was recently recognized with two awards, Program of the Year and Executive Director of the Year, for its fundraising efforts by St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

During the 2009-2010 school year, Culver-Stockton College raised more than $38,000 through the Up ‘til Dawn program to benefit the groundbreaking research and lifesaving care of St. Jude
Children’s Research Hospital. For its efforts, C-SC is being recognized with the 2009-2010 Program of the Year and Executive Director of the Year awards. Jessi Krumrei served as executive director for the 2009-2010 campaign.

The biggest fundraising activity for C-SC was a letter writing campaign, where students, faculty and staff sent letters to family and friends asking them to make donations to help fight cancer. A grand finale celebration was held in March, for students who took part in the letter writing campaign. During the finale students actually stayed awake until dawn to find out how much money they raised for St. Jude. This was the second year Culver-Stockton College has participated in the Up ‘til Dawn event. Since 2008, more than $80,000 has been raised by C-SC students for St. Jude.

Brent Reynolds, C-SC faculty advisor for Up ‘til Dawn, says the awards are a fitting tribute to the hard work of all those students who helped with the fundraising effort. “Up ‘til Dawn is an amazing program, and I am proud of the accomplishments of our executive board. Two years ago, Culver-Stockton students decided to do something different, something special for children in need. Through the dedication of Jessi Krumrei, executive director, and 14 executive board members, in the past two years C-SC not only raised $80,000 for cancer but was also recognized as the top program with the top director in the entire country,” said Reynolds.

Since 1999, more than 375 colleges and universities across the country have participated in Up 'til Dawn. The program unites faculty, staff and students in the fight against pediatric cancer and other catastrophic childhood diseases. Students learn about the mission of St. Jude and hold fundraising events including the Up ‘til Dawn event. The total donation amount raised by each campus is then announced at a campus event. Since 1999, the Up ‘til Dawn program has raised more than $24.5 million for St. Jude.

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 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 www.stjude.org.

Photo: C-SC students take time to take a picture during the 2009-2010 Up ‘til Dawn event. The program raised more than $38K for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.