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Drury Inn and Suites O’Fallon – 1119 Central Park Drive, O’Fallon, IL 62269  618.624.2211 DruryInnO’Fallon

Extended Stay America O’Fallon - 153 Regency Park, O’Fallon, IL 62269 618.624.1757  ExtendedStayO’Fallon

Settle Inn & Suites O’Fallon – 1100 Eastgate Drive, O’Fallon, IL 62269 61.624.6060 SettleInnO’Fallon

Baymont Inn & Suites O’Fallon – 136 Regency Park, O’Fallon, IL 618.632.6668 BaymontInnO’Fallon

Holiday Inn Shiloh/O’Fallon – 3396 Green Mount Crossing Drive, Shiloh, IL 618.632.0400 HiexpressShiloh-O’Fallon

Susan G. Komen fought breast cancer with her heart, body and soul. Throughout her diagnosis, treatments, and endless days in the hospital, she spent her time thinking of ways to make life better for other women battling breast cancer instead of worrying about her own situation. That concern for others continued even as Susan neared the end of her fight. Moved by Susan’s compassion for others and committed to making a difference, Nancy G. Brinker promised her sister that she would do everything in her power to end breast cancer forever.

That promise is now Susan G. Komen for the Cure®, the global leader of the breast cancer movement, having invested nearly $1.5 billion since inception in 1982. As the world’s largest grassroots network of breast cancer survivors and activists, we’re working together to save lives, empower people, ensure quality care for all and energize science to find the cures. Thanks to events like the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure®, and generous contributions from our partners, sponsors and fellow supporters, we have become the largest source of nonprofit funds dedicated to the fight against breast cancer in the world.

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, founded in 1962, is a leading pediatric treatment and research facility focused on children’s catastrophic diseases. St. Jude was founded by entertainer Danny Thomas on the premise that “no child should die in the dawn of life.” Thomas named the hospital for Saint Jude Thaddeus, the Catholic patron saint of hospitals, desperate cases and lost causes. Thomas was a struggling young entertainer when he knelt in a Detroit church before a statue of St. Jude Thaddeus and asked the saint to “show me my way in life and I will build you a shrine.”

All medically eligible patients who are accepted for treatment at St. Jude are treated without regard to the family’s ability to pay. St. Jude is the only pediatric research center in the United States where families never pay for treatments that are not covered by insurance, and families without insurance are never asked to pay. In addition to providing medical services to eligible patients, St. Jude also assists families with transportation, lodging, and meals. Three separate specially-designed patient housing facilities—Grizzly House for short-term (up to two weeks), Ronald McDonald House for medium-term (two weeks to 3 months), and Target House for long-term (3 months or more)—provide housing for patients and up to three family members, with no cost to the patient. These policies, along with research expenses and other costs, cause the hospital to incur more than $2.4 million in operating costs each day. Around $180,000 is covered by patient insurance, the remaining $2.22 million/day is funded by charitable contributions.

Kyle has spent his time doing extra-curricula activities doing many community service and scholastic activities. He is a member of The National Beta Club, is the President of the American Academy of Forensic Science, The National Honor Society, is his Student Council Secretary and maintained a grade point average of 4.40 on a 5.0 scale. Kyle was accepted to many universitesand decided to attend the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign where he hopes to achieve a degree in Veterinary Medicine.

We are pleased to present Mr. Granger with a check for $1000.00 to assist him in achieving his goals.

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