my mission to help

Hi, My name is Cruz Sanft. I'm 13 years old and I want to share My St. Jude Story with you. 

I learned about St. Jude and their mission to help kids, just like me, in February 2019 from the "This Shirt Saves Lives" campaign partnership with Supercross...

Initially I asked my Mom and Dad about St. Jude because I saw those that I admired most wearing the shirt. I wanted to know what it was and why my favorite riders were all wearing it. At that time I had no idea the real purpose behind the campaign...until my mom and sister introduced me to St. Jude and explained what they did for kids and families. When my mom asked me if I wanted to help St. Jude, without any hesitation I said "Yes!". Then she asked me why... "I want to help kids like me, so they can play with their friends again and go outside". As simple as that sounds, it means a lot when you're my age, and I want to do whatever I can to help, no matter how small.

Since February 2019 I've committed to donating all of my allowance earned at home to St. Jude. Sometimes this means skipping the arcade or not buying a new video game, but that doesn't bother me a bit because I know, in my heart, I'm doing what I CAN DO to help. 

If you don't already know much about St. Jude, I encourage you to spend some time learning about their mission to save the lives of kids like me. I promise you won't be disappointed in what you find. 

Just IMAGINE what can be done with $1,000!!!:

• Infant Care Supplies for 50 Babies: $250
  These supplies help parents and nurses care for babies in treatment and include items like diapers, baby bottles, sippy cups, pacifiers, footies and heel warmers.
• 2 Wagons: $140
  Wagons can make traveling through the halls of St. Jude easier for parents and more fun for a young child.
• 4 Parties to celebrate birthdays, holidays and "coming off chemo": $300
  St. Jude provides parties, decorations, cakes and more to keep spirits high during the holidays and to celebrate special occasions like birthdays and a child's completion of chemotherapy treatment.
• Creative Toys: $100
  Play is an essential part of every child's life, and it's important for the children to have fun as often as possible. At St. Jude, colorful, toy-filled play areas are just as plentiful as exam rooms.
• Delicious Meals: $210
  St. Jude provides meal cards so that patients and families can enjoy the comfort and convenience of good, nutritious meals in the Kay Kafe, our cafeteria.

Or maybe it provides 2 days of Oxygen... or 1 uniquely-sized wheelchair... or the lifesaving airfare needed to get a Mom and kid to St. Jude for treatment.  

The possibilities are endless, but ONE THING THAT'S DEFINITE is we need to come together and help by whatever means we have. Even if it means you give up the few dollars earned from taking out the trash and shoveling dog poo for something SO much more important than I can even understand at 8 years old.