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Luis Fonsi and Miguel, a St. Jude patient |
Latin music superstar Luis Fonsi will serve as an official celebrity ambassador for the 6th Annual Thanks and Giving® campaign supporting St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Through televised spots to air in Spanish-language markets around the United States and Puerto Rico, the Latin pop music superstar - nominated for two Latin GRAMMY awards for Record of the Year and Song of the Year - will work to raise awareness of the Thanks and Giving campaign and encourage U.S. Latinos to give thanks for the healthy children in their lives and to help those who are not.
Fonsi joins celebrity artists including Carrie Underwood and Darius Rucker who have volunteered their time to the 2009 Thanks and Giving campaign. Returning to the Thanks and Giving campaign this year are long-time celebrity friends, Jennifer Aniston, Robin Williams, Antonio Banderas and New Orleans Saints’ Reggie Bush, who star in the heartwarming national television spots with patients from St. Jude that air during the holiday season. The television spots are produced each year by award-winning producer/director Tony Thomas, the son of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital founder, Danny Thomas.
"It is a great honor to be able to be part of the Thanks and Giving campaign, which helps St. Jude continue its lifesaving work of finding cures for children with cancer and other catastrophic diseases," said Fonsi, a long-time supporter of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. "I am thrilled to be able to do my part to encourage the Latino community to not only give thanks during this holiday season, but also to remember and support the children of St. Jude by making a donation to the hospital."
The Thanks and Giving campaign enlists the country’s leading brands and most respected businesses to help support the lifesaving work of St. Jude, the nation’s leading pediatric research and treatment center devoted solely to children with cancer and other catastrophic diseases, by raising funds and awareness.
The 2009 campaign welcomes more than 50 partners, who have united during the competitive holiday retail season to raise awareness and funds that are vital to continuing the research and treatment taking place at St. Jude. Returning partners include Target, CVS/pharmacy, Kmart, Kay Jewelers, Dick's Sporting Goods, AutoZone, Williams-Sonoma, Inc., Gymboree, Ann Taylor, New York & Company, Dollar General, HSN, AOL, Brooks Brothers, Domino's Pizza and many more.
Consumers are asked to shop at companies where the St. Jude Thanks and Giving green magnifying glass logo is displayed; donate online at www.stjude.org, or purchase specialty merchandise created by the partners to support the campaign. A list of fundraising partners is available at www.stjude.org or call 1-800-4STJUDE (1-800-478-5833).
