![]() ![]() ![]() Those visiting runners filled nearly 4,000 hotel rooms, dined in our restaurants, shopped in our businesses and savored that only-in-Memphis vibe, creating an economic impact estimated at $33 million. And together, Memphis, we’ve turned this into a destination event, with participants, either in person or virtually, from all 50 states and 72 countries. It’s the proverb “It takes a village,” writ large: It takes a city. More: 17,000 runners take to Memphis streets to support St. Even if the only part you played was to patiently wait out a street closure, please accept my gratitude. I saw familiar faces everywhere I went - on the course, lining the streets to cheer, and behind the scenes with the 3,000 volunteers it takes to make this weekend happen. and Beale Street, it struck me just how Memphis this event is. Jude patients will even be out there participating in the course like Katherin, 27, a Guatemala native who currently lives in Arkansas and was diagnosed with bone cancer while in college.As we gathered Saturday morning at the starting line at B.B. Jude campus where families and patients show their support by cheering on the very people who are there to support them, stride by stride and mile by mile. Jude Heroes and thousands of others, all coming together behind the belief that no child should die in the dawn of life.” It’s amazing to see the love, energy, and kindness as patient families run alongside St. “I truly think it’s one of the best weekends of the year. Shadyac Jr., President and CEO of ALSAC, the fundraising and awareness organization for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital,” said Richard C. “We are so excited to welcome people from all over the world to Memphis to run, walk, volunteer, and raise funds for the lifesaving mission of St. Runners around the world participate in this event and race for a charitable cause. Jude Memphis Marathon Weekend which will be taking place on December 2. (WMC) - Registration is now open for the St. ![]()
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