Step One: Visit fundraising.stjude.org/esahearts to create your chapter teamraiser page. Select "Register and start a new team".
Step Two: Customize your chapter (team) page URL. This should NOT change throughout the campaign so we suggest using your university name (ex: /jmu or /ballstate, etc.).
Step Three: Customize your chapter teamraiser page. This can be done multiple times throughout the campaign to reflect your current event.
Click here to download a pdf of these instructions with screenshots.
Step One: Visit fundraising.stjude.org/esahearts to create your individual teamraiser page. Select "Register and Join an existing team". You will have to search for your team in this step so be sure to ask your chapter Philanthropic Chair or chapter President for the team name.
Step Two: Customize your individual page URL. This should NOT change throughout the campaign so we suggest using your name.
Step Three: Customize your individual teamraiser page. This can be done multiple times throughout the campaign to reflect your current event.
Click here to download a pdf of these instructions with screenshots.
Step One: Visit fundraising.stjude.org - login - then select ESA Hearts Events
Step Two: Click Check Submission Form to open the form - print it - then mail it in with the check donations.
Step Three: Add the check donations to your fundraising page in the Donations section by clicking Add donation and using the form to enter the donation information.
Step Four: Confirm the donation you entered shows in the donation list.
Click here to download a pdf of these instructions with screenshots.
$100 individual member $4,000 Chapter fundraising level:
fundraising level: Send one chapter member all
ESA Hearts St. Jude T-shirt expenses paid to St. Jude Collegiate
Leadership Seminar (CLS)
Top fundraising chapter:
Letter to the president of the university and event-in-a-box kit (1 USB drive containing sales and marketing materials, 2’ x 4’ vinyl Table Banner, St. Jude/ESA giveaway items, etc.)
Click here to download a printable prize sheet.
- ALSAC stands for American Lebanese Syrian Associated Charities.
- ALSAC was founded by Danny Thomas in 1957 to be the fundraising and awareness organization for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
- ALSAC’s sole mission is to raise the funds and awareness necessary to operate and maintain the hospital.
- ALSAC is responsible for raising 75% of the funds necessary to operate St. Jude.
- ALSAC is responsible for St. Jude’s major fundraising campaigns – Dream Homes, Radiothons, St. Jude Walk/Run to End Childhood Cancer, galas, golf tournaments, etc.
- There are ALSAC regional offices across the United States in place to help local programs.
- Your local ALSAC rep can help you with all sorts of St. Jude related publicity and presentations. Contact Mackeigan at mackeiganw@epsilonsigmaalpha.org to find the contact person in your region.
- Click here to download the quick facts.
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- The ESA and St. Jude partnership began in 1972 after St. Jude founder Danny Thomas was introduced to ESA by Indiana member Judy Lester.
- ESA members immediately fell in love with Danny Thomas and the mission of St. Jude. ESA’s first commitment was to raise $1 million.
- Danny Thomas loved ESA and attended nearly every ESA national convention until his death in 1991.
- ESA members pride themselves on being at the ground level of many of St. Jude’s major fundraising events, including Walk/Runs, Dream Homes, and radiothons.
- The collegiate fundraising program, ESA Hearts St. Jude, was introduced in 2011 as a way to further engage collegiate ESA members with the St. Jude mission.
- ESA has donated more than $275 million in cash and pledges since the partnership began in 1972.
- Click here to download the quick facts about ESA's history with ST. Jude.
- All of your fundraising efforts throughout the year will be included in this campaign. That includes your kickball tournaments, spaghetti dinners, restaurant percentage give back nights, rallies, etc.
- ALSAC/St. Jude can only count donations that YOU REPORTED through your teamraiser page. For instructions for checks and cash, please see "How do I record checks and cash?" above.
- Your chapter's total for the current campaign year will include all donations RECEIVED by March 31st. If you have a LATE spring semester St. Jude event planned that will result in donations being received after March 31st then those donations will be added to your totals for NEXT YEAR.
- ALSAC/St. Jude sponsored events (Up ‘Til Dawn, St. Jude Walk/Run to End Childhood Cancer, Radiothons, and other events created by ALSAC/St. Jude) will NOT BE INCLUDED in your total for the ESA Hearts St. Jude campaign. Those events have their own separate prizes and awards that are tracked separately.
- Donations collected on 3rd party sites (GoFundMe, etc.) will NOT BE INCLUDED in your total for the ESA Hearts St. Jude campaign. You must use www.stjude.org/esahearts pages for all donations in order for the donations to be counted in your total for the ESA Hearts St. Jude campaign.
- You can change the verbiage on your chapter page multiple times so it always matches your current event. By using the same page all year, the total will continue to accumulate and accurately reflect your annual fundraising.
- If you have accidentally sent any checks to St. Jude without first recording them on your ESA Hearts St. Jude teamraiser page please contact Deena Steele as soon as possible at ESA HQ 970.223.2824 deenas@epsilonsigmaalpha.org.
- Create a contest within your chapter for top fundraiser.
- Invite local ALSAC representatives to share information about St. Jude at a chapter meeting or event to get everyone motivated.
- Create a raffle for all members who set up their page by a specific date.
- Share your fundraising link on social media.
- Host a fun event on campus. Examples below:
- Let’s “TACO” ‘Bout St. Jude - taco party
- Volleyball or kickball tournament
- Secret Crush - Crush soda bought by a secret admirer and delivered by ESA
- Share your reason for fundraising for St. Jude with your friends and family during the holidays.