Your chapter teamraiser page has already been created. When you register select "Register and join an existing team". Then select you chapter in the drop down. 

Step One: Visit fundraising.stjude.org/esahearts to create your individual teamraiser page. Select "Register" and then "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.

For a donation raised by an INDIVIDUAL chapter member:

Step One: Deposit cash or venmo into your chapter account and imediately write a check for the full amount made out to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. 

Step Two: Visit fundraising.stjude.org - login - then select ESA Hearts Events

Step Three: Click "Mobile Check Deposit" and follow the prompts. This must be done from a phone or tablet. 

Step Four: Confirm the donation you entered shows in the donation list.
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For a donation raised by the CHAPTER:

*You must be a team Captin or Co-Captin to record checks for your team.

Step One: Deposit cash or venmo into your chapter account and imediately write a check for the full amount made out to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital or use your chapter debit card to add the full donation to your team page. 

Step Two: Visit fundraising.stjude.org - login - then select ESA Hearts Events

Step Three: Ensure you are adding the donation to your team and not your personal page. Click "Mobile Check Deposit" and follow the prompts. This must be done from a phone or tablet. 

Step Four: Confirm the donation you entered shows in the donation list.
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*IMPORTANT NOTE: All Check must be made out to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and entered on the page using the mobile check deposit or mailed to the following address:
ESA Attn: Mackeigan
383 West Drake Road
Suite 5
Fort Collins, CO, 80525

DO NOT HOLD DONATIONS! All donations must be submitted to your fundraising page or mailed to ESA HQ within one week of the event ending.

                                                           
$4,000 Chapter fundraising level:
Send one chapter member all
expenses paid to St. Jude Collegiate     
 Leadership Seminar (CLS)
 
 

• 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.

• 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 31^st. If you have a LATE spring semester St. Jude event planned that will result in donations being received after March 31^st 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 3^rd 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 Mackeigan Wuest as soon as possible at ESA HQ 970.223.2824 mackeiganw@epsilonsigmaalpha.org

• Create a contest within your chapter for top fundraiser.

• 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

 

• Host a safe and fun virtual event. Examples below:
  • Trivia Night - individuals or teams can face off in fun trivia 
  • Game Night
  • No Contact Drop-off Gifts - candy bars, flowers, candy canes, etc.  bought for friends and family delivered by ESA 

 

• Share your reason for fundraising for St. Jude with your friends and family during the holidays.