Million Quarter Challenge for St. Jude

Posted on September 23, 2024

Collect your spare change and help us meet our goal in the Million Quarter Challenge for St. Jude now through October 15th!

Local bars are competing to collect the biggest total during this year’s challenge and take home the engraved St. Jude Cup Trophy.

Stop by any of the local businesses listed below to drop your donation in their collection container:

  • Windjammer
  • Shake It Up
  • Station Saloon
  • Brass Pig
  • Crawford’s
  • Merna Tap
  • DR McKay’s
  • The Pass
  • Lucky 7’s
  • Pub II

A diagnosis of cancer is enough to devastate a family without even taking into consideration the financial stress that comes with that diagnosis. That’s where St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital comes in, where families never receive a bill for treatment, travel, housing or food, because all a family should worry about is helping their child live.

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