Found this over on Country Cares for St. Jude & thought it would be perfect to post to our readers!

This season, as fans look for the perfect holiday gift to give to their favorite artist, how about the gift of HOPE?

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital® is the only pediatric cancer research center where families never pay for treatment not covered by insurance. And St. Jude covers the cost of lodging, food and travel for patients and a family member.

This holiday season, we are asking fans and fan clubs to consider donating to St. Jude in honor of their favorite artist.

No donation amount is too small!

Also, if a club or individual is interested in sponsoring a particular patient treatment as a holiday gift in honor of their favorite artist, following is an abbreviated list of the items that can sponsored:

Physical therapy for one hour: $360
Chest X-ray, one view: $136
One day of oxygen: $435
CT scan, avg.: $4,987
Average cost per inpatient per day: $5,593
Spinal tap: $274
Platelet count test: $44
ICU daily room rate (room only): $2,950
An ultrasound study: $1,236
Complete blood count test, avg.: $771

An acknowledgement of the sponsoring donation can be mailed to the artist of choice! Donations can be made online or mailed to our Music Row office (St. Jude, attn: Jackie, 1102 17th Ave. South, Suite 300, Nashville, TN 37212).

For more information, please contact Jackie at 1-800-886-3656 or Jackie.Proffit@stjude.org.

Thank you!

(The above are costs from the Insurance and Purchasing departments at St. Jude.)

For more holiday gift information, or for information about the Country Fans Care for St. Jude Kids program, please contact Jackie Proffit at Jackie.proffit@stjude.org or at (615) 320-0466 toll free (800) 886-3656.

Information for post taken from:  http://www.countrycares.org/content/latest_stories.cfm?content_id=255