{"id":17618,"date":"2013-09-02T00:55:56","date_gmt":"2013-09-02T00:55:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.expedia.com\/stories\/?p=17618"},"modified":"2021-10-28T16:42:54","modified_gmt":"2021-10-28T16:42:54","slug":"expedia-and-st-jude","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.expedia.com\/stories\/expedia-and-st-jude\/","title":{"rendered":"Expedia and St. Jude"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Working at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.expedia.com\/\">Expedia<\/a>, we\u2019re in an incredibly fortunate position to touch millions of lives every year through travel, in ways both big and small. We get to help you marvel at the natural beauty in this world. We get to help you learn from and appreciate different cultures and open your mind to new ways of thinking as you explore the world and meet new people. We get to help you discover that special giggle you hear from your kids when you\u2019re on vacation &#8211; miles away from email, laundry, and the daily tasks that can distract us. We get to help you be that perfect version of yourself that comes out through travel.\u00a0 We get to help put you in control of your travel so you can find yours. We\u2019re so grateful that so many of you give us the chance to be by your side as your travel partner when you take all those big and small journeys.<\/p>\n<p>But this month, we want to really make your <a href=\"https:\/\/stjude.expedia.com\/\">travel count<\/a>. September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month and, throughout the month, we\u2019re partnering with <a href=\"http:\/\/stjude.org\">St. Jude Children\u2019s Research Hospital\u00ae<\/a> to help all of us make the kind of difference through our travel that we don\u2019t often get to do, to make our travel count for something much bigger. All throughout September, you can join us by:<\/p>\n<blockquote style=\"margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; border: none; padding: 0px;\">\n<p>Dream big, save money on travel, and save a child&#8217;s life with\u00a0St. Jude and Expedia. Find out more and enter the <a href=\"https:\/\/stjude.expedia.com\/\">St. Jude Dream Trips Giveaway<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<ul>\n<li>Donating $25 to St. Jude and <a href=\"https:\/\/stjude.expedia.com\/coupons\/\">getting one of two coupons<\/a>, one for 10% off for use on select hotels at Expedia.com or one for 20% off for use on select hotels through the Expedia mobile app.<\/li>\n<li>Participating in our St. Jude Dream Trips Giveaway. We have over 150 amazing trips that we\u2019re giving away to support St. Jude. For a suggested donation of just $5 per trip*, you can enter for an opportunity to win trips to places like Bali, Antigua, Vegas, Germany, the Dominican Republic, and more. We\u2019re incredibly grateful for the help of over 200 partners from around the world for contributing their hotels, planes, and cruise ships to this cause.<\/li>\n<li>Trade your Expedia Rewards points in for a donation to St. Jude throughout September and all year long. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #2d2d2d;\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"slideshow-container slideshow-a47b33a7-50ee-63e1-bbde-ff000073f150\">\n<div class=\"flexslider\">\n<ul class=\"slides\">\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/default-source\/user-spencer-spellman\/dreamtrip1_blog-tile_600x450-[size_600x450].jpg\" id=\"slideshow-a47b33a7-50ee-63e1-bbde-ff000073f150\"\/>\n<p class=\"flex-caption\">\n<\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/default-source\/user-spencer-spellman\/dreamtrip_blog-tile-600x450-[size_600x450].jpg\" id=\"slideshow-b17b33a7-50ee-63e1-bbde-ff000073f150\"\/>\n<p class=\"flex-caption\">\n<\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/default-source\/user-spencer-spellman\/dreamtrip2_blog-tile_600x450-[size_600x450].jpg\" id=\"slideshow-be7b33a7-50ee-63e1-bbde-ff000073f150\"\/>\n<p class=\"flex-caption\">\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>We\u2019ve been a partner of St. Jude for many years now and here\u2019s why: St. Jude founder Danny Thomas believed that \u201cno child should die in the dawn of life.\u201d Your participation in these travel programs helps bring the St. Jude team closer to the day when every precious life can be saved. The support of travelers like you helps ensure that St. Jude Children\u2019s Research Hospital will continue its lifesaving mission of finding cures and saving children. Treatments invented at St. Jude have helped push the overall childhood cancer survival rate from 20% to 80% since it opened 50 years ago. St. Jude is working to drive the overall survival rate for childhood cancer to 90 percent in the next decade. And every child saved at St. Jude means doctors and scientists worldwide can use that knowledge to save thousands of more children.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>We weren\u2019t aware of this when we first got involved with St. Jude but the majority of St. Jude funding comes from public contributions. The result is that St. Jude has the freedom to focus on what matters most \u2013 saving kids regardless of their financial situation. Because families never receive a bill from St. Jude for treatment, travel, housing, or food \u2013 because all a family should worry about is helping their child live \u2013 your contributions mean so much.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">We hope you\u2019ll join us all this month as you make your trip plans by making that travel count even more. Dream big, save on travel, and help the kids of St. Jude. \u00a0Visit us at <a href=\"https:\/\/stjude.expedia.com\/\">stjude.expedia.com<\/a> to learn more.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">&#8211; The Expedia St. Jude Dream Team<br \/> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;\"><em>*Donation not required for entry.\u00a0 Donation does not increase likelihood of winning.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;\"><em>Open to US residents only. 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