The philanthropy Delta Delta Delta Women's Fraternity is paediatric oncology research. Internationally, Tri Delta raises money for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee. Locally, our chapter supports the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto.
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital was established in 1962 by Danny Thomas who strongly believed that "no child should die in the dawn of life." The mission statement given by St. Jude Children's Research Hospital is "to advance cures, and means of prevention, for paediatric catastrophic diseases through research and treatment. Consistent with the vision of our founder Danny Thomas, no child is denied treatment based on race, religion or a family's ability to pay." In 2005, Tri Delta raised $1 million that endowed the hospital's Teen Room. In 2006, Tri Delta took on a second commitment to raise $10 million in 10 years to name the Patient Care Floor in the Chili's Care Center and did so in only four years. In July 2010, Tri Delta announced its most aggressive goal yet: to raise 15 million dollars in 5 years to name the Specialty Clinic located in the Patient Care Center.
On February 1, 2014 it was announced that Tri Delta had raised $15 million dollars, a year and a half ahead of schedule. The Hospital for Sick Children (also known as SickKids) was founded in 1875 and is affiliated with the University of Toronto. The SickKids Research Institute is the largest child research institute in Canada. The Research Institute is known for its ground breaking research in stem cells, childhood cancer, cystic fibrosis and other diseases. We are proud that many of our sisters volunteer at SickKids Hospital, spending time with the children. In the last fifty years, the survival rate for acute lymphoblastic leukaemia, the most common type of childhood cancer, has increased from 4 percent to 94 percent. Furthermore, the overall survival rate for childhood cancers has gone from 20 percent to over 80 percent. We are determined to live in a lifetime where there survival rate will be one hundred percent.
On February 1, 2014 it was announced that Tri Delta had raised $15 million dollars, a year and a half ahead of schedule. The Hospital for Sick Children (also known as SickKids) was founded in 1875 and is affiliated with the University of Toronto. The SickKids Research Institute is the largest child research institute in Canada. The Research Institute is known for its ground breaking research in stem cells, childhood cancer, cystic fibrosis and other diseases. We are proud that many of our sisters volunteer at SickKids Hospital, spending time with the children. In the last fifty years, the survival rate for acute lymphoblastic leukaemia, the most common type of childhood cancer, has increased from 4 percent to 94 percent. Furthermore, the overall survival rate for childhood cancers has gone from 20 percent to over 80 percent. We are determined to live in a lifetime where there survival rate will be one hundred percent.
