ARS/Rescue Rooter is a Proud Partner of St. Jude Children鈥檚 Research Hospital
ARS/Rescue Rooter is proud to support St. Jude Children鈥檚 Research Hospital and its mission: Finding cures. Saving children庐. Since 2018, ARS has raised almost $9 million to support St. Jude as they pioneer cures for childhood cancer and other life-threatening diseases. Breakthroughs in research and treatment have helped St. Jude advance the overall childhood cancer survival rate from 20% to 80% since the hospital opened its doors in 1962. Through branch donations, sponsorships, direct mail campaigns, nationwide sales events, and employee payroll giving, our network of more than 70 branches and 6,500 employees have helped St. Jude improve the quality of care for children everywhere.
CHRO Chris Snow and CFO Christie Grumbos present our 2024 donation to ALSAC representatives.
St. Jude Patient of the Month: Micah
Micah's Story
Micah鈥檚 constant headaches and nausea worried his parents. They took him to several doctors, but couldn鈥檛 figure out what was wrong. When his eyes started to drift, they took him to the ER, where tests showed a rare and cancerous brain tumor.
Their local doctor recommended proton therapy due to Micah鈥檚 age and the location of his tumor. Micah was referred to St. Jude Children鈥檚 Research Hospital, home to the world鈥檚 first proton therapy center solely for children. Proton therapy lets doctors aim high-dose radiation at cancer cells and spare healthy cells.
When they arrived at St. Jude, Micah鈥檚 mom said, 鈥淚 don鈥檛 think I knew what to expect, but I feel St. Jude took care of everything that I needed without me knowing I needed it for me and my son.鈥�
Micah鈥檚 mom said, 鈥淲e really appreciate how well St. Jude and its staff took care of us, and we are so thankful.鈥�