Feld Entertainment and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital® Launch Philanthropic Partnership for 2019 Monster Energy Supercross Season

February 12, 2019 |

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Supercross in Minneapolis Kicked Off the Partnership by Supporting the St. Jude “This Shirt Saves Lives” Campaign to help further the St. Jude mission: Finding cures. Saving children®.

MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. 12, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Feld Entertainment^®, the global leader in live touring family entertainment, and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital^® are partnering on a campaign bringing together more than 100 members of the Supercross community through athletes and influencers to support the St. Jude mission: “Finding cures. Saving children.”

Supercross legend Ryan Dungey and St. Jude Children’s Hospital patient Gabe kick off Supercross at U.S Bank Stadium Minneapolis.

The fundraising and awareness campaign will be showcased during each of the 11 remaining Monster Energy AMA Supercross, an FIM World Championship, races through on-air, digital and social media promotion. The total funds raised for St. Jude during the season will be announced during the live broadcast of the 2019 Supercross Championship, an FIM World Championship, at Sam Boyd Stadium in Las Vegas on May 4.

Fans can join the cause by participating in the text-to-give campaign. By doing so, they will receive an exclusive “This Shirt Saves Lives” T-shirt featuring the Supercross logo. Fans can then post their own photos wearing the campaign T-shirt on social media using the hashtag #ThisShirtSavesLives and #supercrosslive.

When Supercross comes to Nashville on April 6, fans will be treated to a very special event highlighting the partnership with St. Jude. Riders will be encouraged to include art created by St. Jude patients on their bikes and to wear the St. Jude logo on their racing gear. St. Jude patients will be at the race to help launch a special St. Jude/Supercross Auction that will feature autographed gear as well as a replica Ryan Dungey 2017 Supercross Championship ring and exclusive VIP meet and greets with the legend himself.

Over the years, the racing community has rallied around the St. Jude mission, thanks in part to Ryan Dungey. In 2017, Ryan helped launch an inaugural text-to-give campaign. Last year, Supercross athletes and fans raised more than $100,000.

“Every new step that Supercross and St. Jude take together just opens my eyes to how wonderful St. Jude is, and we are looking forward to a long relationship with this great organization,” said Dave Prater, Senior Director of Supercross at Feld Entertainment. “This partnership between Feld Entertainment and St. Jude is the perfect way to leverage the power of Supercross to rally athletes and fans in raising funds to treat and defeat childhood cancer and other life-threatening diseases.”

In attendance at the Minneapolis event was Gabe, a St. Jude patient and super-fan of Supercross Champion Ryan Dungey. Gabe previously met Ryan at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis. Ryan invited Gabe to the U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis this weekend as a VIP guest, where he was the honorary marshal and spent time with the Supercross legend and other members of the Supercross family.

Fans can become a St. Jude Partner in Hope by texting “SUPER” to 785-833.

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About St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital^® is leading the way the world understands, treats and defeats childhood cancer and other life-threatening diseases. Its purpose is clear: Finding cures. Saving children.^® It is the only National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center devoted solely to children. Treatments invented at St. Jude have helped push the overall childhood cancer survival rate from 20 percent to more than 80 percent since the hospital opened more than 50 years ago. St. Jude won’t stop until no child dies from cancer. St. Jude freely shares the discoveries it makes, and every child saved at St. Jude means doctors and scientists worldwide can use that knowledge to save thousands more children. Families never receive a bill from St. Jude for treatment, travel, housing or food – because all a family should worry about is helping their child live. Join the St. Jude mission by visiting stjude.org, liking St. Jude on Facebook, following St. Jude on Twitter and Instagram and subscribing to its YouTube channel.

About Feld Entertainment

Feld Entertainment^® is the worldwide leader in producing and presenting live family entertainment experiences that bring people together and uplift the human spirit. Properties include Monster Jam^®, Monster Energy Supercross, Disney On Ice, Disney Live!, Marvel Universe LIVE!, Sesame Street Live!, DreamWorks Trolls The Experience and Jurassic World Live Tour (coming Fall 2019). Across the brand portfolio, Feld Entertainment has entertained millions of families in more than 75 countries and on six continents. Visit www.feldentertainment.com for more information.