Chicago Orthodontic and Dental Practice Raising Money For St. Jude in October

Over the past few months, 1st Family Dental, a Chicago orthodontic and dental practice with 10 offices in the city and suburbs of Chicago, has been partnering with St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital to raise over $46,000 for childhood cancer and other deadly diseases. 

Today, Vicky Khawaja, a spokesperson for the Chicago orthodontic and dental practice, announced that their partnership and fundraising initiative with St. Jude will continue in October. "From October 1 to October 31, 1st Family Dental will be donating $50 for every patient that begins orthodontic treatment at any of our 10 Chicagoland locations." 

Vicky Khawaja continued by saying, "We've also included ways for others to get involved in the fundraising efforts. In addition to patients looking to get braces, Invisalign, or other orthodontic treatment, everybody can help make this fundraising initiative a success by referring their friends and family to book a 100% free orthodontic consultation."

1st Family Dental is including a few extra contests to help make this initiative a success. Anyone can be entered to win a $500 Amazon gift card by simply booking a free orthodontic consultation in the month of October, or by referring a family member or friend to book a free consultation. 

For anyone interested in supporting the fundraising initiative, 1st Family Dental is offering extended office hours and even weekend hours to accommodate busy schedules. Book a free orthodontic consultation at any of 1st Family Dental’s 10 Chicagoland offices before October 31 to be part of the fundraising mission for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Those interested can get more information about the fundraising initiative at http://1stfamilydental.com/hope/.

About St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital: St. Jude is leading the way the world understands, treats and defeats childhood cancer and other deadly diseases. St. Jude has the world’s best survival rates for the most aggressive childhood cancers, and treatments invented at St. Jude have helped push the overall childhood cancer survival rate from 20 percent to 80 percent since we opened more than 50 years ago. St. Jude is working to drive the overall survival rate for childhood cancer to 90 percent in the next decade. St. Jude freely shares the breakthroughs they make, 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 or following St. Jude on facebook.com/stjude and twitter.com/stjude.