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[St. Jude Press Conference]
FEELING EXTRA GRATEFUL.THIS WEEKEND AFTER A GENEROUS DONATION FROM A COUNCIL MEMBER, METRO COUNCILMAN CLEVE DUNN JR.
RAISED THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS THROUGH A REDICK RIVALRY BOXING EVENT, AND THE PURPOSE WAS TO FIGHT FOR THOSE FIGHTING FOR THEIR LIVES, THEN GIVE IT ALL BACK TO FAMILIES IN NEED.
THE FAMILY OF JALIA JONES RECEIVED $5,000 TO HELP HER THROUGH HER TREATMENTS.
HER MOTHER TELLS US SHE QUICKLY STARTED LOSING HER EYESIGHT, LEADING TO THE DISCOVERY OF BRAIN TUMORS.
SINCE THEN, SHE'S BEEN GETTING HER TREATMENTS FROM ST.
JUDE WHERE THEY COVER ALL EXPENSES SO FAMILIES CAN FOCUS ON THEIR LOVED ONES, AND THEY MADE SURE THAT WE WERE WHERE WE NEEDED TO BE DOING WHAT WE NEEDED TO DO SO WE COULD GET JU TAKEN CARE OF.
I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY, ME AND MY FAMILY TO GO TO MEMPHIS TO TOUR THE FACILITY, SEE FIRSTHAND THE TREATMENT THAT JULE WAS GETTING, THE CARE THAT SHE WAS GETTING.
AND IT'S AMAZING AND WE WANNA MAKE INVESTMENTS IN IT.
NEARLY 800 PEOPLE CAME OUT FOR THE BOXING EVENT ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO THAT HELPED THEM RAISE ENOUGH MONEY TO ALSO GIVE ST.
JUDE $5,000 SO THEY CAN CONTINUE THEIR CRITICAL RESEARCH FOR CHILDREN BATTLING CANCER.
COUNCILMAN DUNN SAYS HE PLANS ON HOSTING ANOTHER BOXING EVENT THIS AUGUST TO RAISE MORE MONEY FOR FAMILIES IN NEED.