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2008 season and then enlisted fellow Stanford Athlete Ambassador Camilo Villegas to join him in supporting the program. Not one to pass up a challenge, Villegas pledged to donate $3,000 this year for each of his eagles. When Stanford struck an endorsement deal with up- and-coming LPGA star Morgan Pressel, whose own life was affected by cancer when she lost her mother to the disease, she committed to donate $1,000 for each of her eagles.

Today, as he accepted the $2.57 million Eagles for St. Jude and Stanford St. Jude Championship donation, David L. McKee, Chief Operating Officer and interim CEO of ALSAC, the fundraising organization of St. Jude, said, "On behalf of our patients and their families, I want to thank Stanford Financial Group, FedEx and these wonderful golfers for this remarkable gift. Your compassion and support of our lifesaving work will make a lasting difference in the lives of our patients and children all over the world who know hope thanks to the research and care pioneered by St. Jude."

Not surprisingly, as Singh, Villegas and Pressel gathered at St. Jude today, the three committed to continuing their support of Eagles for St. Jude during the 2009 PGA and LPGA seasons and discussed ways to get other professional golfers involved.

Singh said, "If every golfer spent just one minute with these remarkable kids, each and every one of them would commit to supporting Eagles for St. Jude. How could they not?"

Consider that a challenge, golfers.

About St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital is internationally recognized for its pioneering work in finding cures and saving children with cancer and other catastrophic diseases. St. Jude is the first and only pediatric cancer center to be designated as a Comprehensive Cancer Center by the National Cancer Institute. Founded by the late entertainer Danny Thomas and bas
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SOURCE Stanford Financial Group; St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Copyright©2008 PR Newswire. All rights reserved

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