Make a Donation that Counts!

Click here to view the donation website for the 2012 Nautica South Beach Triathlon!

The Nautica South Beach Triathlon is excited to be partnering with St. Jude Children's Research Hospital! Your fundraising efforts as a Corporate Challenge Athlete will help St. Jude achieve its mission of finding cures and saving children around the world. By helping raise funds for St. Jude your courage, strength and spirit will help those who need it the most: the young patients at St. Jude.

Fundraising Incentives:

$150 Donor Brunch on the beach, team racking in the transition area, swim clinics series, St. Jude t-shirt. The fundraising deadline to achieve these benefits is Friday, March 9th. No exceptions will be made.

$250 Nautica Deck Shirt

$500 Nautica Jacket

$1,000 post-race massage

$2,500 one (1) additional post-race brunch ticket

$3,000 two-night hotel stay race weekend at the JW Marriot Marquis with transportation to and from the race site on Sunday. *while space is available

$4,500 one (1) $250 round-trip airfare voucher for race weekend

Top fundraising prizes:

First place

Unwind on San Juan’s best beach: three-day, two-night hotel room accommodations at the InterContinental San Juan Resort & Casino ("European Plan", meals not included). The resort features two miles of the best sparkling beach in San Juan, perfect weather, amazing restaurants, and sizzling nightlife. Restrictions apply. Airfare included for two.

Second place

Tour the Birthplace of Rock n’ Roll and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital: three-day, two-night hotel room accommodations at the historic Peabody Hotel in Memphis, TN. Get to see firsthand what you are supporting with a tour of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Also enjoy a VIP tour of Graceland and enjoy some of the most famous barbecue in the world. Airfare included for two.

Third place

Apple iPad 2

Nautica Kid's Run and Tot-Trot

Do you have a future triathlete on your hands? Your kids can get in on the action of the Nautica South Beach Triathlon too! Nautica invites all kids 12 years of age and under to participate in their own race - The Tot Trot is to be held on Sunday, April 1, 2012 at 10am at the event’s main stage. The Beach Dash will be 50 yards for children 7 and under and 100 yards for children ages 8-12. All proceeds directly benefit St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. There are limited spots so register TODAY!

Participating children will receive a Tot Trot and Kids Run bag, a commemorative race medal and a race t-shirt. So bring your kids and cheer them on as they run for the finish line with a celebrity guest leading the way!

Click here to register!

St. Jude's Mission

The mission of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is to advance cures, and means of prevention, for pediatric catastrophic diseases through research and treatment. Consistent with the vision of St. Jude's founder Danny Thomas, no child is denied treatment based on race, religion or a family's ability to pay.

Vision

St. Jude's vision is to be the world leader in advancing the treatment and prevention of catastrophic diseases in children. This vision will be pursued by providing outstanding patient care; by conducting basic, translational and clinical research designed to elucidate biological mechanisms, understand disease pathogenesis, improve diagnosis, enhance treatment outcome, prevent diseases and minimize adverse consequences of treatment; and by educating health care and scientific research professionals. Through these efforts St. Jude seeks to cure and enhance the quality of life for an increasing proportion of children who come to them for treatment, and by expanding and sharing knowledge, to advance treatment of children with catastrophic diseases worldwide, while developing strategies to prevent catastrophic diseases in children.

Values

St. Jude's foremost responsibilities are to the children with catastrophic diseases, their families, and to the donors that have committed their personal resources toward St. Jude's Mission. To fully meet these responsibilities, St. Jude is committed to an explicit set of values. These values are the standards of behavior that St. Jude uses to guide their daily actions and decisions. They will ensure that these standards of behavior are adhered to through ongoing training of all personnel working at St. Jude, and by annually evaluating the executive leadership, faculty and staff in their adherence to these values.

St. Jude's values of ethical behavior are an important part of who they are, and their incorporation into the fabric of the institution directly impacts St. Jude's ability to make progress toward achieving their Mission, while simultaneously strengthening their reputation.

• A commitment to provide their patients with the highest quality of medical and supportive care, and their families with the level of information and support necessary for them to make informed decisions and to become active participants in the care of their children.
• A commitment to respect the ethnic, cultural, religious and lifestyle differences of patients, their families, their colleagues and supporters.
• A commitment to their donors that every dollar donated will be wisely spent toward achieving St. Jude's Mission of advancing cures, and means of prevention, for pediatric catastrophic disease through research and treatment.
• A commitment to a culture of excellence, innovation and creativity, not only in their research, but in everything they do.
• A drive and a sense of urgency to succeed.
• Honesty, integrity, and accountability in their actions and decisions.
• A culture of trust and teamwork.
• Respect for the employees under their supervision.
• A commitment to the continual development of their employees.
• A commitment to diversity.
• A commitment to social responsibility and institutional citizenship on a local, state, national and global level.

To effectively live up to these ideals, institutional leaders and all employees of St. Jude must maintain a culture that promotes adherence to these values in all that they do.