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Skeletons for St. Jude

A nationwide effort of haunters to raise over $100,000 dollars for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital during the 2024 Halloween and Holiday seasons, with the ultimate goal of breaking a million dollars by 2025!

Our Progression over 4 Years!

$8,195

2020

$151,396

2021

$214,265

2022

$264,297

2023

Our Rise to a Million Total Dollars in 2024!

Total Raised Thus Far!
$ 0
Needed to hit a Million
$ 0
Current Campaign
$ 0

** Totals are inclusive of ALL fundraising performed by Skeleton’s for St. Jude (T-shirt campaigns, St. Jude donations, etc.) **

Happy Halloween SSJ!!

On our way to a Million Dollars in 2024!

We need only $118,107!

2024 DISPLAY CONTESTS!

Halloween Photo Contest

Winners for 2024

Best DIY Display

Best SSJ Sign

MVP:  Mark Kozik: Website creator and manager (Thank you Mike!)
 
Champions:  Monique LeMoine Wood & Heather Daubenspeck
 
Finalists:  Maria Albert Caudell, Kara Mac, Karleen Bechtold Kennedy & DJBig Ton

Congratulations All!

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US ON OUR JOURNEY!

PLEASE!!!!  Whether you are a returning champion or are new to Skeleton’s for St. Jude – PLEASE watch video #1 at the very least.  We are seeing an influx of questions which could easily be answered by watching this video.  Jeff puts great efforts into making the process as easy and intuitive as possible and we are heading into the busy busy time!  Have additional questions after watching the video, by all means, please reach out either via the Contact Us link or on the Facebook group.

St. Jude Children's Hospital features SSJ in Inspire

St. Jude Children’s Hospital has a portion of their website to “Inspire” others to give and to participate in fund raising.  Sharing stories of those who go above and beyond if you will.  Well, our very own Jeff Robertson, President / CEO / Chief Bottle Washer has been featured this month (again) highlighting what this group has become over such a short period of time.  Take a moment to navigate your browser to https://www.stjude.org/inspire/series/selfless/decoration-skelebration-for-st-jude.html and see what they had to say!

"Josiah's story is the reason we do what we do"

Please take a moment to read the linked article below, and show the Mosley Family (a St. Jude family – who is now on our SSJ team) some love!
 
From SSJ’s beginning, our focus has been about helping St. Jude (through donations) get sick children out of the hospital so they too can enjoy Halloween decorations.
 
A few days ago, buried in so many awesome sign posts, was a post by Amanda Mosley about her wonderful son Josiah. Josiah’s story is the reason we do what we do.
 
I’m so grateful Josiah is doing well and that Amanda shared this story with our group. Please take a moment to read the article.
 
Click the button below to be taken to the story
 

5 Year Coins!

There are many reasons for Skeletons for St. Jude’s success. The biggest reason is clearly our awesome team spread out across the US. Among them we have several veteran teammates that return every year to support this effort.
 
While next year is the 6th year since SSJ’s inception, it will be the 5th year since we grew beyond the Robertson house to build a nationwide team. Some of our teammates have been with us this entire time.
 
Next year, after our 5th year veteran teammates post their 5th sign photo I’ll be sending them the SSJ challenge coin below with the #5 on the back symbolizing 5 years. To receive the coin there will have to be 5 years of sign photos under your name on this SSJ group page.
I’ll continue this 5 year coin tradition in the future so once you hit five years with us AND have posted a sign with us for all 5 years one will come your way.
 
Thank you to everyone and especially those that have been with us for so long.

The 2024 Press Release has been, well, released 😉

Team, our 2024 press release PDF file has been released. I encourage you to distribute it to local media outlets to let your community know about your efforts to support St. Jude. Please don’t use the one below – it is just a screenshot for attention.
 
If I am contacted from a state media outlet, I will defer the interview to a SSJ teammate in their state/local area. However, I’ll contact you in advance to make sure you are okay with doing an interview.
 
If you do an interview you should request that the news organization post a link or QR code to your fundraiser to enable viewers to support the cause.
 
I added FrightMaps to the press release this year so hopefully the media will download the app and see where local SSJ homes are located.
 
Click here to download the PDF file

Thank you to our Sponsors!!

It is no secret that we at SSJ are extremely grateful to the individuals who beat the streets and raise the monies you do for this great cause.  We are also humbled by the businesses who wish to donate to help us reach our goals.  SSJ is THANKFUL to those who recognize the good we are doing to help the children of St. Jude’s Children Hospital. 

If these businesses are local to you, please do what you can to recipricate and invest back into them as well.  We all NEED each other to thrive!

3rd Annual Clothing Sale is now OPEN

Hello SSJ Nation!!!  It’s that time of the year to get your orders in for your SSJ attire.  
 
There are three different links (each one offers different items) so check them each out before placing an order.  
 
 
 
 
Current Sale ends Sunday 03 November 2024 at midnight 
 
The zip up hoodie is now available as well.  Go and check it out!
 
Background: we started selling SSJ attire two years ago.  A portion of the shirt sales goes directly to St. Jude.  To date we have raised ~$13,000 for St. Jude just in shirt sales – pretty incredible!! 
 
Thank you for supporting St. Jude!

New 2024 videos are here

PLEASE watch before asking questions!
Jeff puts a lot of effort into these!

Video #1:

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Video #4:

  • As of 30 October 2024, we have broken yet ANOTHER record – We have now beaten 2023 for number of houses on the map!  Greater than 669 homes have been added to our map and it is still growing!  Achievements all over the place this year yet AGAIN!  You guys ROCK!
  • WE BROKE $800K overall raised in less than 5 years on 28 October 2024!!  We are less than $200K to reach that $1 million dollar mark!  We can do this!!
  • WE BROKE $750K overall raised in less than 5 years on 23 October 2024!!  OUTSTANDING efforts by all involved – THANK YOU!
  • WE BROKE $100K on 20 October 2024!!  Congratulations to EVERYONE for your efforts!
  • Jeff posted on 15 October 2024 the 5 year coins.  This is related to those who have been with SSJ from the beginning!  5 years of photos with your display will be required to be eligible.   This campaign will continue beyond next year so make sure you get your signs posted and get your coin!  As always – THANK YOU for all that you do to make this group the best DIY Fund Raising Group out there!
  • We are under way for the 2024 Fund Raising Campaign!!  This website will be the source of all materials for the campaign this year.  Having too many sources breeds mis-communication and we do not want to have that.  Check back very often as we will be updating almost daily across the next several months.  
  • 2023 saw 669 homes on the map – This surpasses the total for 2022!  Looking to see your home on the map and break yet another record in 2024!
  • HEY … Have you heard???  St. Jude Children’s Hospital is allowing us to continue our campaigns through 2024 Halloween Season – This means we can KEEP our existing QR codes and NOT have to get new ones next year!  This is HUGE!!  There is a caveat to this, however, in that we (nor St. Jude) can reset your dollar amount back to zero for the 2024 campaign.  If you desire to have a total for 2023 and one for 2024, then you will need to jot down your numbers from 2023 before beginning to collect for 2024.  This has nothing to do with SSJ as we are using St. Jude’s donation platform!
  • SSJ is pleased to have teamed with Frightmaps, again in 2024, to enable you to place your haunt/home display on their free app with a SSJ icon to show you supporting St. Jude.  All signs now include the Frightmaps QR code by default.

What a great idea!  Member Erika has facilitated a cool idea for kids and adults alike!  Here is her post from the Facebook group –  “Hi fellow Haunters!!! I’m super excited to be participating in this amazing cause for a second year! 🧡 We Had a lot of fun last year and are looking forward to it again this year. I reached out to a friend that has an amazing pumpkin carving pattern website www.Stoneykins.com, to see if he would create a pattern of the Skeletons for St. Jude’s logo. He was kind enough to create it free of charge for us to print and carve on our pumpkins! 🧡🎃🧡 He made 3 from us to choose from 🎃 You can go to the FREE pattern section on his website to print and carve on your pumpkin! I’m going to carve one or 2 and put them right with my sign out front. Happy Halloween and Happy Decorating everyone!!!! 🎃

Go and get your design and make sure you post YOUR images as well on our Facebook Page!  Thanks again Jessica for getting this together!

Here's our story - Click below to view the video:

Get your house on the map!!

400 homes in 2021 | 625 homes in 2022

669 homes in 2023 | 681+ homes in 2024!

Use your mouse to move the map around and the + and – to zoom in and out
Click the upper left to filter homes from year to year

We want to add YOUR house to the map!  Join our Facebook group TODAY!  Click the icon to be directed

The fundraiser originated in Holly Springs, NC in 2020 with Jeff Robertson placing a St. Jude fundraising sign in his yard after a local TV stationed aired his skeleton Halloween display. After generating $8,200 and meeting several people impacted by childhood cancer, including a precious two-year-old girl who was going through treatment, Jeff decided to go bigger and better in 2021!   This decision turned out to be a huge hit expanding to 400 homes nationwide and bringing in over 1900 members to the Facebook Group.   

We Need YOU in 2024!

How do I get started?

Join the Facebook Fundraising Site

Join over 1900 others in helping the children of St. Jude's Children's Hospital. Visit the Skeletons for St. Jude Facebook page (link under Follow Us) for more information.

Download the sign file

Download the sign file or use your 2023 sign, have it printed at a nearby Office Depot, Staples or sign shop of your choice. Click on the Signs tab at the top of the page for more

Place the sign in your yard

Displaying the sign in your yard allows those visiting your display to scan the barcode and donate to St. Jude. Many have incorporated it as a central part of the their display and when you do, we ask that you take a picture and post to our Skeletons for St. Jude Facebook group and so we can add you to our map.

Keep tabs on your hard work using Facebook

This page, along with the Skeletons for St. Jude Facebook page (link under Follow Us) will show all of the donations along with the totals in real time. It is always fun to watch the numbers go up day by day, hour by hour!

Take part!

Be a part of the over 400 homes in 2021, 625 homes in 2022 and 669 in 2023 displaying their signs and collecting donations for the children of St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital.  Our goal is to see more than 1,000 homes nationwide in 2024!  We know this is a hefty push, however, we saw a huge growth in a very short period of time last year and we know, with your help, we can get there!

News Highlights:

This group never seems to disappoint!  Jeff set out in 2023 to place an SSJ sign at more than 600 homes, raise $100,000 and exceed $250,000 collectively over the past three years.  All of these goals have not only been met but have been destroyed!  669 homes currently have signs displayed, over $259K has been raised to date (More than doubling our annual goal) and more than $5,297 in shirt sales combining to show a grand total of over $264K collectively!  THANKS TO YOU!! 

Campaign #10 for the 2024 season is now OPEN.  We have raised over $13,000 in just hoodie and t-shirt sales over the years!  Get your orders in today to receive them by Halloween!  THANK YOU for your interest in sporting the colors!  Any questions, please reach out.

We are looking for nationwide companies willing to support and sponsor our efforts.  We need you and look forward to speaking with you very soon!  Below is a link to view a single page document showing who we are and why, then use the Contact Us link to get in touch.