PEORIA, Ill. – The 44th annual St. Jude Telethon raised over $9 million in the fight against childhood cancer.
The exact total was $9,440,011 when the telethon ended Saturday night on WEEK-TV.
This year’s total was slightly over last year’s tally of just over $9 million. The telethon raised $12 million in 2019 prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Memphis-to-Peoria runners raised $1.3 million during their journey this year.
All St. Jude Runs, including Memphis-to-Peoria and the satellite runs, raised $4.7 million.
The St. Jude Runs have raised $71 million since they began in 1982.
Amounts raised during local St. Jude Runs are as follows:
Washington $425,000
Chillicothe $395,000
Dunlap $230,000
Morton $197,000
Yates City $130,000
Bartonville $121,000
Mackinaw $80,000
Metamora $78,000
East Peoria $72,000
Running Central $72,000
Pekin $70,000
Princeville $61,500
Tremont $43,000
Richwoods $21,000
Elmwood $20,000
