Up ’til Dawn promotes St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital through fundraising and awareness events held each year.  Missouri State University is ranked 8th out of 200+ schools across the nation, having raised over $400,000 in 6 years.  This year we have over 1, 200 students and faculty participating.  St. Jude’s is a childhood cancer and catastrophic disease hospital that runs only on donations, costing $1.7 million/day.  They cover every cost imaginable with treating a child and their family.  Our members work hard to bring hope to those children and their families, so one day we can live in a cancer-free world.