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Join I.O. METRO and PIN UP A PUMPKIN for ST. JUDE

This October, we're uniting with retailers across the nation to help fight childhood cancer through the 20th annual St. Jude Halloween Promotion! During the month-long promotion we'll be asking you to make a $1 donation to St. Jude to join in the fight against catastrophic childhood diseases. Last year was a record-breaking year for the promotion; nearly $6.5 million was raised!

Come in and see us (or click here to donate to St. Jude online). At St. Jude, every dollar truly makes a difference. It takes 1.6 Million Pumpkins a day to run the hospital!

44 pumpkins = platelet count

55 pumpkins = complete blood count

136 pumpkins = chest x-ray, one view

241 pumpkins = red blood cell transfusion per unit

274 pumpkins = spinal tap (includes physician fee)

360 pumpkins = one hour of physical therapy

435 pumpkins = one day of oxygen

520 pumpkins = one unit platelet transfusion

771 pumpkins = one day of chemotherapy for a leukemia patient, (estimated)

1,236 pumpkins = ultrasound study

2,446 pumpkins = average charge per outpatient visit per day

2,950 = ICU room for one day

4,987 pumpkins = CT scan

5,593 pumpkins = average charge for inpatient visit per day

36,643 = above-knee prosthesis (estimated)

44,000 = radiotherapy (average course of treatment for brain tumor patients)

566,247 pumpkins = average cost for treating acute lymphoblastic leukemia (per patient)

Learn more about St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

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(WC Quote via zassle.com / Photos and Info via St. Jude)