Christopher & Banks named 2016 Thanks and Giving® Partner of the Year by St. Jude Children's Research Hospital®

MINNEAPOLIS, June 30, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- ALSAC, the fundraising and awareness organization for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital^®, awarded Christopher & Banks Corporation the 2016 St. Jude Thanks and Giving Partner of the Year during its annual Volunteer Appreciation Awards Dinner held at the Domino's Event Center in Memphis, Tenn. During the 2015 Thanks and Giving campaign season, Christopher & Banks raised over $2,000,000 in donations for the children of St. Jude's, exceeding their original goal by more than 43 percent. Christopher & Banks and its customers have donated more than $3,300,000 to St. Jude over the last three years.

"Our partnership with St. Jude is at the center of our charitable relations," said LuAnn Via, Christopher & Banks President and CEO. "We are so grateful to have friends and associates who share our passion and come together to make a significant difference in the lives of others. We are simply overwhelmed to receive this honor and recognition. We look forward to what we can achieve in the years ahead in support of the St. Jude and its mission: Finding cures. Saving children^®."

Every year the ALSAC/St. Jude Boards of Directors and Governors honors outstanding volunteers, donors, organizations and corporate partners from across the country for their support and commitment to the lifesaving mission of St. Jude. Richard Shadyac Jr., President and CEO of ALSAC presented the 2016 awards.

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital is leading the way the world understands, treats and defeats childhood cancer and other life-threatening diseases. St. Jude receives a majority of funding through individual contributions, like the donations from Christopher & Banks' employees and customers, providing them the freedom to focus on what matters most – saving kids regardless of their financial situation. 

Christopher & Banks continues to show commitment to St. Jude through various efforts, including the Thanks and Giving campaign partnership, sponsorship of the St. Jude Red Carpet for Hope Gala and hosting special events for St. Jude's children and their families at the hospital. The retailer's efforts help ensure no family ever receives a bill from St. Jude for treatment, travel, housing or food – because all a family should worry about is helping their child live.

About Christopher & Banks
Christopher & Banks Corporation is a Minneapolis-based specialty retailer of women's clothing. The company operates approximately 509 stores in 45 states consisting of 316 MPW stores, 83 outlet stores, 56 Christopher & Banks stores, and 54 stores in its women's plus size clothing division CJ Banks. The Company also operates an ecommerce website at www.ChristopherandBanks.com.

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About St. Jude Children's Research Hospital^®
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital is leading the way the world understands, treats and defeats childhood cancer and other life-threatening diseases. It is the only National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center devoted solely to children. Treatments invented at St. Jude have helped push the overall childhood cancer survival rate from 20 percent to 80 percent since the hospital opened more than 50 years ago. St. Jude is working to drive the overall survival rate for childhood cancer to 90 percent, and we won't stop until no child dies from cancer. St. Jude freely shares the discoveries it makes, and every child saved at St. Jude means doctors and scientists worldwide can use that knowledge to save thousands more children. Families never receive a bill from St. Jude for treatment, travel, housing or food – because all a family should worry about is helping their child live. Join the St. Jude mission by visiting stjude.org, liking St. Jude on Facebook (facebook.com/stjude) and following us on Twitter (@stjude).

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