Written on April 3, 2012 at 4:06 am by

Cindy Crawford Partners With St. Jude’s to Give Away 28 Brand New Dream Homes

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Cindy CrawfordCindy Crawford is partnering with St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital to give away 28 “dream homes” around the nation through the St. Jude Dream Home Giveaway. The homes are valued between $300,000 and $700,000. Tickets for a chance to win sell for $100 each; the proceeds will go to St. Jude to provide medical care to sick children at no cost to their families.

Cindy Crawford lost her younger brother to acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), the most common form of childhood cancer, when she was just shy of 10 years old. He was almost 4 years old.

It is worthy to note that when Cindy Crawford’s brother passed away the survival rate for ALL was around only 50 percent. Today, it’s 94 percent.

Only limited number of tickets are sold in each markets. Ticket holders also have the chance to win jewelry, electronics, and furniture store gift certificates.

Money raised through ticket sales will go to support St. Jude’s mission: finding cures and saving lives.

Find out if there is a St. Jude Dream Home Giveaway in your city. Visit www.dreamhome.org.

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