On Saturday, February 14, 2009, 2 Rivers Guide Service, LLC, will be hosting the 1st Annual St. Jude Bass Fishing Tournament on the Potomac River in Brunswick, MD (Campground Boat Ramp), check in will be at 5:00a.m. Depending on the number of participants, we will pay out the first 1-5 winners and lunker. Please visit http://www.2riversguideservice.com, e-mail [email protected] or call 717-328-9096 (Dave or Mary) for details and an application. Deadline to enter is Friday, February 6, 2009; we will be accepting the first 50 applications (by post mark date). Here is a chance to claim bragging rights and save the life of a child at the same time. Hope to see you there!
We are also asking local business to help with the event by donating gift certificates and items we can use for raffles to take place of monetary payouts thereby increasing the money going to St. Jude’s Children.
The following are costs from the insurance and purchasing departments of St. Jude.
Wigs: $75
Spinal Tap: $253
Physical therapy per hour: $332
One day of oxygen: $402
Average charge per inpatient per day: $5,033
ICU daily room rate: $2,727
Average charge per outpatient per day: $2,281
Platelet Count: $40
Complete blood Count: $50
Chest X-ray, one view: $125
One day of chemotherapy: $712
An ultrasound study: $298 to $4,838
CT scan: $838 to $10,712
Radiotherapy: $39,000 to $52,000
Above-knee prosthesis: $33,878
Average cost for treating acute lymphoblastic leukemia per patient: $546,000
1st Annual St. Jude Bass Fishing Tournament
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