Tickets Go On Sale For 4th Annual St. Jude Dream Home Giveaway

Saturday, February 27, 2010

Tickets are going on sale for the fourth annual St. Jude Dream Home Giveaway.

The first tickets will be available at the Heart Strings for Hope concert at the Tivoli Theater on Tuesday at 7:30 p.m.

Country music artists have reserved tje first $100 chance to win the home valued at approximately $350,000.

The event is sponsored by St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and WUSY US-101.

Officials said $100 tickets to win the St. Jude Dream Home Giveaway are available by calling 1-800-750-6962 or by visiting www.dreamhome.org.

Tickets may also be reserved at Chattanooga area Lowe’s locations and Trust Federal Credit Union.

The five-bedroom house is being built in The Overlook community in North Chattanooga and will feature four baths, bonus room, study, and game room, designer kitchen with breakfast nook and formal dining room, large master suite with luxurious master bath, covered front porch and two-car garage.

It is located only minutes away from downtown Chattanooga and Hixson.

The St. Jude Dream Home Giveaway benefits the lifesaving work of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, one of the world's premier pediatric cancer research centers. For more information about the St. Jude Dream Home Giveaway, visit www.dreamhome.org.

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is internationally recognized for its pioneering work in finding cures and saving children with cancer and other catastrophic diseases. St. Jude is the first and only pediatric cancer center to be designated as a Comprehensive Cancer Center by the National Cancer Institute. Founded by late entertainer Danny Thomas and based in Memphis, Tenn., St. Jude freely shares its discoveries with scientific and medical communities around the world. St. Jude is the only pediatric cancer research center where families never pay for treatment not covered by insurance. No child is ever denied treatment because of the family’s inability to pay. St. Jude is financially supported by ALSAC, its fundraising organization. For more information, please visit www.stjude.org.



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