"Fixer Upper" Stars Joanna And Chip Gaines Donated $1.5 Million To St. Jude Children's Hospital!

Chip and Joanna
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I've said it before and I will say it again, I love St. Jude!

The idea of any child with cancer absolutely breaks my heart, but St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee does everything that it can to help those children and their families with this difficult time without asking them for a dime!

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital runs based on donations and they received a BIG one last week thanks to home renovation stars Chip and Joanna Gaines. The former "Fixer Upper" hosts presented the hospital with a $1.5 million check!

WOW! How amazing are they?!

The $1.5 million was raised through the #ChipInChallenge social media campaign with the support of celebrities, including Drew Barrymore, Jennifer Lopez, Alex Rodriguez and Kacey Musgraves.

As well as the massive donation, the couple gifted the nearby St. Jude Target House with a new, one-of-a-kind playhouse. St. Jude Target House offers free accommodations for the families of patients.

Joanna in a recent interview said, "There's something so special about spending time together outside and while we're hopeful that these families will not have to stay here for very long, we wanted to create a retreat for them to explore while they are here."
I'm not crying right now.. Okay maybe I am!

Their generousity is beyond moving and that is a beautiful gift that they gave the children and the families of St. Jude.