California Pools Partners with St. Jude Children's Research Hospital®

Bringing Families Together: A Partnership Built on Shared Values

At California Pools, we've always believed that the best moments in life happen when families come together. For over 70 years, we've been transforming backyards across the nation, creating custom pools that serve as the backdrop for countless family memories – birthday parties, summer afternoons, holiday gatherings, and quiet evenings under the stars.

Today, we're proud to announce our partnership with St. Jude Children's Research Hospital®, an organization that shares our unwavering commitment to putting families first. This collaboration represents more than just a charitable initiative; it's a natural alignment between two organizations dedicated to strengthening family bonds and creating hope for the future.

Why We Chose St. Jude: A Shared Mission of Supporting Families

The decision to partner with St. Jude was an easy one for California Pools. Both organizations understand that families are the foundation of everything we do. While we help families create spaces for joy and togetherness in their backyards, St. Jude helps families stay together during their most difficult moments, providing hope and healing when it's needed most.

Both California Pools and St. Jude believe in the power of community. Our franchise locations are deeply embedded in their local communities, just as St. Jude serves families from communities across the globe. We both understand that when you strengthen families, you strengthen communities.

About St. Jude Children's Research Hospital®: Leading the Fight for Children's Lives

St. Jude stands as the world's leading pediatric treatment and research facility, dedicated to advancing cures and means of prevention for pediatric catastrophic diseases through research and treatment. Founded by entertainer Danny Thomas in 1962, St. Jude has treated children from all 50 states and around the world.

What sets St. Jude apart is their revolutionary approach: families never receive a bill from St. Jude for treatment, travel, housing, or food. This means parents can focus on what matters most – helping their child live. St. Jude has helped push the overall childhood cancer survival rate in the US from 20% to more than 80% since opening, and they won't stop until no child dies from cancer.

The hospital's family-centered care philosophy ensures that when a child is treated at St. Jude, the entire family is cared for. They provide housing, meals, and support services, recognizing that healing happens best when families stay together during the most challenging times of their lives.

What makes St. Jude truly remarkable is that their research breakthroughs benefit children everywhere. Unlike many medical institutions that keep their discoveries proprietary, St. Jude shares all of their research findings with hospitals and medical professionals around the world. This means that a breakthrough made in Memphis reaches pediatric oncologists in your local community, improving care for children in every corner of the globe. When St. Jude develops a new treatment protocol or discovers a more effective therapy, families everywhere benefit – making their work a truly global force for good.

Our Partnership in Action: Pools for a Purpose

Through our "Pools for a Purpose" initiative, participating California Pools locations are donating $50 to St. Jude for every pool sold from now until December 31, 2025. This means that each pool installation is contributing to St. Jude.

This partnership allows our customers to know that their investment in a California Pool extends beyond their backyard. Every pool we install contributes directly to the St. Jude mission, ensuring no child dies from cancer, while simultaneously creating a space where families can gather, play, and create lasting memories.

We're committed to transparency in our giving and will provide regular updates on the total funds raised through this partnership. Our goal is not just to support St. Jude financially, but to raise awareness about their incredible work and inspire others in our industry to consider how they can make a difference.

Looking Forward: Building Hope, One Pool at a Time

As we move forward with this partnership, we're excited about the impact we can make together. We invite our customers, team members, and community partners to join us in supporting this vital cause. When you choose California Pools, you're not just investing in a backyard transformation; you're investing in the future of children's healthcare and the strength of families everywhere.

For those inspired to make an additional impact, we encourage you to visit the St. Jude donation page at stjude.org/donate to contribute directly to their lifesaving mission. Every donation – whether $10 or $1,000 – helps ensure that families never receive a bill from            St. Jude, and that groundbreaking research continues to benefit children in communities across the world.

Together, California Pools and St. Jude Children's Research Hospital®is proving that when businesses align their values with their actions, incredible things can happen. We're building more than pools – we're building hope, one family at a time.