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Marlo Thomas appeals for holiday donations

Marlo Thomas wants holiday shoppers to set aside a little of the money they're spending on holiday shopping and donate it to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, founded by her father, Danny Thomas.

“So many moms and dads come up to me and say that their child wouldn't be alive if it wasn't for St. Jude. Not just because of the research that we're doing there, but because they couldn't have afforded it,” Thomas said in a segment recorded for “This Week” on ABC and aired on Sunday.