Rentokil Terminix donates $200,000 to St. Jude

Pictured (from left) are Brett Ponton, CEO of Rentokil Terminix; Andy Ransom, CEO of parent company Rentokil Initial; John Myers, CEO of U.S. Pest Control for Rentokil North America; and Richard C. Shadyac Jr., president and CEO of ALSAC, the fundraising and awareness organization for St. Jude. PHOTO: RENTOKIL TERMINIX

Rentokil Terminix announced a donation of $200,000 to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

The donation commemorates the merger of the two pest control companies, Rentokil and Terminix, to form Rentokil Terminix in North America.

The check presentation event took place at the Terminix headquarters in Memphis, Tenn. It was led by executive leaders Andy Ransom, CEO of Rentokil Initial; Brett Ponton, CEO of Rentokil Terminix in North America; and John Myers, CEO of U.S. Pest Control. Richard C. Shadyac Jr., president and CEO of ALSAC, the fundraising and awareness organization for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, was present to accept the donation for St. Jude.

“We are so thankful for the support of Rentokil Terminix in the lifesaving mission of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital,” Shadyac said in the news release. “This donation will help fuel St. Jude’s ongoing $12.9 billion strategic plan that grows investment in global childhood cancer research and care, all from right here in the great city we both call home.”

“We are delighted to make this donation to the children and families of St. Jude on behalf of our colleagues around North America,” Ponton said. “This donation is just another example of why our newly combined company makes so much sense. Each of our organizations were, and are now, even more committed to giving back to the communities where we live and work.”

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital accepts children from all 50 states and around the world. Thanks to generous donors, families never receive a bill from St. Jude for treatment, travel, housing or food so they can focus on helping their child live. The mission of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is to advance cures and means of prevention for pediatric catastrophic diseases through research and treatment.

“I can’t think of a better way to kick off our exciting future than celebrating this core value we all share,” Ponton added. “We look forward to many more years of partnership with St. Jude and serving this cause.”