Sharing More Than a Meal
At Melting Pot, some of life's most meaningful moments happen around the table—birthdays, celebrations, date nights and time spent with loved ones. Through our partnership with St. Jude Children's Research Hospital®, those special moments help create hope for children and families facing childhood cancer and other life-threatening diseases.
Since 2003, Melting Pot restaurants and our generous guests have raised more than $19 million in support of the St. Jude mission: Finding cures. Saving children.® Together, we're helping ensure families can focus on what matters most—helping their child heal.
Because of supporters like you, families never receive a bill from St. Jude for treatment, travel, housing or food. Your support allows parents to focus on their child's care, not the financial burden that often comes with a serious illness.
How the Melting Pot Family Supports St. Jude
The impact of the Melting Pot community extends far beyond a single campaign. Together, our guests, franchisees and team members support St. Jude throughout the year in meaningful ways.
St. Jude Thanks and Giving® Campaign
Each holiday season, guests dining at participating Melting Pot restaurants can support St. Jude through the annual St. Jude Thanks and Giving campaign. Guests who donate $20 receive a Donate & Dine card valid for $30 off a future purchase of $100 or more, creating an opportunity to give back while enjoying another fondue experience.
Round Up for St. Jude
Guests can now support St. Jude every day through our Round Up program, choosing to round up their purchase to the nearest dollar. These small acts of generosity add up to make a big difference for children and families.
Signature Chocolate Wafer Program
For every box of Melting Pot's signature chocolate fondue wafers purchased, $1 is donated to St. Jude, helping fund lifesaving research and treatment.
St. Jude Walk
Melting Pot team members across the country come together each year to participate in the St. Jude Walk, raising funds and showing support for the children and families of St. Jude while strengthening our commitment to the mission.
Employee Fundraising & Advocacy
Our team members are passionate ambassadors for St. Jude. Through fundraising efforts, community engagement and conversations with guests, they help share the St. Jude story and inspire others to join the mission.
Meet Erma, a Firecracker Full of Hope
In 2025, just before her fourth birthday, Erma visited her pediatrician for a routine checkup. Unexpectedly, doctors discovered a mass above her adrenal gland. She was referred to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, where she was diagnosed with neuroblastoma—a cancer that most often begins in the nerve tissue of the adrenal gland. Further scans revealed the cancer had spread to her bones.
At first, it was hard for her parents, Caleb and Sarah, to believe how sick she was.
“She was very bouncy, very bubbly,” Caleb said. “Within about two weeks, her condition deteriorated very quickly. It was painful for her to walk. It was painful for her to move.”
Today, Erma's treatment continues, but she has already returned to many of the qualities that make her so special. Her parents describe her as energetic, joyful and full of life.
To help Erma through chemotherapy, her family created what they affectionately call “Theme o' Chemo” parties. Each new round of treatment begins with a themed celebration complete with decorations, gifts and fun surprises.
“Round five was Galloping Through Chemo,” Caleb recalled. “It was unicorns and horses.”
Despite the challenges she faces, Erma continues to embrace every moment with courage and joy.
“She is just a firecracker,” said her mom, Sarah. “She's definitely experiencing life. It's a little different than we expected, but it's still really beautiful. And special.”
For families like Erma's, supporters make all the difference.
“We knew right away that she was in a place where she was going to get the best care possible,” Caleb said, “and that's given us a lot of hope.”
Because of partners, guests and team members like those in the Melting Pot family, St. Jude can continue providing world-class treatment and pioneering research while helping families focus on what matters most—their child.
About St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital is leading the way the world understands, treats and defeats childhood cancer and other life-threatening diseases. Its purpose is clear: Finding cures. Saving children.®
When St. Jude opened in 1962, childhood cancer was largely considered incurable. Since then, St. Jude has helped push the overall childhood cancer survival rate from 20% to more than 80%, and it won't stop until no child dies from cancer. Families never receive a bill from St. Jude for treatment, travel, housing or food, so they can focus on helping their child live. Through groundbreaking research and global collaboration, St. Jude shares its discoveries to help children everywhere have a better chance to survive and thrive.
Join the St. Jude mission by visiting Stjude.org or following St. Jude on Facebook and YouTube.
