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Marlo Thomas celebrates Thanks and Giving's 20th year and $1 billion raised for St. Jude hospital

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When families thank Marlo Thomas for the medical treatment they received at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, she kindly corrects them.

“I say, ‘Well, you know, I’m not a scientist, I’m a wheelbarrow,’” the actress, producer and activist says with a smile that has been famous since her days starring in “That Girl.” “I take the wheelbarrow, put the money in it and bring it to the scientists.”

And Thomas, who serves as St. Jude’s National Outreach Director, is a really good wheelbarrow.

This year, St. Jude’s Thanks and Giving campaign celebrates its 20th anniversary and passing the fundraising

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