Expanding Hope: Domino’s Event Center Reopens at St. Jude

Published: June 27, 2025
St. Jude patients were hands-on with dough stretching, tossing and creative pizza-making stations during the patient pizza party celebrating the reopening of Domino’s Event Center in Memphis, Tennessee, on June 12, 2025.

On June 12, 2025, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital unveiled the newly renovated Domino’s Event Center at its Memphis, Tennessee, campus. Originally dedicated in August 2015, the center was designed as a hub for hospital, fundraising and patient events. Now, a decade later, it has undergone significant expansion and modernization – enhancements that will better serve both St. Jude and ALSAC, its fundraising and awareness organization. Domino’s, St. Jude, and ALSAC celebrated the reopening with a ribbon-cutting and the first patient event held at the reimagined Domino’s Event Center in five years.

Key improvements at the Domino’s Event Center include increased capacity for both theater-style and banquet-style seating. Facility enhancements include an enlarged main hall and courtyard, a spacious lobby, and a state-of-the-art AV and sound system.

These upgrades enable ALSAC to host most of its events on campus, enhancing the experience for staff, donors and partners. St. Jude will also benefit from the improved space for major events for patients, as well as professional development for medical and research teams. The building will foster learning, collaboration and community.

“Events held in the Domino’s Event Center give our patients and their families hope, and hope is key to the mission of St. Jude,” said Ike Anand, interim CEO at ALSAC. “I want to thank all of our friends from Domino’s for their continuous and unwavering support of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.”

2025 marks Domino’s 21st year as a proud St. Jude partner. During this time, Domino’s has raised more than $143 million for St. Jude, including more than $18 million in 2024, contributing to Domino’s pledge to raise $300 million for St. Jude by 2034.

"St. Jude Children's Research Hospital has been part of the Domino's family since 2004, and we’re honored to continue our partnership by helping to create meaningful experiences for patients, families, staff, and supporters through the enhanced Domino’s Event Center,” said Russell Weiner, Domino’s CEO.

St. Jude’s mission is to advance cures and means of prevention for pediatric diseases through research and treatment. Families never receive a bill from St. Jude for treatment, travel, housing or food – so they can focus on helping their child live.

Learn more about Domino’s partnership with St. Jude here.