Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (NYSE: WSM) announced that it will again partner with St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital® for the St. Jude Thanks and Giving® campaign, an unprecedented union of celebrities, media, and more than 70 of the nation’s leading brands and companies that ask consumers to donate while they shop during the holiday season to help St. Jude advance research and treatment of childhood cancer.

This is the 11th year Williams-Sonoma, Inc. has participated in the campaign, which began as a holiday-focused fundraising effort and has grown into an annual tradition that has raised more than $587 million thanks to tremendous public support. The funds raised are critical given that no family ever receives a bill from St. Jude for treatment, travel, housing or meals. To date, Williams-Sonoma, Inc. has raised over $30 million for St. Jude. The funds raised this year will be part of Williams-Sonoma, Inc.’s second year of a pledge to raise $30 million over 10 years.

“Each donation to St. Jude is so meaningful. I am thankful for our customers and our associates, who give so generously to this worthy cause,” said Laura Alber, Williams-Sonoma, Inc. President and CEO.

The campaign will run through December 13. Customers can support the campaign by making an in store donation, online donation, or telephone donation, or by purchasing a product or gift card that gives back to St. Jude at any of Williams-Sonoma, Inc.’s portfolio of brands, including Williams-Sonoma, Pottery Barn, Pottery Barn Kids, PBteen, West Elm, Rejuvenation, and Mark and Graham.

“I am so grateful for Williams-Sonoma, Inc.’s dedication to helping the children and families of St. Jude,” said Marlo Thomas, National Outreach Director for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. “During the holiday shopping season, Williams-Sonoma, Inc.’s participation in the St. Jude Thanks and Giving campaign makes it easy for its customers to help our doctors and scientists continue the research and treatment that leads to cures and gives these children the chance to enjoy many more holidays for years to come.”

To learn more about the St. Jude Thanks and Giving campaign or to make a donation, visit Williams-Sonoma, Inc.’s portfolio of brands at www.williams-sonoma.com, www.potterybarn.com, www.potterybarnkids.com, www.pbteen.com, www.westelm.com, www.rejuvenation.com or www.markandgraham.com. You can also visit www.stjude.org or call 1-800-4STJUDE.

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. It is the only National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center devoted solely to children. Treatments invented at St. Jude have helped push the overall childhood cancer survival rate from 20 percent to 80 percent since the hospital opened more than 50 years ago. St. Jude is working to drive the overall survival rate for childhood cancer to 90 percent, and we won’t stop until no child dies from cancer. St. Jude freely shares the discoveries it makes, and every child saved at St. Jude means doctors and scientists worldwide can use that knowledge to save thousands more children. Families never receive a bill from St. Jude for treatment, travel, housing or food – because all a family should worry about is helping their child live. Join the St. Jude mission by visiting stjude.org, liking St. Jude on Facebook (facebook.com/stjude) and following us on Twitter (@stjude).

About Williams-Sonoma, Inc.

Williams-Sonoma, Inc. is a specialty retailer of high-quality products for the home. These products, representing eight distinct merchandise strategies – Williams-Sonoma, Pottery Barn, Pottery Barn Kids, West Elm, PBteen, Williams-Sonoma Home, Rejuvenation, and Mark and Graham – are marketed through e-commerce websites, direct mail catalogs and 612 stores. Williams-Sonoma, Inc. currently operates in the United States, Canada, Australia and the United Kingdom, offers international shipping to customers worldwide, and has unaffiliated franchisees that operate stores in the Middle East, the Philippines, and Mexico.