Twenty-one years ago this month, Boston College’s Jay McGillis lost his fight against cancer, but his legacy lives on for perpetuity through the Tom Coughlin Jay Fund Foundation, created in his honor to help families who are tackling childhood cancer. Resigned to death after his body rejected a bone marrow transplant from his oldest brother Michael, McGillis returned home for …
The Tom Coughlin Jay Fund Foundation is proud to welcome Kerry Miller, as its New York and New Jersey area Director. Kerry will facilitate the day to day operations in the Tristate area, including program management and fund development. Kerry’s background is finance. Prior to staying home to raise her family, Kerry was a commercial banking officer in New York …
This summer, the River City Men’s Chorus will begin its fourth season. Originally formed as a completely voluntary community men’s chorus by Wayne Bailey, retired director of Choral Studies and professor of Vocal Music for Florida State College at Jacksonville. The group has grown to include over 40 diverse professional and amateur vocalists today. River City Mens Chorus is not only dedicated to artistic …
We received a message on Facebook from a gentleman named Mike, a Boston College fan, who had a very touching message to share about a guy he never met…named Jay McGillis. Rather than paraphrasing and not doing the message justice, here it is: “Hi. I don’t know who will eventually read this but I’ll write anyway. My name is Mike. …
Tom Coughlin is in Jacksonville this weekend. But, he’s nowhere near Everbank stadium. He’s not here for football – he’s here for golf. Coach Coughlin will be at TPC Sawgrass on Sunday and Monday with a host of celebrities and pro athletes to raise funds for his Jay Fund Foundation, which provides financial and emotional support for families of children …
We are thrilled to be able to play on the same golf course as the world’s top golfers competed less than a week ago at THE PLAYERS Championship – TPC Sawgrass. We’ve got an exciting two days planned, which include dinner at the luxurious TPC Sawgrass clubhouse, a fantastic live and silent auction, and a day of golf with prizes …
New York Giants Offensive Lineman Kevin Boothe was recently approached by his alma mater, Cornell University. He was asked by a Junior at Cornell University’s School of Hotel Administration and the Chair of this years Battle of The Chefs, Marty Rauch, to judge this year’s philanthropic competition. The competition ran similarly to an “Iron Chef” style battle and requires 4-6 teams of 5 student …
The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University honored the Jay Fund’s very own Coach Tom Coughlin last week at the Pierre, as the CASA Columbia, the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University hosted it’s 21st Anniversary Dinner. CASA was founded in 1992 by Joe Califano. Coach Coughlin and Jamie Lee Curtis were honored with the Inspiration …
On May 19th at the Celebrity Golf Silent Auction, the Tom Coughlin Jay Fund Foundation will be featuring one-of-a-kind birdhouses designed by our “Jay Fund Patient Artists”. Each of these children are currently undergoing treatment for pediatric cancer. They have created priceless pieces of art that will go to the highest bidder in our Celebrity Golf silent auction. This project …
Congratulations to two brave young ladies who have been tackling cancer and are the 2013 recipients of the Jay Fund’s scholarships. Riley Theis was diagnosed with Papillary Ependymoma WHO grade II in May 2007 and with a recurrence in January 2010. It has now been almost three years since her last treatment and she continues to do well. In spite …