Coughlin: Helping families tackling childhood cancer ‘puts things in perspective’ The Florida Times-Union Beth Reese Cravey March 16, 2013 3:14 AM EDT Copyright 2013 The Florida Times-Union. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. For the past few weeks, Tom Coughlin has been making the national media rounds plugging his new book about how …
by Alexi Strong, Staff Writer The Beaches Leader, Inc. More than seven months have passed since 5-year-old Elizabeth Forte completed treatment for acute lympholastic leukemia. Her parents watched Elizabeth in their Jacksonville Beach home last week play with her brother and sister, and formally introduce everyone in the room to her stuffed animals. They said she loves school, drawing, dancing …
JACKSONVILLE – The Tom Coughlin Jay Fund, a Jacksonville-based nonprofit founded by former Jacksonville Jaguars head coach and current New York Giants head coach Tom Coughlin, is launching a new financial literacy tool to help families tackling childhood cancer. Called the Financial Game Plan, the four-step approach helps families understand and manage financial challenges that result from helping a child …
On Monday, January 7th, the Jay Fund was a feature on TLC’s Cake Boss! Members of Carlo’s Bakery of Hoboken, NJ built a special cake on the episode for the Jay Fund’s annual Ice Cream Social for pediatric cancer patients. Read Here.
Interested in the Jay Fund’s 2013 College Scholarship program for cancer patients and survivors? We are excited to announce that our 2013 application is ready for you! Please contact Rita Malie for a Northeast FL application or NY/ NJ application (as per our guidelines) at [email protected]. We wish the very best and good luck to all who apply!
Thanks to our amazing 2012 donors, the Tom Coughlin Jay Fund was able to BE THERE for over 18 families with a child fighting cancer this holiday season. We provided gift cards for the patient, his or her siblings, and to the parents, so they may provide holiday gifts and a beautiful family meal to enjoy together. These are the …
On Wednesday, December 12th, the Jay Fund partnered up with the Valerie Fund Center at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center to sponsor their annual Holiday Party. Held at the Doubletree Hotel at Newark Airport, the party allowed families to celebrate in style. A formal, ‘kid friendly’, three-course sit down meal is provided, and families are entertained by a DJ and …
On Saturday, December 1st, the Jay Fund hosted it’s annual Holiday Party for pediatric oncology patients being treated at Nemours Children’s Clinic. Held at the WJCT Studio in Jacksonville, the party was a hit with a theme of Pirates and Princesses! Live pirates came to entertain the children with magic shows, balloon animals and tales of woe on the big …
Jay Fund Foundation reaches major goal in 8th year New York, NY (October 17, 2012) – For the first time in its eight-year history, the Tom Coughlin Jay Fund’s “Champions for Children Gala” broke the million dollar mark in fundraising Friday evening at Cipriani in New York City, taking in a total of $1,007,000. “Friday night was a wonderful and …
Last year I wrote about why booking too far in advance can be dangerous for your business, and this concept of margin so eloquently captures what I had recognized had been my problem: I was so booked up with clients that I wasn’t leaving any margin for error, growth, planning, or reflection.