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  To our Friends and Supporters,  As 2015 draws to a close, and a new year begins, I am reminded of the blessings the Jay Fund continues to receive and the privilege we have of helping...

Our children are our most precious resource.  It isn’t fair when a child is diagnosed with cancer, but it is a reality that many parents are confronted with every day.  Cancer doesn’t follow orders. ...

Love is a seemingly inadequate word to describe the intensity of the feeling a parent feels for a child, but it is the emotion that drives a parent to imagine, plan, and provide for every opportunity...

In 2009, during the summer heading into my senior year at Boston College, I was diagnosed with Ewing’s Sarcoma, a rare form of bone cancer. There aren’t adequate words to describe the devastation I...

No parent is prepared to hear a doctor say the words: Your child has cancer; George and I were no different.  When we learned in 1953 that our then three-year-old daughter, Robin, had leukemia, we...

On Father's Day, we celebrate and honor our dad’s love, strength, sacrifice and encouragement.  These traits shine even brighter when a father is tackling childhood cancer with his son or daughter....

Surviving cancer is a big challenge, but the challenges don't stop.  Right now, seven childhood cancer survivors from Florida, New Jersey, and New York are preparing for a new challenge: college.  In...

The Tom Coughlin Jay Fund Wine Tasting Gala is the must-attend event of the year in Jacksonville.  It's back for 2015 to celebrate 20 years of helping First Coast families tackle childhood cancer!...

2014 was a tremendous year for the Jay Fund; it was a time of growth, excitement and a profound statement regarding our continuing mission to #BeThere for families tackling childhood cancer. We...

#GivingTuesday is on December 2nd, and the Tom Coughlin Jay Fund is ready to see some amazing things happen! #GivingTuesday is about AMAZING people. #GivingTuesday is the ultimate example of ordinary...