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 …
Keli Coughlin, Executive Director of the Tom Coughlin Jay Fund (TC Jay Fund), and Rita Malie, Program Manager, brought volunteers to St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital (SJCH) on Tuesday, February 12, to engage in play time activities with pediatric patients and have a Valentine’s Day party. Members of the TC Jay Fund crafted modeling clay sculptures and engaged in exciting conversations …
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.
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 …
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.
In this widely-acclaimed ESPN piece which first aired on November 25th, 2012, Coach Coughlin and the McGillis family share the eternal bond that exists between them, and how that bond grew into the Tom Coughlin Jay Fund Foundation.
New York Giants head coach Tom Coughlin is most known for standing on the sidelines, leading the defending Super Bowl champions week in and week out.
But off the field, one of the coach’s life missions is to help others.
Every year, for the last seven years, Tom Coughlin has hosted the “Champions for Children Gala,” a fundraiser for his wonderful Jay Fund Foundation. The event raises a lot of money to help families of children with cancer.
It does a little good for the Giants, too.
CLICK HERE to listen to segment.