| Current Events Check back here soon for a list of upcoming events for 2010! *** The 3rd Annual Jack's Baby Shower was a HUGE success! We’d like to thank everyone for their contributions to Jack’s Baby Shower. We received the most donations to date. They were delivered to RMH and ACH in late November. *** On October 18, 2009 from 2:00 - 4:00 pm, the Jack Ryan Gillham Foundation will be hosting the 3rd Annual Jack's Baby Shower at the Carroll Electric Building in Huntsville. At this event we will gather needed items for the Ronald McDonald House and Arkansas Children's Hospital. There will be food, drinks, and a bouncy house for the kiddos!! So bring your family and come on out!! Needed items for ACH: socks, blankets, mobiles, bumbo chairs, swings, bouncy seats, toys, rattles, high chairs, wash clothes, onesies, disposable cameras, booties. Needed items for RMH: paper towels, toilet paper, shampoo/conditioner, razors, shaving cream, tooth paste, tooth brushes, towels, washcloths, twin bedding, snacks, toys, movies, books, pillows, laundry detergent, soap, paper plates, cups. Gift cards and monetary donations are also welcome! For directions to the Carroll Electric Building, click here. If you are unable to attend the event you may drop off a donation at Fayetteville Auto Park or FNB in Huntsville. Donations can be mailed to: Jack's Baby Shower c/o JRG Foundation PO Box 321 Huntsville, AR 72740 For more information call Bethany at (479) 305-0448. *** The 2nd Annual Jack Ryan Gillham Memorial Golf Tournament and Silent Auction was held at Oakridge Golf Course on June 20, 2009. We would like to thank the players, sponsors and volunteers that made this event possible. We were able to raise substantial funds to be put to good use in the coming year!! Thank you for helping us help families of critically ill babies!!! For full tournament results, click here. *** Jack’s 2nd Annual Cruise for Compassion Poker Run has been rescheduled for September 19, 2009 because of torrential rains on its originally planned date. Last year's event was a lot of fun and a great success for the JRG Foundation. Specific details to come soon! For additional questions please email jackscruise@gmail.com or call Bethany @ (479)305-0448. *** GREAT NEWS! The Jack Ryan Gillham Foundation was voted NWA’s favorite local non-profit in an online poll!! Thank you JRGF fans!!! *** The date is set for the 2nd Annual Jack Ryan Gillham Foundation Golf Tournament. It will be held on June 20, 2009 at Oakridge Golf Course in Huntsville, AR. There will be free food and drinks all day! A reception will follow where prizes will be distributed to players, as well as food, music and a silent auction! This event was a huge success last summer, so please join us for this year's golf tournament! *** Jack's 3rd Annual Baby Shower will be held on October 4, 2009 at Mitchusson Park in Huntsville, AR. We will gather needed items to donate to the NICU at Arkansas Children's Hospital and Ronald McDonald House. *** Jack's 2nd Annual Baby Shower was a great success. Thank you to everyone who helped out or donated items this year. We really appreciate it! *** On Sunday, September 7, 2008 we held the first annual poker run and silent auction to benefit the Foundation. Jack's Cruise for Compassion was a great success. Thank you to everyone who participated and volunteered. Each of you helped make the day such a success! *** The golf tournament was a huge success! Thank you to everyone who was involved! We had 24 volunteers, 66 golfers, and plenty of people who showed up for the silent auction. Between the tournament and silent auction, we raised $9000.00. For complete tournament results, please click here. *** We are pleased to announce that the blood drive held on March 12th was a huge success! We were able to meet our goal of 80 units! Because of this an HHS student will receive a scholarship from the American Red Cross. Thank you to everyone who came out to donate and made this event a success. Because of you we are able to help others while we keep Jack’s memory alive. A special thanks to Gayla Kingfisher who works for American Red Cross and to Dr. Alvin Lievsay who is the one who suggested this blood drive in Jack’s honor. *** In October 2007 we held the first annual “Jack’s Baby Shower” event. At this event we collected items and gift cards to donate to the NICU at Arkansas Children’s Hospital. The first weekend in December we delivered the items to ACH and they were very impressed with the size of our donation!! Thank you to everyone who made this event a success!!! *** In December of 2007 our foundation partnered with Jetride to sponsor a family at Arkansas Children’s Hospital for the Christmas holiday. The family that we sponsored was a 4 year old little boy who is battling Leukemia and his little brother, as well as their mother and another unborn sibling. Together with Jetride we raised enough money for the family to purchase a washer and dryer!!! That’s in addition to all of the other gifts we delivered! We’re looking forward to being able to give more and do more!! Thanks to everyone who made these events a success! *** We are currently in the process of launching a new project called “Love, Jack.” The Love, Jack project will be raising money specifically for families who have critically ill babies. The goal of the Love, Jack project is to make it so these families don’t have to choose between going back to work and leaving their baby or not being able to buy gas and pay bills. If we can help ONE family then we are making a difference, but with your help we can help more. Check out the How You Can Help page to donate. *** Additionally, we have Jack Ryan Gillham t-shirts and bracelets available. You can see them here, here, and here. If you are interested in purchasing a Foundation t-shirt, please contact us at bethany@jackryangillham.org. Child small to adult XXL are available. *** Since the foundation came into existence in September of 2007, we have donated hundreds of dollars to Arkansas Children’s Hospital and Ronald McDonald House Charities, as well as donated thousands of dollars of items and gift cards to deserving families and the NICU at Arkansas Children’s Hospital. |
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