SUMBA CAMPAIGN We are still accepting donations towards our Sumba campaign. So far, we have raised ~$2,000 from generous donors and our shuffleboard fundraiser. We have already sent our grant of $24,644 to The Sumba Foundation for the renovation and construction of six health clinics in Indonesia. Phase 1 has just been completed, where the…

BIG NEWS! THE SUMBA FOUNDATION PARTNERSHIP We are proud to begin this newsletter with some exciting news! A project that has been in the works for the last year and a half is finally ready to be announced. We have been looking for JDJ to make an impact abroad and have had the perfect place…

BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS EVENT SPONSORSHIP We are looking forward to the happy hour we are sponsoring in Jersey City for our friends at Big Brothers Big Sisters of Essex, Hudson and Union Counties. Thursday, September 12th from 6:30-9:30PM they will be hosting a fundraiser at The Ashford in Jersey City. We will be matching all door donations to…

A LOOK INSIDE A DIFFERENT TYPE OF CANCER RESEARCH LAB When we learned of Dana-Farber’s unique work using mathematics to help with cancer treatment, we knew we had to get involved. Thanks to some recent photos taken directly by our research team, you can get a great feel of what the JDJ research lab is like on…

WHEELCHAIRS The wheelchair recipients keep rolling in. We have granted our fourth wheelchair to a 6yr old who loves the thrill of racing. Meet Aadil, a vibrant kid who loves to be on the move. He is currently a trainee in the Rising New York Road Runners Program, and we are overjoyed to be helping him attain…

THIRD WHEELCHAIR RECIPIENT Meet our third wheelchair recipient, Logan. Logan is a young athlete and the star goalie for his soccer team. We met his family on May 14th, and provided him with the Strike Force Power Wheelchair and Soccer Guard. Previously, he did not have his own adaptive chair which made playing very difficult. He was…

A great start to 2019 for the JDJ Charitable Foundation We are excited to share some first quarter highlights from the JDJ Charitable Foundation with our friends, supporters and family. While we have accomplished so much in the first three months of the year, we still have many more exciting things planned for the rest of 2019!  RFP & Scholarship…

February was a short month packed with a lot of action for the JDJ Charitable Foundation.  Of course, our biggest event in February was Cycle for Survival on Friday, February 22nd. This was the third year in a row that Team JDJ participated in this energetic and inspirational event. 24 riders on team JDJ rode…