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Scholarships We Give and The New Ones We’ll Be Awarding in 2023

From the very beginning of Jayme’s Fund for Social Justice, we knew we wanted to find ways to give back to the community and support students who inspired us as Jayme had. As we look back on the past twenty years, the scholarships stand out as a way we’ve made a major impact in our…

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Twenty Reasons For Gratitude

This is Jayme delivering the 1st bear to a child at the Jimmy Fund Clinic in 1997. This time of year, when we’re feeling the rush of the holidays and the race to the end of the year, it is especially important to take a moment and pause. For us here at Jayme’s Fund, that…

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How I Went from Jayme’s Fund to The Jimmy Fund

Note: We recently interviewed Amber Forrence, a past Jayme’s Fund for Social Justice intern. Read more to learn about the work she did with Jayme’s Fund, the work she continues to do with the foundation, and the effect it has had on her since. Hi! My name is Amber Forrence, and I live in Windham,…

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Meet Rose Kozdra, Bringing Jayme’s Bears to Life!

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Note: We recently interviewed Rose Kozdra, Jayme’s sewing teacher, who was instrumental in developing the Jayme’s Bears Project. Read more to learn about Jayme from Rose’s perspective, as well as about her involvement with Jayme’s Fund over the last two decades. My name is Rose Kozdra. Jayme was my [sewing] student for a couple of…

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