by Heather Straughter | Dec 8, 2013 | Letters to Jakey, Uncategorized
Dear Jakey,So today has come and now it is almost over. As this day approaches it brings about so many different feelings: anticipation mixed with dread, anxiety combined with melancholy and a need to simultaneously make time slow down and speed up. We went to...
by Heather Straughter | Dec 3, 2013 | Letters to Jakey, Uncategorized
Dear Jakey, I started this letter to you on Sunday with the intentions of writing an optimistic and positive letter. I got about 3 lines in and I quit. And tonight I erased them. It just feels entirely inauthentic to write about being thankful at this time of year....
by Heather Straughter | Nov 26, 2013 | Letters to Jakey, Uncategorized
Dear Jakey,Wow, a lot of time has passed. More time than I am comfortable with but that is the strange thing about this new life of mine. There is no real ability to slow down the passage of time. I think I depended on you for that. You helped me and us know when to...
by Heather Straughter | Nov 18, 2013 | Events
We have MANY exciting opportunities over the next few weeks to spread the Jake’s Help From Heaven word and raise money! Since our inception in 2011, we have awarded over $91,000 to JHFH applicants (with over $56,000 in 2013 alone!). We couldn’t do it...
by Heather Straughter | Aug 30, 2013 | Events
Thank you so much to all the attendees of our 2nd Annual Finest Fillies event. We had such fun, had a packed venue and raised over $13,500! Newcomer Beth Alexander won the PLINKO game with Johanna Friedman and Jenny Witte taking up the rest of the winner’s...
