We invite you to join us for any of the following events. Thank you so much for supporting Team JCstrong!!  If you have any questions, please contact us at gtbarber@cox.net. 

TEAM JC STRONG T-SHIRT AND MASK SALES! Order here: https://bit.ly/supportjcstrong

MARCH 11 - 12, 2021 - SHOP FOR GOOD AT KENDRA SCOTT! We will be hosting a fundraiser at Kendra Scott in Wichita at the Waterfront on Thursday, March 11 from 3:00 - 6:00pm where you can shop in store and visit with Team JC Strong! Guests may also shop online ANYTIME March 11 and 12, using code GIVEBACK-1037.  20% of your purchase will be donated to Team JC Strong! Be thinking about Mother's Day, Easter and Graduation gifts! Or treat yourself! 

MARCH 14 - 18 2021 - MARCH MADNESS BASKETBALL BRACKETS FOR BLOOD CANCER! Join us in the fight and try your luck at a successful basketball bracket! Visit https://bit.ly/bracketjcstrong to sign up. Bracket challenge opens Selection Sunday and ends Thursday, March 18. Make a $10 minimum donation to our fundraising page and enter "Basketball" in the comments so we know you are officially registered. Prizes will be awarded to those with the most successful brackets! Invite friends to join in this fun challenge! 

MARCH 3 - APRIL 23, 2021 - WEST STREET NUTRITION TIP DONATION! Visit West Street Nutrition at 240 S West Street anytime during our campaign. Enjoy a nutritious shake or tea and all tips will be donated to Team JC Strong! 

APRIL 10, 2021 - PICKLEBALL TOURNAMENT AT CHICKEN N PICKLE WICHITA! Grab a partner and plan to join us for our Team JC Strong Pickleball Tournament. No experience necessary. Costumes encouraged. Just come, play, grab a snack, bid on awesome silent auction items, buy a raffle ticket, and support our team. Register your team using this link no later than April 1st:  https://forms.gle/fFL1VeGmS9PEQEgNA

APRIL 15, 2021 - GARAGE SALE!! Do you have any items you need to donate? We're gladly accepting donations for our sale that will take place at 10415 W. Douglas. Items may be dropped off April 12 - 14. Contact Carsyn with questions at 316-570-4903. Then make plans to visit our big sale on the 15th and take home some treasures!

APRIL 17, 2021 - PARKING LOT BINGO AT EISENHOWER HIGH SCHOOL! Fun starts at 5:00pm. Bring your friends and family and your car! This outdoor BINGO event will be held at the EHS parking lot to keep it socially distant. Play BINGO from the comfort of your vehicle, tune your radio to the specified frequency, win prizes, eat food, bid on silent auction items, and support a great cause!

APRIL 18, 2021 - MRS. COLE'S TROPICAL SNO GIVE BACK EVENT! Join us at Mrs. Cole's Tropical Sno on Main Street in Goddard for an afternoon of shaved ice goodness. A portion of sales will be donated to our Team JC Strong campaign. Walk over to the Pavilion at Linear Park and pick up a JC Strong t-shirt or face mask, and try your luck at winning some raffle prizes! 

APRIL 23, 2021 - VIRTUAL GRAND FINALE EVENT! This year's Grand Finale Event will be held online, but there will be plenty of ways to support Team JC Strong by registering to attend and bidding on some of our fabulous auction items!

Our names are Julia Barber, Carsyn McCue and Madelyn Smith.  We are juniors at Eisenhower High School in Goddard, Kansas. We all serve on our Student Council, hold offices in various clubs and school organizations, are members of Cheer and Dance squads, and are inductees of National Honor Society. It was a decade ago that we met in elementary school. At that time we became friends with a boy named JC Delamore.  We watched him battle Leukemia with all the courage, dignity and positivity he possibly could. We cheered for him  during the good times, and cried with him during the struggles. Our classmates rallied around JC and his family during his 11 year battle with the disease. Sadly Leukemia took JC’s life in May of 2018.  

Since that time, some of our high school classmates signed up to run campaigns for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society’s Students of the Year in memory of JC. Now it is our turn! We are humbled and honored to be nominated to help save lives in 2021 and run our own JC Strong Campaign! Students of the Year is a philanthropic leadership development program for high school students. It is a 7-week campaign which will run March 3 - April 23, 2021. Our team goal is to raise $50,000 for LLS! All money raised will help fund blood cancer research and help patients afford lifesaving treatment. The student candidates who raise the most money will win the title of Students of the Year and receive scholarship money for college. This program will help us develop professional skills, raise funds for a great cause, and honor the memory of our friend JC. 

In order for our campaign to be successful, we need a strong and committed team to support us. While we cannot receive  funds for our campaign until March 3rd but the planning process is beginning now. Team members can support our campaign by helping us in any of the following areas: planning fundraising events, attending team meetings, sharing our  campaign on social media, helping us obtain corporate sponsorships, helping secure auction items, promoting your own  fundraising web page, being present at events, providing encouragement, etc. 

While COVID-19 has presented us with challenges related to hosting large fundraising events, we are planning some virtual fundraisers and small group events. Stay tuned to this page for all the updated information on our fundraising campaign. Online donations open up March 3, 2021. 

LLS is an organization that is doing the right things with the dollars it raises, and we are proud to be associated with it. Thank you in advance for supporting this incredible need!

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