Scholarships Needed for 2020
We need just 5 more scholarships to achieve our goal of 20 scholarships for the new girls who enter JAMS in January 2020. Can you help us get the rest of the way to our goal?
Taste of Kenya Fundraiser A Success
On October 11, the International Day of the Girl, the JAMS community in DeKalb County, Illinois, came together to send love and care halfway across the globe to rural, western Kenya. Friends of Jane Adeny Memorial School for Girls hosted our fourth annual fundraiser, A Taste of Kenya...
Resource Center Opening Soon
The new Resource Center (RC) building has been largely completed and the finishing touches regarding flooring and electrical work are being done now. The RC houses a computer lab and a new, larger library space for the students and teachers...
October 11, 2019 – “A Taste of Kenya” FUNdraiser!
A Taste of Kenya FUNdraiser for JAMS: October 11, 2019, 6:00 – 9:00 p.m. at Faranda’s Banquet Hall in DeKalb, IL. Come sample Kenyan food and music, participate in a Silent Auction and a Fair Trade Market, and celebrate the successes of the school...
Thank You!
WOW! Dear friends, you surpassed our expectations for Give DeKalb County day! You gave 121% of our goal...
Continued Progress on the New JAMS Resource Center
Friends of JAMS has pledged to raise $30,000 to provide the Resource Center with computers, tables, bookshelves, desks, chairs, and internet connectivity...
October 11, 2019 – Friends of JAMS FUNdraiser!
Mark your calendar for the 2019 Friends of JAMS FUNdraiser! Friday, October 11, 6:00 – 9:00 p.m., at Faranda’s in DeKalb, IL.
May 2, 2019 – Give DeKalb County Day
Friends of JAMS will participate in Give DeKalb County, a 24-hour day of giving online and in person, on May 2. Your gift through Give DeKalb County will be augmented, on a prorated basis, by a bonus pool...
Give It Up For JAMS!
Friends of JAMS has our first intern, Pooja Ballantine, an NNGO (Nonprofit and Non-Governmental Organizations) major at Northern Illinois University...
Improving Our Transparency and Outreach
Friends of JAMS has earned a 2019 Gold Seal by adding information to our Nonprofit Profile on GuideStar...