Give DeKalb County 2023 Transforms Lives
Generous donors came through again this year to transform the lives of the bright, determined girls who attend JAMS! 94 of you gave over $35,000 to the Scholarship Fund and earned us over $5,000...
Give DeKalb County, May 4, 2023
Save the date! Give DeKalb County is coming up on May 4. Your gift will be increased by a percentage of the Bonus Pool provided by the DeKalb County Community Foundation...
On Giving Tuesday, Give Kenyan Girls a Life-Changing Education
Please support the girls at JAMS on the global day of generosity, Giving Tuesday, held this year on November 29, or in your end-of-year charitable giving...
Give DeKalb County, May 5, 2022
It’s time once again for Give DeKalb County! This year our goal is funding for scholarships for bright Kenyan girls who are orphans and/or live in dire poverty. Donations of any amount through Give DeKalb County are much appreciated and will go to the JAMS Scholarship Fund to provide an “education good enough for the richest, open to the poorest.”...
Give Kenyan Girls an Education This Giving Tuesday
We hope that you will support girls at JAMS in recognition of Giving Tuesday, the global day of generosity, held this year on November 30, 2021...
Give DeKalb County Day May 6, 2021
In ordinary years, we hold an in-person event in the fall to raise funds for the Scholarship Fund, but this is not an ordinary year and we won’t be having an in-person fundraiser this fall. That’s why we decided to make scholarships our focus during Give DeKalb County 2021, coming up on May 6...
December 1, 2020 – Giving Tuesday
Giving Tuesday has become an annual global day of generosity. As we wait to learn what will transpire in January 2021 (when we hope that all JAMS students can return to campus), we ask you to consider including Friends of JAMS in your end-of-year giving. The founder-directors of JAMS have identified the two highest priorities for JAMS now: educational software and preparation for the next new class of first-year students...
Thank You, Donors! Give DeKalb County a Great Success!
Thanks to supporters like you, Give DeKalb County 2020 was a great success! We surpassed our goal by almost $3,000 to raise a total of $12,980 this year...
Give DeKalb County Day May 7, 2020
The DeKalb County, Illinois, annual day of giving is coming up on May 7. We know that many of you are giving more to local causes this year because of the COVID-19 pandemic, but we hope you include JAMS in your giving as well...
Ninth Annual Transformation Through Rhythm Concert to Benefit Jane Adeny Memorial School in Kenya
The community is invited to the benefit concert, Transformation Through Rhythm, on Friday, March 20, 2020, at 7:00 pm in the DeKalb High School Auditorium in DeKalb, Illinois. The concert will feature the Harambee African Percussion Ensemble, the DeKalb High School Percussion Ensemble, and the Northern Illinois University Percussion Ensemble...