News & Events

Progress on Resource Center

This June, JAMS founders, Teresa Wasonga and Andrew Otieno, broke ground on the Resource Center which will house the school library and a new computer lab, a community education room, a faculty office, the principal's office, and even a storefront for the products of the school’s microenterprises...

November 1st, 2018|News|
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Thank You! Give DeKalb County Day 2018

Thank You! Give DeKalb County Day 2018, a 24-hour day of online giving, was a great success for Friends of JAMS. Many thanks to you, our generous supporters!

May 4th, 2018|News|
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May 3, 2018 – Give DeKalb County Day

Think Globally, Give Locally - Give DeKalb County Day May 3, 2018, Please support Friends of JAMS on Give DeKalb County Day, a 24-hour day of online giving...

April 28th, 2018|Events|
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Success for Class of 2017

Each November, fourth-year secondary students across Kenya take the national graduation exams. Those who pass these exams receive their Kenyan Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE), the Kenyan equivalent of a high school diploma...

February 11th, 2018|News|
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February 16, 2018 – “Jazz in the Night” to Support Scholarships and Computer Lab at JAMS

Friends of Jane Adeny Memorial School for Girls will hold its third annual wine, cheese, and chocolate fundraiser on Friday, February 16, 7:00–10:00 p.m. at Blumen Gardens, 403 Edward Street in Sycamore, IL...

January 22nd, 2018|Events|
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Sparks Lab Opens and New Project in 2018

The beginning of the 2018 school year at Jane Adeny Memorial School for Girls marks the first term that our students are using the newly completed and fully equipped Albert K. and Patricia G. Sparks Science Building...

January 22nd, 2018|News|
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Mark Your Calendars for February 16, 2018!

The date for our annual February fundraiser is now set. Mark your calendars for February 16, 2018! If you attended Spanish Serenade last February, you know what a good time our live concert and wine, cheese, and chocolate tasting event is. If not, you don’t want to miss the fun this time...

September 17th, 2017|Events|
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Please Support Our Supporters

Please support Bread & Roses Chorus. They chose Friends of JAMS as their beneficiary for one of their concerts in the past, and now they are raising money to attend a Sister Singers Network choral festival in July of 2018...

September 15th, 2017|News|
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Record Enrollments in 2017

Jane Adeny Memorial School for Girls has reached a record enrollment of 135 students this year! And Friends of JAMS has reached a record number of scholarship donations...

August 4th, 2017|News|
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Generosity during Give DeKalb County Day

Thank you very much, dear friends, for donating during Give DeKalb County Day on May 4. Friends of JAMS president Diana Swanson received the check from DeKalb County Nonprofit Partnership Manager Ben Bingle May 31...

June 23rd, 2017|News|
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