News & Events

Friends of JAMS Leader Steps Down After Ten Years

Friends of JAMS would like to thank founding president, Diana Swanson, for her 10 years of service. What started out as a faculty friendship through Northern Illinois University became a dedicated mission to provide girls in Kenya with a secondary education...

March 26th, 2024|News|
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Give DeKalb County – May 2, 2024

Please save the date! Donations of any amount through Give DeKalb County are much appreciated and will go to support both scholarships and sustainability at JAMS...

March 26th, 2024|Events|
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Highlights of 2023 According to JAMS Students

“I really like reading novels and our new library is just to my advantage and sooner or later I will write a book of my own as I am inspired every single day by the authors I read.” –T...

January 3rd, 2024|News|
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Happy New Year!

In 2023, your gifts supported 92 scholarships to JAMS. These scholarships provide tuition, room and board, books, school supplies, clothes, shoes, toiletries, and routine medical care. Your gifts also supported the construction of a new green house and the paving of campus walkways...

January 3rd, 2024|News|
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Giving Tuesday 2023 Success: Thank You!

We aimed for 33 new scholarships for the new class entering JAMS in January 2024—our highest goal ever—and you surpassed it! Many thanks to the donors who made it possible for us to provide 38 scholarships for the Class of 2027...

January 3rd, 2024|News|
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Giving Tuesday 2023: Provide a Life-Changing Opportunity!

Please support the girls at JAMS on the global day of generosity, Giving Tuesday, held this year on November 28, or in your end-of-year charitable giving. Our goal is to provide 33 new scholarships...

November 3rd, 2023|Events|
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Agriculture: Key to the JAMS Mission

From the founding of JAMS in 2011, agriculture has been central to economic sustainability and to student-centering learning at JAMS. The Founder-Directors of Jane Adeny Memorial School aim to make the school as self-sufficient as possible and to use every donation dollar wisely...

November 3rd, 2023|News|
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Sustainability and Agriculture Education at JAMS

Gifts from generous donors over the past several years have funded improvements to the agriculture infrastructure at JAMS and have boosted the school’s sustainability. In June, the roof of the existing greenhouse was repaired. In addition, a second greenhouse was constructed...

June 22nd, 2023|News|
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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...

June 22nd, 2023|Events|
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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...

April 5th, 2023|Events|
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