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Beautiful Quilt up for Raffle
An exquisite, custom made quilt is now up for raffle. The queen/king size quilt is hand sewn and 100% cotton. The pattern by Brambleberry Cottage Quilts is called Canadian Autumn and includes charming fall colors of burgundy, orange, green, purple and tan. The quilt drawing is on Sunday, April 17...
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JRF scholar opens for country legend
Earlier this month, one of our scholars opened for country icon Loretta Lynn at a one night only show. This was the fourth time Kellirae and her band Everyday People have opened a show for Loretta. These musicians are no strangers to performing for packed houses; they have performed for headliner...
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Artwork chosen for High Hat Party
JRF’s annual High Hat Party will take place on Sunday, April 17th. This year’s artwork has been chosen and it’s so cute we had to share it with you! There will be a live and silent auction, kids activities, and, of course, a fabulous hat contest. We will also hear from JRF scholar Sylvia Br...
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Digital Storytelling Challenge
TechSoup, a San Francisco based technology company, just ended its digital storytelling competition and JRF is in the running. You can watch our video JRF Scholars: Daring to Dream on YouTube. The 1st place winner of the Digital Storytelling challenge will receive a Flip Slide HD mini-camcorder a...
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Weekend Board Retreat
This weekend the JRF Board had a retreat to discuss the strategic direction of the organization. Before making plans about how to expand support or the importance of sharing scholar stories, the board members all participated in an icebreaker. Each team was given 20 sticks of spaghetti, one yard ...
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