jetBlue cares about JP

I was contacted by a lady in NY that works for jetBlue's Corporate office and she wanted to feature JP in a story about jetBlue's matching gift program. Of course I was so excited to tell her all about his walk so I sent her way more info than she needed! The story ran today and was emailed out to every employee - I have no idea how many that is, but I assume it's 10,000ish since we fly all over the US, Caribbean, and some of S. America. It makes my heart happy to think so many people could become aware of childhood cancer all because I asked jetBlue to match some money we raised.

I can't exactly post a link to the story since it's on our corporate site, but I copied it and am pasting it here. Hopefully it works.

From Blue to You: SSC walks to fight pediatric cancer

10/11 11:00am

For our From Blue to You matching gift program, Crewmember Megan Gibson rallied her fellow SSC Crewmembers to help support a cause that’s important to her: the CureSearch Walk for Children’s Cancer. Earlier this year, Megan’s young son, JP, was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL) and it came as a shock to the family, who went from shooting hoops together one night to the emergency room the next. You may know that there are no known causes for children’s cancer; neither genetics nor environmental factors have been linked to pediatric cancer, making prevention impossible in a time when 46 children are diagnosed with cancer in the U.S. each school day. In fact, it’s the leading cause of death by disease among children ages 1-14 years old.

 In honor of Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, Megan participated in the second annual CureSearch Walk in Salt Lake City. CureSearch for Children’s Cancer is a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting cancer research and spreading awareness about this disease. The foundation donates a large portion of their funds to the Children’s Oncology Group, the world’s largest organization devoted solely to pediatric cancer research, connecting thousands of leading experts in hospitals, universities, and cancer centers throughout the U.S., Canada, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand.

More than 3,000 people participated in the walk, raising nearly $164,000 in total, and our JetBlue team was part of this success. Megan created the event through Community Connection and then rallied 25 of her fellow reservations coworkers to sign up for the “All for JP none for ALL” group. Together, they raised $3,265 and JetBlue contributed $1,000 to support their cause. Of note, all of the generated funds are being donated to pediatric cancer research. According to Megan, this is actually rare in cancer fundraising, since most organizations typically allot only 1% for pediatric cancer research specifically.

You can check out the team’s page here—they are still accepting donations through October 13. Great job to SSC for supporting this important cause:

Kim Chavez	Jami Newbold	Karinna Waddoups
Carlee Coon	Sheay Nielson	Steve Wilson
Derek Dangerfield	Wade Okumura	Brenda Wilson
Roseario Fernandez	Whitney Pierce	Sommer Wilson
Vickie Flint	Jennifer Smith
Megan Gibson	Anne Smith
Geo Izurieta	Christine Swim
Grace Larsen	Cami Tribe
Tristin Lopez	Traci Valadez
Brandi McMillan	Tiffany Vigil

JetBlue will match your contributions

To have JetBlue help a cause you care about, sign up for an event and register online. You can read about the matching gift program criteria here, including the type of eligible events and matching requirements. We look forward to creating change around the areas that are important to you!