Student Impact Players
Our Student Impact Player Program encourages high school students who are passionate about volunteering and giving back to organize an individual, group or team impact player campaign to support the Jay Fund. The Jay Fund will recognize students annually based on their fundraising efforts.
We've seen all types of creative fundraisers from plant sales to raising awareness at sporting events to swimming laps or swinging a bat for donations. Our student population is amazing!
Contact Edye Wright in Jacksonville at edyewright@tcjayfund.org or Mary Jane Pulzello in New York/New Jersey at maryjane@tcjayfund.org for more information or to get started today!
Our Student Impact Player Program encourages high school students who are passionate about volunteering and giving back to organize an individual, group or team impact player campaign to support the Jay Fund. The Jay Fund will recognize students annually based on their fundraising efforts.
We've seen all types of creative fundraisers from plant sales to raising awareness at sporting events to swimming laps or swinging a bat for donations. Our student population is amazing!
Contact Edye Wright in Jacksonville at edyewright@tcjayfund.org or Mary Jane Pulzello in New York/New Jersey at maryjane@tcjayfund.org for more information or to get started today!
Why Participate?
When you create or donate to a fundraiser for the Tom Coughlin Jay Fund, you help provide financial, emotional and practical support to families tackling childhood cancer.
- Financial Support: Helps with mortgage bills, rent, utilities, phone, food, and other household expenses. It provides a financial game plan for families with tools like financial literacy workshops and financial coaching.
- Emotional Support: Hosts special events so families, patients, caregivers and siblings can come together with others facing the same challenges.
- Practical Support: Supports treatment facilities to improve quality of life for the patient and their families.
About the Tom Coughlin Jay Fund
The Tom Coughlin Jay Fund Foundation is named for Jay McGillis, who was diagnosed with leukemia while playing football under Coach Coughlin at Boston College. Coach admired the red-headed strong side safety for his incredible work ethic and intense play.
In the eight months between Jay’s diagnosis and the day he lost his battle with cancer, the Coughlin family saw firsthand the physical, emotional and financial strains the illness caused Jay’s family. Coach Coughlin vowed that if he ever had the chance, he would create a way to help families with children battling cancer.
