Team José initially served as a way for José and Jen to keep friends and family updated while also advocating for others living with Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). With his passing, we're transitioning to becoming a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that supports people living with ALS to tell their stories, build community, and live with comfort and dignity.
🎉 more to celebrate!
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As shared yesterday, the auction proceeds directly support future interns at Hawaiʻi Public Radio, while also welcoming something into your home or office to remember him by. Since my last update, we've progressed from 39.5% to 62.3% to our total goal! We are on a great trajectory as we approach the final 48-hours. For those who aren't on social media, the latest post on the blog allows you to view what I've recently shared there. Two more days, and two more updates to go :) |
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Team José initially served as a way for José and Jen to keep friends and family updated while also advocating for others living with Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). With his passing, we're transitioning to becoming a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that supports people living with ALS to tell their stories, build community, and live with comfort and dignity.
Sharing one more update regarding the recent online auction to share the happy news that we met our goal! Since the auction ended, SEVEN more pieces from José's art collection have been claimed which has brought the total proceeds to just over $5,000–the goal amount we hoped to add to the FAJARDO STUDENT INTERNSHIP FUND at Hawai‘i Public Radio. Thank you to everyone who made this possible! Since there's a continued slow but steady trickle of inquiries about the art that remains, the page with...
Annddd… that's a wrap! To everyone who bid, shared, commented, sent messages, won something, or made a direct gift to HPR in José's memory, THANK YOU. While there is much I wish I could have done differently that would have required more energy and brain power than I currently have on tap, I'm incredibly happy with our results. As of today, with a few contributions still pending, we raised $4,630.68. While this is a little short of our goal, we still have some items that were not bid on in...
From our early dating life through our travels, José and I shared a love of museums. I think this was the first photo I took of him viewing art and it quickly became a thing. I have dozens of images like this of him in his "art viewing stance" - and while this first one was captured unbeknownst to him, it became an inside joke for us + the camera. As of this moment, we've entered the final seven hours of the auction (77% to goal!) and I'm going to try to share a few more photos of him today...