Articles about Volunteer Spotlight

Roger Miller: One in a Million

Roger embraces his path in life better than most. It isn’t easy being a widower (Sequel Maker, in Jack’s speak). He pays attention to his grief and knows that he can live in harmony with it. Last ...

What Makes Our Volunteers Different

Super-Volunteers Mark Mattson and Roger Miller There’s volunteer work and there’s super-volunteer work… We at Jack’s ask a lot of our volunteers and it’s just not the same as a one-and-done afternoon ...

Spotlight On The Board, Volunteer Appreciation Week 2021

2021 Board of Directors

Spotlight on Justin Nicolay, Volunteer Appreciation Week 2021

As a founder of our organization, Justin has been around since before we even sent the paperwork into the IRS 7 years ago. "In January 2021 he handed over his seat as the chair of our board and ...

Spotlight On Dustin Cesarek, Volunteer Appreciation Week 2021

As a founder of our organization, Dustin has been around since before we even sent the paperwork into the IRS 7 years ago. "In those days there was just three of us: Dustin, Justin Nicolay, and me. ...

Spotlight On Mike McGarry, Volunteer Appreciation Week 2021

Our 2020 Volunteer of the Year, Mike McGarry! A caregiver himself, Mike took the lead on Jack's blog in March of 2019. Since then he's published over 40 blog posts. As a testament to the power of his ...

Spotlight On Dan Cramer, Volunteer Appreciation Week 2021

I remember meeting Dan over the phone in the summer of 2018. He called us right away after learning about his wife Cassie's metastatic breast cancer diagnosis. Soon after, he showed up at our ...

Spotlight On Alan Christensen, Volunteer Appreciation Week 2021

To try and list all of Alan's volunteer contributions would be impossible! It's less one big thing he does and more lots and lots and lots of smaller things. Lots of less flashy things in the ...

Spotlight On Rylie Moore, Volunteer Appreciation Week 2021

"I love this picture of Rylie. She's "in the zone" at our first ever in-person gathering last year during the pandemic. To put this in perspective Rylie has led the marketing efforts for our annual ...

Spotlight On Randy Lee, Volunteer Appreciation Week 2021

Randy has spent much of the 3+ years since his wife Brenda’s death from bile duct cancer figuring out what life should look like now. A former corporate IT drone, Randy splits his time these days ...

Spotlight On Pat Kline, Volunteer Appreciation Week 2021

I remember the first volunteer gig Pat did for us in 2016 at our big fall fundraiser. She was posted up at an elevator at CHS Field with a key to operate it in case anyone needed it. I'm pretty sure ...

Spotlight On Kathy Bucher, Volunteer Appreciation Week 2021

Kathy joined us on our mission in 2020 and she is so much fun to work with! She came to us with a passion for serving caregivers and a desire to put to work the hard won wisdom she's earned about the ...

Spotlight On PattiJo Verdeja, Volunteer Appreciation Week 2021

I'll never forget the first time I met PattiJo. The primary thing that stood out to me after hearing her story was that she had more jobs at one time than anyone I had ever met in my entire life. And ...

Spotlight On Chris Cloutier, Volunteer Appreciation Week 2021

One of the most terrifying things for us last year during the whole COVID-19 ordeal was how in the heck are we going to raise the funds our mission requires without the ability to gather our ...

Spotlight On Mark Mattson, Volunteer Appreciation Week 2021

I first met Mark at our Stupid Fast Go-Karting program on July 14th 2019. He had come to us as he and his three kids were facing the end stages of his wife Teri's metastatic breast cancer. They went ...

Spotlight On Rachel Engstrom, Volunteer Appreciation Week 2021

Rachel is a social services advocate that works in the mental health and substance abuse world. She has a master’s degree in social work and a health educational specialist certification. In 2011 ...

Spotlight On Logan Greene, Volunteer Appreciation Week 2021

I first met Logan in January 2020. He had just learned about his loved one's diagnosis and engaged with us right away. That quickness to reach out, unfortunately, is a rare thing for us as an ...