Jacob’s Heart Supports Families

from Capitola Soquel Times: January 2023

First Day Hikes

The love radiating from these photos perfectly reflects the spirit of Jacob’s Heart — Family.

Our mission is to improve the quality of life for children with cancer and support their families in the challenges they face. Family is at the core of everything we do. Mom and Dad, Grandma and Grandpa, Uncles, Aunts, Cousins, and Siblings, they all belong at Jacob’s Heart.

When a child is diagnosed with cancer, the effect ripples through everyone who loves that child. The fear and uncertainty of childhood cancer can be life-changing, and every single person deserves to be cared for.

Each year, over 350 families come to Jacob’s Heart for love, hope, belonging and support. You are the reason we can wrap every family up in love and build their resilience with hope and healing.

Because of you, we will get them through.

Thank you for your donation and support. It means the world to me, our staff and most importantly to the families we are honored to serve.

Give at https://give.jacobsheart.org/ give/453716/#!/donation/checkout — Heidi Boynton, Executive Director, Jacob’s Heart •••

Storm Blows Everything Apart. Help!

It’s hard to stand in the pouring rain, looking at ruined canopies and up-ended shelters while your horses are standing there clustered away from the area you have been working on for months.

They stand there, freaked out because of the shelter blowing onto its head. They’re looking worried and cold. This area was designed to be covered and dry.

We work with a very tight budget. The most important task is keeping the horses fed, safe, warm, and dry.

We have been working hard for months. From coordinating volunteer work from the wonderful conservation corps to sitting at tables to collect donations and share our story, we have been working tirelessly. So here we are. It feels like a punch to the gut.

Thank God, Denna, Billie, and the (non-horse guy) husband, Dave went into action. It was dangerous!

We had to wait for a break in the blowing wind, then get straight to work and unhook the canopy, keep it from blowing away, keep it from whipping us in the face, and keep it from moving the frame onto the top of us!

Once tipped on its side, we could safely take it all apart. All the pipe panels were down, we had to un-attach each one, stand them upright, and reattach them with better bracing.

It has been a wet, challenging day.

We have to buy a heavier garage cover for the horses. We need $3,500.

If you can help, we’ll get thru this hurdle quickly.

Give at https://donatenow.networkforgood.org/pregnantmarerescue — Lynn Hummer, founder, Pregnant Mare Rescue, Aptos

Spring ‘23 Registration Save the Dates

Registration Opens On…

Nov. 14 for Designated Students (Calworks, ASC, EOPS, WIOA, Guardian Scholars and Veterans) Nov. 16 for Student Athletes Nov. 17 for Continuing Students with 30+ units Nov. 21 for Continuing Students with 0-30 units Nov. 28 for New Students

Snap the code for more info

Jacob’s Heart Supports Families • Storm Blows Everything Apart. Help

Next Article

First Day Hikes