Jog for Jon

Last November my friend Carrie's husband, Jon, fell 30 feet out of a deer blind while hunting and broke his back and punctured his lungs. It was a miracle that he survived because he was hunting by himself and laid there for several hours until his friend found him. To make matters worse, Jon had just gone into business for himself and did not have insurance at the time so you can imagine how much the hospital bills were.

Carrie is a first grade teacher at Castle Hills Elementary and the parents and staff at the school helped put together an event called, "Jog for Jon" to raise money for the hospital bills.

Marianne, Carrie, and Me at the Jog for Jon

My mom and dad were in town and my dad came with me.

There was an awesome turnout!

Jon's dad and brother

After the one mile jog (Marianne, dad and I walked) there was live music and all the kids had so much fun dancing.

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Carrie and her class of first graders.

At the end, Carrie and Jon were presented with a $15,144.00 check. Jon gave the sweetest, tear jerking speech and thanked everyone for all their support and love. I was so glad I live here and could be a part of it. I was so touched to see all the families and kids from the school that came out to support them.