Jonathan Sams "Cannonball" Foundation

05/30/2026

🪅 The Jonathan Sams "Cannonball" Foundation is proud to announce our 2026 Kankakee Valley High School Scholarship recipients! 🎉

These exceptional students embody the values that Jonathan carried throughout his life—kindness, determination, friendship, and the courage to pursue their dreams.

🎓 The Cannonball! Lottery Scholarship Recipient: Autumn Oliver

💡 The Courageous Entrepreneur Scholarship Recipient: Lincoln Bryant

❤️ The Unreserved Friendship Scholarship Recipient: Addison Brown

Congratulations to each of these deserving students! We are honored to play a small part in your journey and look forward to watching all you accomplish in the future.

Please join us in celebrating Autumn, Lincoln, and Addison on this well-earned achievement!

05/22/2026

It was definitely a beautiful morning at Cup of Joy! A huge thank you to all that stopped by to enjoy the day with us! We are so fortunate as a community to have such a special coffee shop. ☕️☕️

05/21/2026

Tomorrow is the day that we get to enjoy our morning coffee with everyone! See you there. 🩷

Join us at Cup of Joy for a special Foundation Benefit! We'd love to see you there!

05/19/2026

We are looking forward to enjoying a special morning in honor of Jon and the foundation!

Join us at Cup of Joy for a special Foundation Benefit! We'd love to see you there!

05/15/2026

Join us at Cup of Joy for a special Foundation Benefit! We'd love to see you there!

05/05/2026

Kankakee Valley High School's Scholarship Night 2026 is coming soon, and we couldn’t be more excited! We can’t wait to meet our next three scholarship recipients and celebrate all of their hard work, dedication, and achievements. This special night is such a wonderful opportunity to recognize bright futures and the incredible effort it takes to get there.

We also want to wish our first three recipients continued success as they wrap up their freshman year of college. Finishing that first year is a big milestone, and we’re proud of all they’ve accomplished so far.

Here’s to a night filled with excitement, encouragement, and celebration of both new beginnings and continued journeys!

02/23/2026

James Sams

02/23/2026

02/23/2026

Jonathan loved the process of getting strong and loved having some muscles to show off!

Such a fun guy who lived his life to the fullest every day!

Thanks to Brenda Johnson and Greg Johnson at The Studio for such an amazing photoshoot in Nashville!

This video was taken right beside the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville. We went and saw Blackberry Smoke at the Ryman a few months after Jonathan died.

To some, the Ryman Auditorium is a former church where music history was made through the years.

To us, it has sacred meaning much deeper than that!

Miss you, Jman.

Every day.

02/18/2026

🎸☀️Such a beautiful day ☀️🎸