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Our mission is to support children and families around the world facing Batten Disease, and to extend a helping hand to communities across Texas impacted by childhood illnesses.

09/19/2026

🩵 THANK YOU! 🦈

Because of YOU, Jack’s Thousand Days raised $2,486 during North Texas Giving Day!

Every donation represents so much more than a number. It means helping a family navigating a life-altering or medically complex diagnosis breathe a little easier. It can mean helping provide medical equipment, therapy, everyday necessities, or even assistance keeping a roof over a family’s head during an incredibly difficult season.

To every person who donated, shared our posts, told someone about our mission, or simply cheered us on — thank you for showing up for our families. You are helping remind them that they do not have to walk through the unimaginable alone.

We are so grateful for this community and for everyone who continues to be . 🦈🩵

09/17/2026

🩵 TODAY IS NORTH TEXAS GIVING DAY! 🦈

Today is about showing up for families who need to know they aren’t facing the unimaginable alone.

At Jack’s Thousand Days, we stand beside Texas families navigating life-altering and medically complex diagnoses. More than 90% of donations go directly to the families we serve—helping provide medical equipment, therapy, assistance with household expenses, and so much more.

And today, YOU can be part of that impact.

💙 $10 can make a difference.
💙 $50 can make a difference.
💙 $100 can make a difference.
💙 Every single gift matters.

When our community comes together, those gifts add up to something much bigger: relief, support, hope, and the reminder that these families have an entire community standing behind them.

🦈 Make your North Texas Giving Day gift TODAY:
https://www.northtexasgivingday.org/organization/jacksthousanddays

Give with purpose. Give with heart. 🩵

09/14/2026

North Texas Giving Day is here, and YOU can make a difference for families who need it most.

At Jack’s Thousand Days, our mission is to stand beside Texas families navigating life-altering and medically complex diagnoses—helping with the needs that can become overwhelming when a family’s focus needs to be on their child.

From medical equipment and therapy to helping keep a roof over a family’s head, more than 90% of donations go directly toward supporting the families we serve.

This North Texas Giving Day, we’re asking our community to show up for them. Whether it’s $10, $50, $100 or more, every gift adds up and reminds these families that they don’t have to face the unimaginable alone.

🦈 Donate today: https://www.northtexasgivingday.org/organization/jacksthousanddays

Give with purpose. Give with heart. Give for the families whose lives can be changed by your generosity. 🩵

09/11/2026

🦈 GALA GUESTS — GET READY TO BID! 🦈

We’re just TWO DAYS AWAY from Jack’s Thousand Days Fourth Annual Gala! 💙

To make Saturday night as easy as possible, please take a minute before the gala to get registered and add your card for bidding, games, and donations.

👉 Open the private access link that was emailed to you from Jack’s Thousand Days.
👉 Click “Access my guest page.”
👉 Once you’re in, select “Preauthorize your card to participate” at the top of the page and follow the prompts.

Doing this ahead of time means no messing with payment information during the gala, you’ll be ready to bid, play, donate, and enjoy the night! 🦈🥂

Don’t see your email? Check your spam/junk folder, and reach out to us if you need help!

We cannot WAIT to see everyone Saturday! 💙🦈
Jack’s Thousand Days Fourth Annual Gala | September 12, 2026

09/08/2026

Meet the Nesbitt family and their son, Callahan.

Diagnosed with extreme hydrocephalus before birth, Callahan has endured multiple brain surgeries and lives with several disabilities. Through everything he has faced in his first two years of life, his family describes him with one word: joyful.

In this conversation, Elijah and his wife share the moment their family's life changed, the grief that comes with letting go of the future they once imagined, and what they've learned about accepting help and finding community along the way.

In December 2025, Jack’s Thousand Days helped the Nesbitts with their mortgage, giving their family some breathing room and helping make a comfortable Christmas possible. But as they explain, the support meant something even bigger: knowing they weren't alone.

Their story is also a reminder that disability does not mean someone cannot live a beautiful life—and that families facing childhood disability deserve a community willing to stand beside them.

To learn more about Jack's Thousand Days, support our mission, or help us continue Jack's legacy of love, visit:
jacksthousanddays.org

09/03/2026

🦈 GALA DONATION REMINDER! 🦈
We are officially in the FINAL stretch before the Jack’s Thousand Days 2026 Gala, and Bonnie is working on getting all of our silent auction items loaded and ready for bidding! 🎉

If you have generously committed to donating an item, service, gift certificate, basket, or experience, We need the following from you no later than SATURDAY:
1.📸 A photo of your donation
2.📝 A description of exactly what is included�
3.💰 The total retail value

Please send all three items to Bonnie by Saturday so she can get your donation entered, photographed/described appropriately, and ready for our guests.

We will tag outstanding donors in the comments just to make sure this reaches everyone who still has something coming our way. ❤️

We are SO grateful for every business and individual who has donated to this year’s gala. Every auction item helps us raise funds to continue supporting children and families through Jack’s Thousand Days. 🩵🦈

Thank you for helping us get everything across the finish line!

09/01/2026

Blake’s parents were told there were milestones she might never reach.

Today, Blake is standing. She’s working on taking tiny steps. She’s eating solid foods. And she’s reaching milestones her family once thought might not be possible.

In this story, Jack’s mom and Jack’s Thousand Days President Bonnie shares how support from our donors helped the Tedesco family access therapy and resources while navigating life with a rare childhood disorder.

This is what your support makes possible.

Join us at the 4th Annual Jack’s Thousand Days Gala this September and help us continue supporting families facing childhood illness while funding research toward a cure for Batten disease.

Learn more, get tickets, or support our mission:
https://jacksthousanddays.org/2026gala

08/30/2026

Where does your donation go? Great question, we’d love to tell you! Directly to the families who need it most. 🩵

At Jack’s Thousand Days, more than 90% of every dollar donated goes directly toward supporting families navigating childhood illness and life-altering diagnoses.

Your generosity can help provide:
🩺 Medical equipment
🏡 Mortgage and household assistance
💙 Therapy sessions
🚗 Travel and other essential expenses
🫶 Support when a family needs it most

For the families we serve, these aren’t just expenses. They’re one less thing to worry about during a season when their focus should be on their child.

And that’s why no donation is too small. Whether you decide to donate, purchase a Jack’s Thousand Days Gala ticket, donate an auction item, or become a sponsor, every gift becomes part of something bigger—helping a family feel supported, cared for and a little less alone.

When you give to Jack’s Thousand Days, you’re not just making a donation. You’re helping a family keep going. 🩵

Every dollar matters. Every family matters. Every moment matters. 🦈🩵

Learn more at: https://jacksthousanddays.org/2026gala

08/21/2026

🎤 MEET OUR 2026 GALA KEYNOTE SPEAKER: GREG TEPPER! 🦈

We are thrilled to announce that Greg Tepper, Editor-in-Chief of Dave Campbell's Texas Football, will join us as the keynote speaker for the 4th Annual Jack’s Thousand Days Gala!

If you know Texas football, chances are you know Greg! Greg Tepper is the editor-in-chief of Dave Campbell’s Texas Football, the Southwest’s leading football publication since 1960. In addition to leading the magazine’s editorial coverage, he hosts a variety of shows, including Texas Football Today, Tep & Stepp and the Built Ford Tough Player of the Week. He has spent more than a decade covering high school football on television, including the Emmy Award-winning High School Scoreboard Live and the UIL State Football Championships. Most recently, he became the play-by-play voice of the Dave Campbell’s Friday Night Football Game of the Week.

A two-time Lone Star Emmy Award winner, Tepper has also been honored as the Texas High School Coaches Association’s Putt Powell Sportswriter of the Year and the Gridiron Club of Dallas’ Media Person of the Year. He is a graduate of the University of Missouri and a member of the Football Writers Association of America. Greg, his wife, Jen, and sons, Hank and Max, live in their home outside Dallas.

Greg’s connection to Jack’s Thousand Days goes far beyond football. 💙

Through his longtime volunteer work with Camp RYLA, Greg met JTD founders Bonnie and Stephen Donaldson —making his role in this year’s Gala especially meaningful to our foundation and our story.

We are incredibly honored to have Greg help us tell that story as we gather for a night dedicated to Jack’s legacy and to the families who need our support.

🦈 4th Annual Jack’s Thousand Days Gala
📅 September 12, 2026
📍 The Darling Ranch | Van Alstyne, TX
🎟️ https://jacksthousanddays.org/2026gala

Get ready for an unforgettable night of purpose, generosity and a little bit of SHARK-infested fun. 🦈💙

Welcome to the JTD Gala, Greg! We’re so glad you’ll be part of this special night.

08/03/2026

Jack lived a Thousand Days. His mom, Bonnie -- now JTD's President -- sat down to talk about who he was, what those days were like, and why this foundation exists at all. Hear her story and where your Gala ticket really goes.

Bonnie made him a promise:

“We couldn’t waste the pain.”

That promise became Jack’s Thousand Days Foundation.

Today, those words are more than a promise—they’re a mission. Every family we serve, every therapy we help provide, every piece of life-changing equipment we deliver, and every bill we help ease is a reminder that hope can grow from heartbreak.

Families like the Tedescos are seeing milestones they were once told might never happen. Their daughter, Blake, is standing, eating solid food, and working toward her first steps because of the generosity of this community.

When you attend the 4th Annual Jack’s Thousand Days Gala, you’re doing more than purchasing a ticket—you’re helping turn pain into purpose. More than 90% of every dollar raised goes directly to supporting families facing Batten disease and other life-limiting illnesses, as well as funding critical Batten disease research.

Together, we can ensure that no family’s journey is faced alone.

💙 Purchase your Gala ticket.
🦈 Become a sponsor.
🎁 Donate an auction item.
🤝 Make a gift.

🔗 https://jacksthousanddays.org/2026gala

Because this promise is too important not to keep.

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