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Jamie’s Smiles in Summary
Jameson Bates’ short
19 month life inspired his family to establish an endowment fund to award at
least two yearly grants to programs assisting children with special needs.
“Jamie’s Smiles” is the name of the tax deductible fund established through the
IRS non-profit Shelby Community Foundation as his legacy. The original memorial
fund was created in the spring of 2006 and in mid 2007 the endowment fund was
finalized. As of January 10, 2010, we have over $71,500 between our Memorial
and Endowed funds and have given away over $40,500 in grants and donations to
assist programs for children with special needs. It is our goal to have over
$120,000 in endowed funds to make the Endowment Fund perpetual and permanent.
Jamie’s Smiles Mission
Jamie’s Smiles’ mission is to supply supplemental funding to outstanding
programs that benefit special needs children, through grants and other financial
means.
The Invitation
Please take a look around our web site. We hope that you will find it
informative about how Jamie’s Smiles came into existence, what we are doing in
the community and how you can help! Thank you for your interest!
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