Jamie’s Smiles in Summary

Jameson Bates’ short 19 month life inspired his family to establish an endowment fund to award yearly two yearly grants to special needs children’s programs.  “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 February 2009, we have total cash on hand of over $64,400 and have given away over $21,800 in grants and donations to assist special needs children’s programs.  It is our goal to raise cash on hand of $120,000 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!