Written by
Dee Loflin, SMT Manager/Editor
Dexter, Missouri – The 3rd Annual Larry B. Jones H.O.P.E. Campaign Fundraiser was quite successful. The family wants to thank all of Southeast Missouri for their generosity, help, and support!
The pork loin sale along with numerous donations raised just over $7,000. This, along with nearly $3,000 in donations and memorials made to the H.O.P.E. Campaign over the course of this past year enabled them to send $10,000 to 18FORE Life.
This translates to 10 area Cancer Warriors who will receive a gift to be used as needed for their treatment and care. Along with this financial assistance, their goal is to offer hope, love, and encouragement with each gift that is given.
Again the family would like to thank the following for advertising this year’s fundraiser: KDEX AM/FM, the ShowMe Times, the Daily Statesman, and Your Hometown Channel YHC-TV, as well as numerous friends who helped get the word out in our schools, churches, businesses and all the communities. They could not do this without everyone’s help!
In memory of a loving dad and in honor of their mother, and for all who have battled cancer themselves or have fought along side a family member or friend, this is their way of giving back. The Jones family celebrate H.O.P.E. – Healing, Optimism, Prayer, and Example.
Since March 2011, the Larry B. Jones charity has raised over $25,000 and can now add another $10,000 to that total for area cancer warriors and individuals faced with this life-threatening illness.
