JOHN FRANEY We welcome aboard Mr. John Franey. This Abingtonian has already garnered attention and funds from Tesla/SpaceX entrepreneur Elon Musk. (Fun fact about Elon Musk: he’s also the co-founder of PayPal, which facilitates the Jolly Jump’s online donations.) I hear he’s hitting up Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos for a cash donation to
Month: November 2018
Old-school form displayed at my workstation… also, the instructions to dial out to the UK After talking to a few of the top earners over the years, it became quite clear that consistency, a relentless attitude, and constant reminders to the people in your life who want to contribute to your Jolly Jump campaign are
Those of you core jumpers remember the early days of the Jolly Jump, when we didn’t have a website. Back then, we’d record donations the old-fashioned way—by paper and pen. We’ve since modernized, and collect most donations online. There is something to be said about good ole paper, though. It’s a great way to keep
Tessa LaPointe got the ball rolling for the other jumpers in her family. Now it’s time to return the favor! DONATE TO TESSA KRISTIANLAPOINTE MARCUS & SARAH LaPOINTE LAUREN, JOSH, KIDS LaPOINTE TORPEYFAMILY
Brittany & Brian Minnehan Last year’s Grassroots Awards winners put on a fundraising display like no others. They leveraged every channel at their disposal to garner donations from more than 50 individuals. We just had to know how they did that! Did you set out to reach a lot of people from the get-go?
Which one of these Linwood Street Legends wore it best? RUSTY – OR – SHANE
Captain Eddie Devin 2019: Chronicles of The Captain continue We’ve been jumping for nearly two decades now. And some standouts have emerged from the frigid waters over the years. One of them is two-time Top Dog, Ed Devin. The Captain. We’ve profiled The Captain before, but thought it wise to delve deeper into the psyche
We thought we’d tap the mind of a fundraising genius, for all you jumpers out there looking to up your game in 2019. This man is the only Jolly Jumper to achieve the Top Dog title four times. He’s also been with us since the beginning. Some of you know him as simply Tugboat. His
We dug deep into the Jolly Jump archives for this one. It’s from way back in 2010, but you’ll see a lot of familiar faces. I apologize for the “low-def,” but this video is so old, I didn’t even have a smartphone at the time. The whole video was recorded onsite with nothing but an
There can be only one Top Dog. There were actually two Top Dogs in 2019. The Jolly Jump Top Dogs represent the pinnacle in fundraising prowess for that given year. They are the gold standard when it comes to our frigid mission. Though, as in anything in life, some jumpers may come and go throughout