2020’s Top 5

Our 2020 Top Dog Zach Littman got the ball rolling early for our 17th annual plunge. He pulled quickly into the lead and never looked back, tallying donations from 52, count them, 52 individual sponsors. That could be a Jolly Jump record for most donors. And we think he may have had a guardian angel

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2019: What a year

Good lookin’ crew Thank you!, Jolly Jumpers, Sponsors, and lovely Landlubbers cheering us on at the beach. For those of you who missed our Facebook message, the Jolly Jump Staff extends our sincerest gratitude for your support this year, our 16th Annual Leap. You truly made it special. We enjoyed the most ever jumpers and

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Meet 3rd-graders Matty & Colin

From left: Matty Walls & Colin Henry, in the penalty box At the Jolly Jump, we like to start ’em young. Welcome third-graders Colin Henry and Matty Walls to the cause. Upon minutes of jumping aboard, these two plunging prodigies were already attracting sponsors like it was their job. Donate to Matty and Colin below…

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This cancer cell’s no match for Mr. T

Immunology—the branch of medicine concerned with immunity and the immune system—and cancer research have united to develop a cancer treatment in which doctors train the body’s immune system cells to isolate cancer cells from healthy ones. The aggressive immune cells target the cancer cells without harming surrounding healthy cells. And then, these immune system agents

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Franey has friends in high places

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

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Workin’ smart

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

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[VIDEO] We went way back to 2010 for this one

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

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