My late wife Kim taught me to honor our loved ones by focusing on something that will outlast us. Jessie Rees had that same spirit as she also battled cancer.
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Young Jerron Hoffman of Virginia is helping kids with cancer by holding a "Joy Jar" event in October in honor of his mom, who died of cancer, and inspired by Jessie Rees, a cancer victim as well.
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SAN DIEGO (KUSI) – Mike Hess Brewing is holding its second annual Joy Jar Drive with the Jessie Rees Foundation, Team NEGU (Never Ever Give Up) in December.
They are an organization that sends Joy Jars to kids undergoing Pediatric Cancer treatments which are plastic jars filled with goodies to bring good cheer to the kids. Hess said his daughter Keely was a recipient of these Jars, which get sent out about once every month or two to the kids and even their siblings.
It gives the kids something to look forward to as they explore the assortment of goodies that NEGU stuffs into the jars. It is named after Jessie Rees who died of a brain tumor in 2012, but not before she realized that kids in the hospital have little to be joyful about. So, she started Joy Jars.