Metal Recycling Day was a huge success.  Along with our friends at Pacific Steel & Recycling, we recycled over 4,000 lbs. of scrap steel, tin, aluminum & brass… yielding $250.00 that will be going directly to Idaho youth programs.   Be on the look-out next Spring for our next Recycling Day event. A few examples […]

Join us at the Idaho Botanical Garden for Family Day on Sunday September 20th for a performance by Kawa Taiko Japanese drummers. Where: Idaho Botanical Garden, 2355 North Penitentiary Road, Boise, ID When: Noon – 4pm (Sunday September 20th) Kawa (which means “river” in Japanese) Taiko (which means “drum”) is a project of the Snake […]

On Tuesday September 1st, the John William Jackson Fund presented a piano to St. Mary’s School in Boise.  The piano was donated in memory of John George Borbonus by the Borbonus family. This new piano replaces the over 40-year-old piano the school had been using.  We enjoyed music and songs from the students, and everyone was […]

As you may know, recycling has been the most significant source of fundraising for the John William Jackson Fund – last year over $11,000 was raised from recycling alone and this year we’re already past the $13,000 mark!  To expand the effort, the Fund is hosting a METAL RECYCLE DAY in Eagle on Saturday, September […]

You can buy tickets to the 2009 Albertsons Boise Open directly from the Fund & 100% of the ticket proceeds go to the John William Jackson Fund! This is a fun golfing and community event held in Boise, September 14-20th, with nationwide coverage.  Buy tickets for yourself, friends, family or even customers or clients!  Plus! Tickets Fore Charity […]

Our new website is designed to keep you informed as to what is happening with the John William Jackson Fund. The Fund is an organization close to our hearts, and we are passionate about fulfilling its mission to advance academic scholarship, performing arts, and outdoor sporting for Idaho Youth.  In the last 6 years it […]