Across the Nation and Across Keeping A Child’s Memory Alive
Their Desks, Employees Give
The “Jakefest” Golf Tournaments
America’s Charities Children 1st Raises More Than
$500,000 for CureSearch
Since the death of their son Jacob from Rhabdomyosarcoma
in 2006, Harry and Robin Koenigs have been passionately
CureSearch is a proud
committed to raising funds for childhood cancer research.
member of America’s
Harry’s employer, Kiewit Construction Company, one of North
Charities Children 1st,
America’s largest construction and mining organizations, has
meeting criteria that
joined the family in their efforts.
requires fi scal and
program integrity and
Now, in its second season, the annual “Jakefest” Golf
low fundraising costs. As
Tournaments, held in both New Jersey and Chicago, have
a member, CureSearch participates in effective, effi cient
raised nearly $100,000 for childhood cancer research.
payroll deduction charitable giving campaigns in workplaces
Collectively, Jacob’s story has generated outstanding
throughout the nation. Its membership provides access to
support from Kiewit Construction Company, its employees,
10 million employees annually.
and friends of the Jacob Koenigs Memorial Fund totaling
nearly $300,000. Jacob, like many kids with cancer,
Through America’s Charities, CureSearch is included
fought a long hard battle through treatment with many
as a giving choice in the Combined Federal Campaign
complications along the way. All funds raised go exclusively
(CFC); the world’s largest and most successful annual
to Rhabdomyosarcoma research and treatment.
workplace charity
campaign, with
“Through the golf outing, support of my fellow Kiewit
employees, and private donations from friends, something
“I have a $200 check to send
more than 300
positive can come from our tragic loss,” said Koenigs.
off to CureSearch this week
CFC campaigns
“We feel extremely fortunate and grateful. Every year the
from a fundraiser candle
offered to federal
employees
enthusiasm, effort and generosity is humbling. It makes me
party I did. I want to help fi nd
throughout
very proud to be associated with the organization.”
the cure! My daughter, Sam the country
passed away September ‘08
and overseas.
from Wilms Tumor Cancer.
In addition,
I have done several past
CureSearch is
presented as a
fundraisers and will continue
giving choice in
to do more! Help spread approximately
awareness!”
180 state and
local government
– Lisa Cook-Sibert
campaigns and
in over 90 private
sector and
Koenigs added that watching a child die is the most heart
corporate campaigns – reaching almost 3 million corporate
wrenching and painful experience anyone could deal with
employees a year!
in life. “You think about all the good things that child could
have done had they lived a full life. If raising funds can spare
Companies offering America’s Charities membership to their
children in the future, I believe we have positively impacted
employees include: JP Morgan, Dell Computers, Exxon
society, by giving all children their chance to contribute to it.”
Mobile, Lockheed Martin, American Express, Amazon.
com and many more well established corporations who
Richard “Dick” Akers, a Kiewit employee, has been involved
are including workplace giving as part of their corporate
in the tournament since its inception. “Our company puts a
citizenship goals.
lot of importance on fundraising for childhood cancer,” he
explained. “We do it in remembrance of the Koenigs’ courage
Patrick Dexter, Public Affairs, Exxon Mobil Corporation
and determination as they faced a heartbreaking trial from
said that giving back to the community is a high priority
the onset of Jake’s illness to his passing. They are part of
for ExxonMobil and its employees. “Supporting local
our family and Jacob is thought of as one of our own.” He
charities as part of our annual Employees Favorite Charities
added that Kiewit’s mission is to help give hope to all the
Campaign not only allows us to make a difference in our
other Jakes and their families out there. “We look forward to
area, it also gives employees an opportunity to interact with
making our efforts more successful every year and providing
the organizations like CureSearch that benefi t from their
CureSearch as much help in their mission as we can.”
contributions.”
www.CureSearch.org
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