2019 Jack’s PACK events in New York

February 25, 2019 By eStage

The countdown is on for the 2019 Jack’s PACK events in New York!!!

18 May: NYC Half Marathon in Uniform through Central Park
21 May: jetBlue Plane Pull

The annual Pilgrimage Across the Pond of UK Police Officers and our wonderful supporters at British Airways is nearly here with 80 + officers from London’s Metropolitan Police , Essex Police, Surrey Police, Sussex Police, Merseyside Police, British Transport Police, and Ministry of Defence Police.

2018 JetBlue JACK Plane Pull for Neuroblastoma

2018 JetBlue Plane Pull – UK Police, US Military, US Police Fundraise for Neuroblastoma

2018 JetBlue PlanePull for Neuroblastoma

Welcome again this year to Charis O’Donaghue, Caroline Cam and Tom Stevens at British Airways who will be joining our ranks. Our very own Senior Officers this year are Deputy Chief Constable of The Ministry of Defence Police, Peter Terry QPM, Commander Jane Connors, Superintendent Jo Edwards and Chief Inspector Grace Blake-Turner of The Met Police.

A packed 6 days of events will include a half marathon in Central Park, a Plane Pull at JFK thanks to jetBlue and the UK team paying respects to NYPD fallen officers in the NYPD Annual 5K memorial run. So fasten seats belts , doors to automatic and cross check for another awesome fundraiser in aid of J.A.C.K.

This year is going to be another amazing event! See you State Side !!

Mark Edwards MBE, Special Constable – Metropolitan Police

An Emergency grant is available for Neuroblastoma families facing financial loss or increased costs because of Coronavirus measures.

Funds have been made available by J-A-C-K and Solving Kids’ Cancer to help families in the UK affected by Neuroblastoma (low, intermediate or high-risk), who face financial loss or increased costs due to the Coronavirus pandemic.

Guidelines have been issued by the Children’s Cancer and Leukaemia Group asking that families of children and young people on active cancer treatment, or within 6 months following the completion of treatment, stay at home for the next 12 weeks. These guidelines are being reviewed and updated on an ongoing basis. This is in line with the government guidance.

Parents / Guardians who are self-isolating alongside the child and that suffer financial loss or increased costs as a result may apply to the emergency fund for an initial grant towards their immediate subsistence costs.

Emergency grants of £250 are available now for those who are facing financial loss or increased costs as a result of the need of their child to stay home for the stated 12 weeks.

Additional support may be made available at a later stage for families facing acute financial loss because of the rapidly evolving public health crisis.

Criteria for accessing the grant is as follows;

You are the guardian of a child with Neuroblastoma (low, intermediate or high-risk) who is currently in active treatment, or within 6 months following the completion of treatment (at the point of application).
You have suffered financial loss or increased costs as a result of the need to self-isolate with your child which cannot be remedied by the emergency measures in place which can be found on the government website which is being continually updated. Also here.

To apply for the £250 emergency grant simply complete the form below and submit it by email to familygrant@solvingkidscancer.org.uk along with a copy of a letter or other documentary evidence from your Clinician or Medical institution which provides evidence of the active treatment of your child or treatment within the last six months (of the date of application).

We, at JACK, are thankful for the ability to provide money alongside SKC to the emergency fund for families. We are grateful to Solving Kids Cancer UK for administering the process and applications for the grant must be made via the email to Solving Kids Cancer.