The 2018 Military Christmas Grants are here for this Christmas. All military families are encouraged to apply. Just like last year, we will be accepting donations and 100% of all money raised will be given out directly as a Christmas Grant to a military family in need. Once again, anyone who donates $500 or more will have a grant directly named in their honor and be given to one military family in need for extra money at Christmas. Last year we raised $10,000 and gave out twenty $500.00 Military Christmas Grants.
We raised over $84,000.00 in net proceeds from the 2018 Fairways for the Armed Forces golf outing. Those funds will be used to fund the Nicholas J. Murphy Pro Bono Clinic providing free and reduced rate family law legal services for veterans and members of the Armed Forces, and for the educational scholarships, military grants, and charitable donations made to OSF and for kids with cancer at the Heller Center for Kids with Cancer at OSF. Thank you all, so much, for all of your support and generosity. Nick’s legacy will continue to make the world a better place for so many people in the years and decades to come.
Dunlap High School and The Children’s Hospital of Illinois present the 2nd Annual Gameball Run this Saturday, February 10 at the Dunlap vs. Washington boys’ basketball game. All proceeds from the event will be directed to the Nicholas Murphy Memorial Fund at the Children’s Hospital of Illinois in honor of former Dunlap student and athlete, Nick Murphy.
Pediatric cancer is an ugly disease. The scars, both physical and emotional, are deep and can last a lifetime. Today, roughly 80% of kids survive their cancer diagnosis. It’s amazing! But it is only half the story. It’s no longer enough to just fight the cancer cells. The Heller Center for Kids with Cancer is dedicated to making sure these children and families don’t just survive, but thrive.
Nick Murphy never quit trying. No matter what he set his mind to, he tried his best to achieve it. That did not always mean that he succeeded. In fact, he did not. When Nick told us he wanted to try and become a Navy SEAL, we thought he was a little bit crazy because he was not a high school swimmer, was not a long distance runner, and was only 5' 7" tall and weighed 145 pounds soaking wet. The one thing he was, however, was a great athlete, very smart and totally driven to succeed. There was also one thing we never questioned. And that was Nick's heart, his work ethic, his dedication, his love of our country, and his belief that "through God nothing was impossible".
