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With Gratitude for 2016
Executive Director and Co-Founder, Vivian Maley, reflects on what she is grateful for following another successful year of serving children of all abilities. I have spent this year celebrating the gratitude I have for family, friends, and everything related to JMF. ...
My “Why JMF?”: JMF is Really Fun!
JMFitness athlete, Miana Catahay, and her mom, Anna, reflect on their "Why JMF?" with Miana's love of participating in adaptive and inclusive sports. When I first heard about JMF, I was ecstatic! It had been just about 6 months since we moved to Indiana and I really...
My “Why JMF?”: disABILITIES Do Not Define Us
“Happiness lies in the joy of achievement and the thrill of creative effort.” Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Excellence in Service Award Winner, Ivette Bruns, reflects on her "Why JMF?" from her years of service with the Joseph Maley Foundation. Our 32nd President,...
Always Thankful
This Thanksgiving, we ask our JMF Staff what they are grateful for as they are surrounded by food, fun, friends, and family. Always thankful for life's countless blessings, the Joseph Maley Foundation Staff shares what they are extra-grateful for this year. "I am...
I Became a Mom through Adoption
As November is Adoption Awareness month, one of our own shares her heartwarming story on adopting her son. I'm a mom. I'm an adoptive mom, a biological mom, a teacher-mom, a godmother. I have a mother heart beating in my chest, pumping a mother beat through my veins...
JMFitness Recognizes 263 Participants
Sunday, November 13, 2016, JMFitness recognized 263 athletes and 165 mentors involved in adaptive and inclusive athletics this year. The annual JMFitness Awards Banquet took place Sunday, November 13, 2016 at the Well Community Center. In 2016, JMFitness offered nine...
JMFall Celebration Awards Four Recipients
The Joseph Maley Foundation Fall Celebration highlighted four award recipients in serving children of all abilities. On Friday, October 21 at Shortridge High School, we hosted our annual JMFall Celebration. Nearly 200 individuals gathered in the historic Caleb Mills...
Don’t be a bully, be an upstander
Upstander? Bystander? Instigator? There are lots of buzzwords en vogue with any discussion around bullying. At JMF, we cultivate upstanders, individuals who see wrong and act, who take a stand against acts of injustice or intolerance.Being an upstander not only...
Celebrate good times at the JMFallCelebration on Friday, October 21
The Joseph Maley Foundation is hosting its annual Fall Celebration on Friday, October 21, 2016 to celebrate our accomplishments “serving children of all abilities.” The afternoon will consist of highlights from the year, recognition of our supporters and volunteers,...
run2gether rolls into the Beyond Monumental Races this November
October kicked off with captains and crew from run2gether participating in the Back on my Feet Marathon Relay. There were smiles, sunrises, and singing as the teams completed each lap of the course carrying their batons a full 26.2 miles. Of note, the Joseph Maley...