A RECENT donation of over $600 was given to the Jackson Hepner Foundation by Alf and Janet from A.K. Cabinets.
Alf explained that each year throughout the NFL season, whenever a player is caught swearing on TV a gold coin gets dropped into the “fudge jar”. They also get others to donate extra money at their annual Christmas party. The savings from this year’s efforts equalled over $600 which the couple decided to donate to a local charity.
After a few cancer experiences in their family, Alf and Janet decided to choose the Jackson Hepner Foundation, over one of the bigger organisations, after hearing their story. The foundation was named after Jackson Hepner, a young apprentice carpenter from Woodford who died from a rare bone cancer in 2021.
The Jackson Hepner Foundation is dedicated to providing a light of kindness when dealing with cancer diagnoses. They focus on gifting hampers and assisting families going through a cancer diagnosis.
The main targets of the charity’s efforts are cancer patients from 15-25 years old after the founders noticed a gap in support options for this group.
Alf and Janet would like to encourage anyone else thinking of donating to local charities, to consider the Jackson Hepner Foundation.
