May 4th, 2018. We are pleased and proud to announce the second scholarship for the class of 2018. This scholarship awarded to a Fenwick HS senior is valued at $1,500 annually renewable for four years provided the recipient maintains a GPA of 3.0 out of 4.0. This scholarship is valued over 4 years at $6,000. For all …
May 1st, 2018. We are pleased and proud to announce the first scholarship for the class of 2018. This is for one of the financial need-based scholarships. We interviewed six candidates and we had so much trouble selecting two that we selected three and split one of the $5,000 annual scholarships in half! For all …
Jake Elliot, LTHS graduate, and Superbowl kicker for the Philadelphia Eagles threw his support behind the KJO Memorial Foundation during the two weeks leading up to the Big Game. We sold shirts to celebrate Jake and the Eagles and his connection to LTHS. We made over $13,000 in sales during those two weeks. Thank You, Jake! …
October 27, 2017. State of Grace – Six years later, video from our friend Lauren who lives in Missouri and was in Chicago 6 years ago today. She wanted to do something in Kelli’s memory. Kelli and Lauryn did not know it each other which makes this even more special [YouTube_WD id=5 item=3]
Ben Bradley, the WGN anchor at 4 PM weekdays, is shown above is taking a selfie with the Run For Kelli crowd before the start of the Runner Award ceremonies. We were lucky enough to have two hosts at Run For Kelli this year! Lauren Petty of NBC news anchor 4 am to 7 am news …
Monday Sept 26, 2017. WGN News anchors Ben Bradley and Mark Suplesca talk about the story of our Foundation and its long-lasting effect on the community. It’s been six years of pain. Kelli O’Laughlin was murdered in her suburban home six years ago. But it’s also been six years in which her parents have …
