4th Annual Jammin' for St. Jude Concert Raises $30,000

On Saturday, November 16th, Jenny and William Howard, their kids, and hundreds of family and friends gathered together in Philpot, Kentucky for the 4th Annual Jammin' for St. Jude Concert. That event, on property owned by Tony and Sandy Lanham, has become a staple fundraiser in this tight-knit East Daviess County community. The results- of the planning, the hard work, and the passion- continue to impress.

The Howards, who live in nearby Knottsville, have a decades-long tradition of raising money for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. It started when their oldest son Gavin became very emotional while listening to a patient story song during an annual St. Jude Radiothon on The Country Station, 92.5 WBKR. That day, through tears, Gavin told his mom he wanted to do something to help the patients of St. Jude. So, he asked her to drive him to the radio station so he could donate roughly $30 he had gotten for his birthday. Gavin's donations have only gone up, meteorically, from there.

Since that time, through t-shirt sales and other fundraising efforts like Jammin' for St. Jude, the Howards have raised and donated over $125,000 and they have done it with incredible amounts of support from folks in their community.

Just look at the artists who jumped on board to entertain the crowd at this year's Jammin'!

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All of those talented musician donated their time to the cause and inspired the crowd to donate as well. There were food sales (the pork nachos were lit), bracelet and t-shirt sales, an energetically competitive auction, and more. When it was all said, sung, sold, and done, the 4th Annual Jammin' for St. Jude raised an astounding $30,314.

Later that night, Jenny Howard shared this on social media.

What a fun night! Thank you to Tony and Sandy Goetz Lanham! The musicians were amazing, thank you all so much for donating your time and talent. We had so much help from cooking, selling tickets, serving food, and cleaning up, we appreciate you all so much! Thanks to everyone who came, I hope you all had a great time!

Today, the Howards joined the WBKR Window World St. Jude Radiothon to make their donation. While they were here, they encouraged more and more folks to donate.

You can become part of the WBKR St. Jude family now by becoming a St. Jude Partner-in-Hope. It's just $19 per month on a debit or credit card. You can call 1-800-201-8883. Or you can text HOPE at 626262. Each St. Jude Partner receives this year's 'This Shirt Saves Lives' t-shirt.

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Plus, this year, all WBKR Partners-in-Hope also receive this 'Music Gives to St. Jude Kids' sweatshirt!

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