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Susana Mendoza
July 26, 2023
Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza stopped by to tour and visit the Jackie Joyner-Kersee Foundation and Miss Jackie. While Mrs. Mendoza was at the center, she awarded Jackie with the State of Illinois Women’s History Month Award from March.
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Susana Mendoza
July 26, 2023
Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza stopped by to tour and visit the Jackie Joyner-Kersee Foundation and Miss Jackie. While Mrs. Mendoza was at the center, she awarded Jackie with the State of Illinois Women’s History Month Award from March.
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Soapbox Derby
For the first time ever the Jackie Joyner-Kersee Foundation competed in the St. Louis Jaycees Soap Box Derby. In collaboration with Worldwide Technology Raceway the Foundation sent 4 students to compete. In
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Summer Camp Update
Summer Camp Update: So far this summer we have taken quite a few fun and impactful field trips. Our students have enjoyed these trips and everything that came along with them.
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eSports Opportunities for Kids
The Jackie Joyner-Kersee Foundation (JJKF) announced it will be launching a new eSports learning and competitive playing opportunity for kids who attend the JJK Center. The partnership, in conjunction with Blaze Fire
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JJK Foundation Sequins, Suits & Sneakers Gala
EAST ST. LOUIS – It’s the only time of year when people put on their ball gowns and lace up their tennis shoes for a good cause. The Seventh Annual
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Hundreds of Kids attend Jackie Joyner-Kersee’s Field Day in East St. Louis
EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. — Olympic champion Jackie Joyner Kersee continues giving back to her hometown. Her foundation helped host the 5th annual City-Wide Field Day today in East St.
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NASCAR Drive for Diversity, World Wide Technology Raceway partner with Jackie Joyner-Kersee Foundation for Youth iRacing League
NASCAR and World Wide Technology Raceway at Gateway are partnering with the Jackie Joyner-Kersee Foundation to launch an iRacing league that commenced last week in East St. Louis. The center,
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Jackie Joyner-Kersee has found her life’s calling running foundation for kids in her hometown
If you set the wayback machine to March of 1988, tall and sleek Jackie Joyner-Kersee, 26, the silver-medal winner in the heptathlon at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, is in the starting
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Parkway teachers learn ‘winning’ from an Olympic champion
ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. (KMOV.com) — Some teachers in the Parkway School District are getting special lessons on ‘winning,’ and they’re having fun doing it.