Thanks to all the team members who came out!!!!! The JFrye Team made quite a showing at this year's Head for the Cure Walkathon...we exceeded our goal of 70 by reaching 72 members. That's 16 more than last year! Thank you everyone! And, we're already getting offers to donate more instruments from folks who saw us at the event. We've passed the 400 mark in our short history.
JFrye Funfest 2010 Success The JFrye Funfest was on Saturday, June 5. Our 2nd year was a great success. We raised $3,000 in funds, through the silent auction, food, and games. There was also a Blood Drive this year! It was a fun and good day for everyone. We hope this day each year is a continued success. Please join us next year. Thank you to everyone who came out! Also a big THANK YOU to the volunteers and our sponsors!!!! The Dine To Donate for Jeremy's Cherubs at Applebee’s was a great success!
THANKS to all of you who came out on
Sunday, September 27th to the Applebee’s at College & Metcalf for
our M4JC Dine to Donate event. Applebee's Service Manager, Kelly
Colston reports that we raised $393.13 and had over 200 diners! She
said it was “by far the best turnout that we have had for our dine to
donate program!” Jeremy's jersey is on permanent display right across
from the entrance along with some photos and memorabilia. You can't
miss it! It was a great day for us all...thank you so much for being a
part of this event!
Saxophonist's legacy lives on in school band
By JOE ROBERTSON,
The Kansas City Star
The 12-year-old girl reached for the clarinet’s bell-shaped end first.
She drew it out of the felt-lined case, unsure what to do next.
“Now this,” classmate Diego Lee said, handing Da’Treona Friday one of
the instrument’s barrels, sleek and black with silver tabs and valves.
She gingerly pressed the pieces together, joint by joint. Then the
mouthpiece. Then the delicate ligature that would hold the reed.
“Don’t squeeze on these,” Diego said, watching closely. “You’ll break it.”
For a long time, the Banneker Charter Academy in Kansas City had wanted
a band, but had no instruments and no means to start one.
Across the state line, the family of Jeremy Frye sought a way to
remember a saxophonist who had planned to become a public school music
teacher before he died of a brain tumor at age 23.
Here, at Banneker, the two aches found relief.
Jeremy Frye’s fiancee, Jamie Frye, was watching this week as the
students put together flutes, trombones, trumpets and clarinets — many
of them handling instruments for the first time. (Read rest of article here) or download PDF.
The Jeremy S. Frye Music Room
May 2, 2009
The Jeremy Frye Lacrosse Alumni game was great! Proceeds from the day's events and Alumni Game went to Jeremy's Charity "Music 4 Jeremy's Cherubs". This year's donation was $750.00. This will go towards refurbishing musical instruments and provide them to those who desire to play, but cannot afford an instrument.
The following Alumni wore Jeremy's jersey #63 for the game: Eric Asbell, Dylan Briggs, Tanner Briggs, Brett Eckinger, Mike Blackman, Ryan Nattie, David Curtain, Brenton Smith, Charlie Fiebig, Brian Lee, Stephen Montemeyer, Josh Goddard, Justin Platko, Miles Ortego, Luke Lentz, Ryan Orwig, Jeremiah Ryden, John Bartel, Chris Schepman, Will Leach, ANdrew Vance and Dusty Kilgore.
For more information please contact Tanner Briggs at 913-244-0697 tannerbriggs@yahoo.com or Richard Briggs at 913-963-1332 rbriggs@everestkc.net. SPONSORSHIPS are welcome !
Music 4 Jeremy's Cherubs
P.O. Box 13523
Overland Park, KS 66282-3523
jeremys_cherubs@hotmail.com
