Jaymie Jamison Foundation for Hope's Mission

The day after Jaymie passed her oldest daughter Hope had an idea, "Let's string panties across the Purple People Bridge for cervical cancer awareness." In five months Hope's vision came alive. Family and friends came together and formed the Jaymie Jamison Foundation for Hope. This event we were planning was about Jaymie, remembering her, and honoring her. Jaymie had no idea you could actually  die from cervical cancer. We were going to change that misconception. We were bound and determine to make everyone know! We hung over 4,000 panties across the bridge on July 16, 2011. Panties Across the Bridge honored survivors, fighter, and angels lost to this diseases. Signs and symptoms were placed along the bridge. Our largest awareness event caught the attention of people all over, and even made CNN news. All of this conspired from a 14 year old girls big vision. July 11. 2015 will be our 5th annual Panties Across the Bridge. Our mission has changed from our first event. We now cover all gynecological cancers. We have held a health fair to promote healthy living for everyone. We light the bridge teal for awareness. We are currently working towards making the 5th annual the best year yet! Awareness is the center of all we do, we will let all women know what teal means, educate them on signs and symptoms, and make every woman see a yearly gynecological appointment is a necessity. 

What does the Jaymie Jamison Foundation for Hope do with their money? Jaymie's family does not receive a single dime from this organization. All money raised is used to meet our mission of empowering, encouraging, and educating women to eliminate gynecological cancer related deaths. Education is the center of all we do. We used our funds to create awareness events to let every woman know about the importance of yearly gynecological screenings. We also have created Whispers of Hope Comfort kits (shown in the picture) and donate them to local cancer centers to woman battling gynecological cancers. In 2012 we donated money to provide 200 uninsured woman with Pap smears. In 2014 we have joined hands with ABCap to provide uninsured women who received abnormal Pap smears with further treatments. We were told that woman who are uninsured and receive abnormal paps fall through the cracks, and often die. We're here to stop this from happening. Since 2011 we have donated $1,000 to Hospice of Hope, who gave Jaymie wonderful care at the end of her life. This spring we will be awarding a high school senior with a $250 scholarship to college. When a mother battles gynecological cancer, her whole family battles with her. It's time we empower her children as well. We look forward to empowering women in the Cincinnati area at our March 22, 2015 Tealspiration Luncheon at Belterra Park.