Founder, Chairman Of The Board
CurrentWe started having the Tommy Joe’s – Jon Charity Invitational Golf Classic 12 years ago with the intentions to raise money and awareness to combat diabetes. After incredible success we decided to create our own charitable foundation, the TJ-JL Foundation Inc., www.TJJLFoundation.coma 501c3 tax entity.Now The JL Foundation raises money primarily through the JL Charity Invitational Golf Classic, the Youth Ambassador Program and the Family Fun Day. Our mission, to fund diabetic… Show more We started having the Tommy Joe’s – Jon Charity Invitational Golf Classic 12 years ago with the intentions to raise money and awareness to combat diabetes. After incredible success we decided to create our own charitable foundation, the TJ-JL Foundation Inc., www.TJJLFoundation.coma 501c3 tax entity.Now The JL Foundation raises money primarily through the JL Charity Invitational Golf Classic, the Youth Ambassador Program and the Family Fun Day. Our mission, to fund diabetic research and to help educate the public, while combating this horrible disease.Nearly 26 million Americans have diabetes, which translates into over 8% of the population. With 18.8 million diagnosed cases of diabetes that still leaves 7 million undiagnosed cases; as many as 3 million of those cases are type 1 diabetes. By 2030 diabetes is expected to affect as many as 552 million people worldwide. With a foundation such as ours, the hope is to start early education of the disease and help to find a cure.The generosity of donors like you is vital as researchers continue efforts to search for a cure, help people with diabetes, and invest in the health of future generations. Show less