Jason's Getaway

09/12/2024

Our 19 day trip has begun. A day in Birmingham. A day in Vicksburg ( so sad to see so many run down houses on every street.) We've enjoyed learning the history of these towns through several museums:railroad, river, military and industry. Drove 3 hours yesterday through the rain caused by Francine,but it wasn't too heavy.... Today is Shreveport.

07/14/2024

House sold. All assets were donated: $213,000 to 27 nonprofits. Checks and letters were all mailed yesterday. So glad Jason's Getaway brought happiness to many families every year and now will help hundreds of people locally, statewide, nationally and internationally. Also glad that the new buyer is young, strong, full of dreams and loves the house. God had his hand in our closing just like he did in our opening. Jason's legacy lives on.

06/28/2024

Hi! For all of you donors and families who stayed at Jason's Getaway these past 8 years, I give you thanks. For those of you who prayed for us, I thank you. If you volunteered or were on my board, I thank you. All good things come to an end. We closed on the house June 25th. Bittersweet right before Jason's birthday on the 30th. But now I have over $220,000 I can pass on to many worthy nonprofits. So our legacy will continue to impact many more people. That makes me happy. And the new owner is young, full of energy and excitement and love for the house and will use the house as a licensed AFL. And that makes me super happy.

04/10/2024

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04/10/2024

House goes on the market tomorrow. Last guests are scheduled through May 19th. Sale of remaining house contents will be the end of May.

03/02/2024

During 2023 we had 130 adults and 75 kids stay for a total of 152 nights. Night data is skewed a bit because January and September we had renters so 60 nights alone with them. Our expenses and income were nearly $30,000. First year they came out nearly even. Of course, our income includes donations and a grant.

03/02/2024

Yesterday marked the 12th anniversary of when the Articles of Incorporation of Jason's Getaway were approved by the NC Department of the Secretary of State. I tried my best to listen to God and with the financial, physical, and emotional support of my friends and relatlives, make my vision come true.

Over the years, I've changed the model to make it more affordable, more accessible and more welcoming to all families-not just those with special needs. Unfortunately, I've never gotten a board of directors assemble that could help me recruit donors or guests. So JG has never been self supporting financially. Between spending weekends with guests, fixing up the house and bunkhouse, and supporting it every month monetarily, I am getting tired. I never thought of the future or of JG having an end date when I began this process. But I no longer can be a "1 man show". Instead of bringing me joy like it did for so many years it now brings me stress which last year greatly impacted by mental and physical health. Soon I'll be 68...it does make a difference,

So that being said, Jason's Getaway (the house)will be put on the market in April. The board's goal is to have a seller take ownership July 1st. All profits from the sale of the house will be dispersed to deserving nonprofits that have impacted Jason or my life and will be approved by the board.

If you have procrastinated coming to stay at JG for the first time or for a return visit, now is your chance. We have 14 weeks left.
Thank you for being a follower and if you've been our guest, we loved having you and you remain in our hearts.

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