Jack Carey's Fundraising Page
In August/September, 2024, I ran 2,835 miles from L.A. to NYC. Originally I set out to raise $100,000 for Live Oak Camp, and given the demands of the endeavor, I found there was less time for fundraising than I anticipated :). A goal of $50,000 now seems more realistic, and we're almost there.
I've spent the last 10 years building Live Oak (www.liveoakcamp.com) alongside an incredible team. After we wrapped up our 10th summer of sleepaway camp for our 500 young people from 100 public and private schools, I headed out on this cross-country adventure. (Here's the site where I documented the run: https://jackrun.mmm.page/home)
If you're interested in helping to fuel this running adventure and you want to make Live Oak a reality for hundreds more kids in the years to come, please make a tax-deductible contribution on our site here -- and spread the word to anyone else you think might want to as well. Thank you!
Please consider donating per mile that I'll be running:
$0.05 per mile = $141.75
$0.10 per mile = $283.50
$0.25 per mile = $708.75
$0.50 per mile = $1,417.50
$1.00 per mile = $2,835.00
$2.00 per mile = $5,670.00
ABOUT 10 Year Anniversary Campaign
Between January 2024 and June 2025, our Live Oak team is raising $1m (!) to support our growth and expansion, including an increase in camper enrollment of up to 50% as we move to our new site.
How your funds will be put to work
Live Oak’s work supports five strategic investment areas: Summer Camp, Wilderness Adventures, Gatherings, Year Round Growth Experiences, and Beyond Camp Support. See more about their recent impact in our 2024 End of Year Recap.
This $1m campaign will fuel major investments across our organizational priorities:
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$500,000 to increase our Scholarships for Summer Camp and Wilderness Adventures for youth ages 7-16.
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$250,000 to expand our Year Round Growth Experiences throughout middle and high school years.
- $250,000 to scale up our Beyond Camp Supports for hundreds of oldest campers and alumni in high school and college.
| Supporters | |||
| Name | Date | Amount | Comments |
| Richard Barth | 12/18/2024 | $104.69 | Beyond inspired, Jack! | Elissa Kim | 11/06/2024 | $209.06 | Go jack go! | Liz OMalley | 10/24/2024 | $103.60 | Congratulations, Jack!! I was hoping to try and see you in New York but had Covid at the time. Sending love to you and the fam and Live Oak! | Ron Gubitz | 10/15/2024 | $261.25 | Shelley Smith | 10/15/2024 | $103.60 | May your camp continue to thrive! | Ruth Kullman | 10/15/2024 | $500.00 | John Gibney | 10/14/2024 | $146.73 | Living the dream! | Michael Dennis | 10/11/2024 | $2,835.00 | Sue Kain | 10/11/2024 | $1,500.00 | Martha Cukor | 10/11/2024 | $1,000.00 | Chris DeCardy | 10/10/2024 | $1,500.00 | Leroy Kendricks | 10/06/2024 | $516.79 | Great job Jack. Marian & Leroy | Niloy Gangopadhyay | 10/05/2024 | $51.96 | Congratulations, Jack! You continue to inspire me in so many ways. Hope you’re getting a chance to rest and recover. | Joe Wishcamper | 10/03/2024 | $500.00 | Michael Christian | 10/03/2024 | $1,000.00 | Baobob Initiative | 10/03/2024 | $2,300.00 | Fred Scholz | 10/03/2024 | $1,000.00 | Eli & Amy Rosenberg | 10/02/2024 | $103.60 | Jack! You are a true inspiration. A run for the ages, we’re exhausted watching from far. So proud of you! | Anonymous Friend | 10/01/2024 | $2,500.00 | Way to go, Jack. What an amazing accomplishment and cause. Thanks for continuing to inspire so many in your sphere. | Naomi Gibb | 09/30/2024 | $20.97 | So proud!! Missing y’all! :) | Joseph Kanter | 09/29/2024 | $313.43 | Lauren Hubona | 09/29/2024 | $103.60 | Go Bears!! | Jennifer Kaiser | 09/29/2024 | $51.96 | You are incredible!! | Adewale Oyemade | 09/29/2024 | $258.55 | Congrats!! | Caitlin Mekita | 09/29/2024 | $103.60 | Gordon Johnson | 09/29/2024 | $1,000.00 | you are an inspiration! live oak has been such wonderful experience for my granddaughter, India. congratulations on an epic accomplishment. | Michael Christian | 09/29/2024 | $1,044.05 | Amazing accomplishment, Jack. Congratulations!! | Garrett Bucks | 09/29/2024 | $155.25 | Phoebe Coughlin | 09/29/2024 | $21.19 | Chris Duni | 09/29/2024 | $52.01 | Meghan Mekita | 09/29/2024 | $103.60 | Jill Pasquarella | 09/29/2024 | $206.90 | Anonymous Friend | 09/29/2024 | $5.47 | greg harvey | 09/29/2024 | $375.00 | Jasen Peterson | 09/28/2024 | $413.92 | Congrats amigo on the big finish today !!!! | Luana &Dusty Rhodes | 09/28/2024 | $103.71 | Well done, Jack. Amazing! | Kyle Shaffer | 09/28/2024 | $206.90 | Jack, you’re a legend!! | Sue Carey | 09/28/2024 | $103.60 | Congratulations Jack! I’ve been in awe “watching” you on yhis journey over the last few months! L&k, Sue | Lindsey & Dylan Rudov | 09/28/2024 | $51.96 | You rock, Jack!! | Alex Lebow | 09/28/2024 | $261.25 | Inspired by you, your run, and what you’ve built at Live Oak. | Bobby Cosentino | 09/27/2024 | $155.25 | Run Jack run! | Anonymous Friend | 09/27/2024 | $516.79 | Patriot John W. Carey, May the sun in its course visit no land more free, more happy, more lovely, than this our own country! Sincerely, Sons of Liberty Douglas C. Neidermeyer Sergeant-At-Arms | Ned Levy | 09/26/2024 | $102.27 | You’re an inspiration! | Brigid Mekita | 09/26/2024 | $103.71 | Congratulations! You are an inspiration!! | Jacquie Zasche | 09/26/2024 | $104.69 | Incredible!! | Rachel Wright | 09/26/2024 | $148.26 | So impressed!! | Sam Allouche | 09/25/2024 | $104.69 | Kathy Hayes | 09/25/2024 | $310.52 | You are amazing! | William Kruidenier | 09/24/2024 | $1,500.00 | Inspired by Live Oak Camp mission and accomplishments. Awed by your run across America - from sea to shining sea! | Jan Jedrzejowicz | 09/23/2024 | $103.71 | Thanks to Tom Hayes | Kevin Mccaskey | 09/22/2024 | $103.60 | Almost there Jack! | Luis Duarte | 09/22/2024 | $261.25 | Almost there dear friend! Un gran abrazo, Luis | Kevin Mccaskey | 09/22/2024 | $100.00 | Go Pack Go :) | Fareeda Pasha | 09/22/2024 | $51.96 | Thanks to Tom Hayes | Christy Owsley | 09/21/2024 | $206.90 | Keep doing great things!! | Greta Anderson | 09/20/2024 | $51.96 | Great work creating a space for kids to thrive! | Elaine Kimbrell | 09/19/2024 | $516.79 | Wishing you a successful run! Thank you and the Live Oak Team for all you do to support my boys and our community. | Stephanie Faucetta | 09/19/2024 | $51.96 | We have loved watching your journey. Your dedication to the children of New Orleans is inspiring. Finish strong! Love, Zanni/Layla & Family | Ryan Huffman | 09/19/2024 | $258.55 | You are incredible and an inspiration! | Carolyn ODonnell | 09/19/2024 | $146.73 | Mary Chastain-Alford | 09/19/2024 | $51.96 | Jessica Kelly | 09/18/2024 | $51.96 | Moris Behar | 09/18/2024 | $1,000.00 | Susanna Parker | 09/17/2024 | $283.50 | I’m loving following your adventure. I know your family must be so proud. Stay safe. | Colleen Smith | 09/16/2024 | $103.71 | You've been my inspiration every morning 🌄 as I witnessed your journey! | Colin Reingold | 09/16/2024 | $51.96 | Stephanie Douglass | 09/16/2024 | $362.22 | Sarah Nemeth | 09/16/2024 | $146.88 | Hi Jack, Robert and I saw Clif and Shauna in Salida the other day on our way from Champaign-Urbana to Pagosa Springs, CO. Robert and Clif worked together many moons ago in the mid 1980s. Clif and Shauna told us about your crazy, good adventure, and we are cheering you on! Keep up the great work you are doing! Sarah & Robert Nemeth | Forrest Johnston | 09/16/2024 | $517.32 | Best of luck on your run!! | Anonymous Friend | 09/16/2024 | $293.15 | Jack - Your are an inspiration! - Mike | Yvonne & Joe Vitosky | 09/16/2024 | $310.52 | You’re definitely an inspiration! Keep rolling, Jack !! | Jason Halperin | 09/15/2024 | $293.15 | Molly SCHLADENHAUFFEN | 09/15/2024 | $26.16 | Thought of you as I ran a half marathon for the first time today. Always so inspiring Jack! | Daniel Moynihan | 09/14/2024 | $258.55 | So inspiring - keep trucking my man! | Jill and Jeremy Kruidenier | 09/13/2024 | $1,417.50 | Robert Scholz | 09/11/2024 | $2,400.00 | Ryan McCarthy | 09/08/2024 | $103.60 | Run Jack run! | Katie Visco | 09/08/2024 | $52.01 | Jack, you’re doing it! It’s an incredible feeling to live those big ideas out! :-) | Sarah Moore | 09/08/2024 | $51.96 | You’re crazy Jack, but good luck! | Adam Mejerson | 09/07/2024 | $52.37 | Michael Karam | 09/06/2024 | $293.15 | Truly impressive what you and the team have have built with Live Oak Camp. The running thing too! | Jim Huger | 09/06/2024 | $1,000.00 | Scarlet Cornelius | 09/05/2024 | $103.60 | The Cornelius Family loves Love Oak Wilderness Camp! Our people! | Caitlyn Scales | 09/05/2024 | $51.96 | You rock! Sharing this with everyone I know. | Morgan Ripski | 09/04/2024 | $103.71 | Three cheers for Live Oak Camp!! | Rebekah Gee | 09/04/2024 | $103.60 | This is great keep up the good work! | Renata Ribeiro | 09/03/2024 | $52.01 | Gooooo Jack!!!! | Sunshine Van Bael | 09/02/2024 | $206.90 | Your efforts are incredible and inspiring! | Maximillian Etheridge | 08/30/2024 | $103.60 | Jack and Jenny the legendary pair!! Run your heart out buddy and I will one day make it to New Orleans so we can meet again!! | Christie Weidemann | 08/29/2024 | $103.60 | Tracey Johnson | 08/28/2024 | $26.13 | Lisa Margosian | 08/28/2024 | $516.79 | Vincent Rossmeier | 08/27/2024 | $103.60 | Crushing it. | Genevieve Hickman | 08/27/2024 | $103.60 | Go Jack Go! Xo, Genny, Tripper, and baby Gus | Ira Rigaud | 08/27/2024 | $156.87 | Joseph Latson | 08/26/2024 | $103.60 | Great work, keep going! | Jen Roberts (and Tessa!) | 08/26/2024 | $103.60 | You got this, Jack! | Jeff Wetzler | 08/25/2024 | $261.25 | Cheering you on and watching with awe and inspiration! | Kate Macdermott | 08/25/2024 | $104.69 | Simply amazing!! So fun to follow along | Michael Donnelly | 08/23/2024 | $52.01 | Good luck with your challenge. Ethan told me about your cause. Outstanding! | William Orman | 08/21/2024 | $103.60 | Garrett Mason | 08/21/2024 | $283.50 | Keep on rocking, Jack! | Jenny Katz | 08/20/2024 | $103.60 | Lily Endowment | 08/20/2024 | $400.00 | Tina Johnson | 08/19/2024 | $206.90 | stay safe and keep setting the pace for the rest of us!! | Ben Bridgeman | 08/19/2024 | $51.96 | Katie Carsky | 08/19/2024 | $20.00 | Oskie Creech | 08/19/2024 | $103.60 | Go, Jack, go! | Michelle Culver | 08/18/2024 | $258.55 | Jack, you inspire me! | Jay Cook | 08/17/2024 | $103.60 | Very inspiring. | AJ & Nancy McCaskey | 08/16/2024 | $51.96 | Jack, you're an inspiration! Sending you support from afar and we will spread the word about your mission. | Myles Martin | 08/16/2024 | $103.71 | Inspired. | Kristin Vincent | 08/15/2024 | $103.60 | I work with your brother! This is so cool. Love what you are doing! | Pat Carey | 08/15/2024 | $103.71 | Keep truckin’ Jack! | David Yancey | 08/13/2024 | $100.00 | You’re an inspiration! Keep it up boss! | Joe Murphy | 08/13/2024 | $103.60 | I love camps! Run on. | Emily & Omar Dollar-Fares | 08/13/2024 | $206.90 | We are so impressed and grateful we got to be a part of the journey!! | Michael McCaskey | 08/12/2024 | $52.01 | Good luck, Jack! Enjoy the journey | David & Bethany Preusser | 08/11/2024 | $26.13 | Cheering you on, Jack! You got this! | Austin Kiessig | 08/10/2024 | $41.63 | Run strong!! | Tom Hayes | 08/07/2024 | $1,516.41 | What an inspiring adventure. Best of luck as you continue making your way across the country! | Jeannette Haynie | 08/06/2024 | $516.79 | What a fantastic project! We love you all and are excited to see what comes next. | Anonymous Friend | 08/05/2024 | $206.90 | Robert Miller | 08/05/2024 | $104.69 | go Jack! | Carey Radebaugh | 08/05/2024 | $1,011.36 | Go Jack, go! | Julia Monconduit | 08/05/2024 | $103.60 | This is amazing! We’re rooting for you, Jack! | Catherine K Swinburn | 08/05/2024 | $103.60 | Go, Jack! The ShanBurns are rooting for you! | Ann Brandner | 08/04/2024 | $5.91 | Joan Solano | 08/04/2024 | $206.90 | You are awesome!!!! | Peter Morrell | 08/03/2024 | $104.69 | keep truckin | Brett Swanson | 08/03/2024 | $293.15 | Bravo man, enjoy the journey and grease those nuts! | Irl and Gail Rosner | 08/01/2024 | $1,044.05 | Go Jack Go! You inspire us all! | Teena Lichtenberger | 07/31/2024 | $206.90 | Good luck! I’ll be sending constant prayers for your good health and safety in your exciting endeavor. Aunt Teena | Jasen Peterson | 07/31/2024 | $103.71 | Kevin Mccaskey | 07/30/2024 | $100.00 | Epic challenge and adventure, good luck Jack! | Julie Duplantier | 07/30/2024 | $313.43 | This is such a cool adventure. Good luck to you Jack. | Fred and Marilyn Mastny | 07/30/2024 | $258.55 | You are courageous to attempt this trip on behalf and in support of a cause. Good luck on your great adventure. | Tony Nuccio | 07/30/2024 | $103.60 | Go Jack! Nice.running with you on Day 1 in LA. Very inspiring... Here's a little boost to kick off Day 1. | H. Merrill | 07/28/2024 | $1,034.33 | Best of luck on your inspiring cross country constitutional, Jack. And good luck with the campaign. | Anonymous Friend | 07/23/2024 | $1,034.33 | Michael Christian | 07/22/2024 | $1,044.05 | Good luck, Jack! | Charles Thompson | 06/29/2024 | $522.18 | This donation is in honor of Nath Thompson, Camp Director Extraordinaire, at Camp Carolina in Brevard, NC, from 1958 to 1995. | Evan Judge | 06/28/2024 | $10.75 | Maggie Mangan | 06/16/2024 | $103.60 | Seriously impressed, Jack!! | Ed Woiteshek | 06/09/2024 | $361.84 | Go Bears! | Ryan Dufour | 06/04/2024 | $51.96 | John Roling | 06/04/2024 | $103.60 | Get some! | Emily Rhodes-Griffith | 06/03/2024 | $517.32 | Keep up this great work you’re doing, Jack! Proud to call you my cousin. ❤️ | Jason Kloth | 06/02/2024 | $209.06 | Best of luck!!! | Josh Fogarty | 05/30/2024 | $1.34 | Can’t make it to $100k without the first $ |
| Total | $51,402.70 | ||