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First Annual James R. Helmuth Basketball Buddies Skills Clinic
...was held in December 2012. Isaiah Plasterer-Jenner john worked on organizing this event with the Helmuth family for his GREAT Project, a volunteer initiative for 6th graders at Kromrey Middle School. Isaiah jump-started the event, making sure that we had a good flyer, requests for participation, and organizing all 6th grade volunteers for this skills clinic for 1st and 2nd graders. The clinic was FREE but donations were accepted. Over 55 families signed up but sadly we were only able to host 40. Next year we will find a bigger venue to host all families that wish to join!
Photos from event:
2013 Basketball Buddies Pictures
A HUGE thank you to Isaiah, James' best friend for helping make this happen!
Health Writers on the Air
May 9, 2013, the Helmuth family did an interview with Steve Blank on WORT FM Health Writers on the Air radio to discuss James' fund and how we want to move forward.
http://healthwriters.wordpress.com/ See the May 9th Program.
Basketball for James - May 2013
On April 6th after James' Funeral Ceremony, Elm Lawn Elementary held the first annual Basketball for James Event, where hundreds of kids of all ages played pickup games both inside and outside of our beloved Elm Lawn Elementary School. This fantastic event had such a great turnout, we may try to hold this event annually. Here are pictures from this event, thanks to friends who took such beautiful pictures. May 2013 James Helmuth Memorial Basketball Event Clicking this link will take you to "Smug Mug" Album of kids playing basketball at Elm Lawn!!!
$500 - MCPASD Spelling Bee
James would have wanted us to help fund the 2013-14 MCPASD Spelling Bee. He was a great speller, an excellent reader, and quick as a whip in math. He also happened to be extra cool and super handsome for a 10 year old... Oh, and he was also nice and fun and funny. For all these reasons and more, we want to remember our little buddy and help kids just like him have fun and learn more!
Officer Kathleen Riffenburg Middleton Police Department's photo.
OUTSTANDING SERVICE COMMENDATION - “To be awarded to employees in recognition for the sustained delivery of a high level of performance.”
Ten year old James Helmuth was diagnosed with an aggressive form ...of cancer. Kathleen met him through her son, Micah. James loved all things police related and he and Kathleen formed a special bond. Kathleen was able to get James rides in squad cars and arranged to get him a police uniform. Kathleen arranged for James to go to the Dane County Range with officers and introduced him to members of the Dane County SWAT Team who let him participate in some of their training. Kathleen organized a softball game fundraiser for childhood cancer between the police and firefighters and James scored the winning run for the Police Department.
James lost his battle with cancer this spring. There was a huge outpouring from the community at his funeral. Kathleen flawlessly and eloquently spoke at his service, sharing better than any of us could, her feelings towards James and the profound positive effect he had on our Department, public safety members and our community. It seems like such a short time ago that James Helmuth brought Kathleen Riffenburg into our lives and now he’s gone. We know that she enriched James’ last months, and we hope he will live on in her memory as her forever friend. Thank you Kathleen for reminding us of the importance of serving others.
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