Q: Can residents be updated on the beneficiary for the Employee Jeans Day each month?

Each month employees have the opportunity to support a local philanthropy by donating a minimum of $1 to the chosen cause on the designated “Jeans Day.” Everyone who makes a donation on the designated day may wear jeans to work that day, hence the name “Jeans Day.” This initially started about a year and a half ago to support a fellow employee who was battling Leukemia. Each month, a new beneficiary is chosen to be the recipient of the money raised through these Jeans Days.

For the month of April, the beneficiary is a boy named Cyrus. Cyrus was diagnosed with stage four Neuroblastoma just one week after his second birthday, this past February. He began chemotherapy treatments immediately and will continue to undergo very extensive and costly treatments in his fight. His father works for the Riley County Police Department and his mother for the Department of Architecture and Design at K-State. If you would like to make a donation and support Cyrus in his fight, please see Christina Strange or Darcy Reinbold-Olson in the Human Resources Office across the hall from Verna Belle’s Café.

Moving forward, there will be a blurb in the Messenger each month indicating the person, group or organization that Jeans Day will benefit. If you would like to nominate a local charity or cause for a Jeans Day, please get in touch with Janelle Cumro-Sultzer at janelle.cumro@meadowlark.org or (785) 307-1801.

Thanks for another great question!