Memorial Service
There will be a Celebration of Life Memorial for Jerry McCauley, Aire-Master’s founder, in Springfield, Missouri, on January 26, 2013, at 3:00pm. All are welcome to attend. The location is:
Life360 Church, Park Crest Campus
3581 S. Kansas Avenue
Springfield, MO 65807
Memorial Fund
In lieu of sending flowers, the McCauley family has established a memorial charity account for those wishing to contribute in honor of Jerry McCauley’s passing. Mr. McCauley supported several charities, but two that were especially close to his heart are The Raining Season and the Oregon Coast Aquarium.
The Raining Season
The Raining Season is a nonprofit organization that rescues orphaned and abandoned children in Sierra Leone, West Africa. They operate a 24 hour care facility, The Covering, which provides medical, clothing, food, and education needs, as well as spiritual guidance. The facility currently houses about 123 children, and they employ approximately 73 Sierra Leonians, who might not otherwise be able to secure a job. These positions include caregivers, laundry personnel, cooks, teachers, office staff, pastors, maintenance, security and many others. The Raining Season operates on funding from general donations and sponsorship of children.
Jerry McCauley sponsored a nine-year-old boy named Mohamed. He was born in 2003 in Freetown, Sierra Leone. After Mohamed was born, his father traveled to Guinea to look for work. Unfortunately, he never returned to his family. Mohamed’s mother became engaged to another man who refused to take on the responsibility of Mohamed’s care. Mohamed stayed with an aunt, and they barely survived on petty street trading. They lived in a one room dwelling. The aunt was single and could not keep proper control of Mohamed. He began spending days and nights on the streets without any supervision. After a close friend of Mohamed’s died from a combination of cholera and malaria, Mohamed was brought to The Covering for his own safety and well being.
Oregon Coast Aquarium
The Oregon Coast Aquarium is a world-class marine educational attraction nestled on beautiful Yaquina Bay in Newport, Oregon. The Aquarium is a living classroom for all learning styles and ages. As one of Oregon’s top tourist attractions, the Aquarium is a vital educational resource for the state, with over 40,000 students visiting the aquarium each year. The Aquarium strives to be a center of excellence for ocean literacy and plays an active role in conservation and animal rehabilitation efforts.
The Oregon Coast Aquarium is a private, not-for-profit aquatic and marine science educational facility offering a fun and interesting way to learn about Oregon’s unique coastal ecosystem.
How to Contribute
Write a check to Jerry McCauley Memorial Fund and send to:
Springfield First Community Bank
2006 S. Glenstone Avenue
Springfield, MO 65804
75% of donated funds will go to The Raining Season;
25% will go to the Oregon Coast Aquarium.