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Jakes Jam Thank You!

Jake’s Intro Highlights: Dana Rocket Splash Splash 2 Hayden Desser Aja Neinstien Lily Librach Ben and Bevvy Schwartz with Don Denaburg Lil Jaxe Tyler Simmons Henri Audet Stacy Granovsky, Joanna Pearl, Rochelle Monson and Naomi Blicker Jenn and Stacy Jenn, Stacy, Zack and Seth Amy Sky Song 1 Amy Sky Song 2 Jackie Richardson Song […]

Jakes Jam

This year Jacob will be turning 18! Miracles do happen, he couldn’t have reached this milestone without the love, strength, and support from our community. This is cause for one big celebration! View Our Sponsors Jacob’s disease has robbed him of the ability to move, eat, speak and see. – BUT he LOVES music. It […]

Jacob’s Ladder honours Dr. Berge Minassian, MD CM, FRCP (C) as recipient of the Norman Saunders Jacob’s Ladder International Research Prize for 2014.

Dr. Minassian graduated from McGill medical school and obtained his training in Neurology from UCLA. He returned to Canada and trained in paediatric epilepsy with Dr. Carter Snead, and genetics with Drs. Lap-Chee Tsui and Stephen Scherer. During his training, he wrote a seminal paper on epilepsy surgery and in time discovered the two causative […]

Jewish Genetic Diseases Screening Update

Our second annual Genetics Awareness Week held November 20th to the 27th was a great success, as was the genetics screening clinic held on Sunday, November 27th at Mount Sinai Hospital.  Almost 100 people attended to be screened and over 1,000 referred to our website for information about Ashkenazi Genetic Diseases.  If you were unable to attend […]

Jakes Gigantic Give 2012

THEY DISCOVERED THE POWER OF GIVING… … at the 2012 Jake’s Gigantic Give held at the former Kromer Radio Building. Hundreds of children and their parents attended over a two day period at the end of November 2012. They had their family photo taken, met their volunteer angels, read their Mission Cards and then went […]

Jacob’s Ladder, ECHOage and Birthday Celebrations!

Birthday Wishes, Birthday Gifts – Give your child the opportunity to give back to Jacob’s Ladder, the Canadian Foundation for Control of Neurodegenerative Disease through ECHOage the next time they celebrate their big day!Half the money raised online in honour of their birthday will support the work of Jacob’s Ladder and the other half will […]

Jake’s Gigantic Give

Support Jacob’s Ladder and Shop ’til you drop at www.goneshopping.ca. Between now and December 31st Jake will continue to give when we give!  www.goneshopping.ca will donate 15% of ALL proceeds (before tax and shipping, if applicable) to Jacob’s Ladder! Use the CODE: JakeGives at checkout! Jake’s Gigantic Give was a huge success! Please visit our […]

Jacob’s Bar Mitzvah

In May 2010, Jacob became a Bar Mitzvah! The Village Shul opened up to a spiritual ceremony of love, infinite opportunities and true miracles. Rabbi Hoch spoke about Jacob and Jacob’s life in ways that we couldn’t even imagine. As the choir sang, Jacob sang along. He knew that this wasn’t any ordinary day. Back […]