About us

Jackie's Warriors was started in 2022 to honor our namesake Jackie Frangella.  Jackie's husband Art Frangella and son Brian Frangella saw first-hand the struggles Jackie faced dealing with the debilitating disease of dementia and decided to do something about it.  The Frangella's enlisted the help of family friend Nate Olson, who's mother Pamela Cass was also battling dementia at the time, and passed away from it 2 years later.  Together the three started the foundation and set out to raise money to help fight the disease.  Brian & Nate enlisted the help of their close knit group of friends in Homewood Illinois and came up with the idea for their first and ongoing fundraiser the "Warrior Walk Backyard Bar Crawl".  The event was a success the very first year and continues to raise upwards of $12,000 each year.  A year later after a suggestion from friend Chris Dedo, they launched their second fund raiser, the "Warrior Ride-100 Mile Bike Ride".   The warrior ride also continues to raise over $5,000 per year! 

 

Our Founder Art Frangella is passionate about these worthy projects and Jackie's Warriors will raise funds to assist in these efforts.

Emergency Room Dementia Care:  Advocate for the empathetic, compassionate and effective treatment of dementia patients in hospital emergency rooms.

Documented Care Plans: Research and document an acceptable path for caregivers to follow for the ongoing care of dementia patients.

Caregiver Access to Patients:  Advocate for the need of caregivers to be able to see dementia patients and provide a familiar face wherever and whenever they are being treated.

Increase Dementia Hospice Access: Advocate for the need to increase the number of inpatient hospice facilities for dementia patients in Illinois.

Fund Raising for Dementia Research & Treatment: Raise funds to be donated to 1.) Organizations that research for the treatment and elimination of Dementia and 2.) Hospice organizations that serve dementia patients.