Events

The Price of Freedom Gala is a military-inspired evening to benefit the Joshua Chamberlain Society’s efforts to provide aid for severely wounded military service members and the families of killed-in-action members of our military. The evening will honor our current JCS heroes while raising funds that will allow us to support additional heroes.

The event will be held on February 9, 2019 at the Union Station St. Louis (1820 Market Street), from 6:30-11:30 P.M. The formal evening will include silent and live auctions, a seated dinner, and a premium open bar.

The JCS Fitness Challenge sponsored by the Fitness Partner is a 1-3 minute exercise event designed to test your overall fitness level as well as raise money for the JCS Society, which aides local fallen and wounded military heroes. The challenge is 60 seconds per exercise, and there are four events. The goal is to perform as many repetitions as possible in 60 seconds of each exercise, with a 30 second break between each exercise. You can choose to do only push-ups or sit-up’s, or the entire challenge of all four events. It’s fun for the whole family! Consider challenging friends, family and classmates to sponsor you for X$ per push-up, or sit-up for this great cause! We invite you to take 60 seconds to come on out and make a difference in your life, as well as the lives of the JCS Heroes.

World Wide Technology will be hosting a fundraising golf tournament to benefit JCS. More information coming soon!

Come join us and tour the flat farmlands of the Mississippi valley heading south out of Columbia, Illinois with views of the bluffs as we support our adopted Heroes.

The JCS Bike for Heroes ride offers four different routes in distances of 10 miles, 25 miles, 50 miles, or 80 miles.  There will be several rest stops with snacks, drinks, and facilities available for your convenience. On the 25 and 50 mile routes, you will travel the flat farmlands and enjoy views of the Missouri and Illinois river bluffs.

The 80-mile route extends to Prairie Du Rocher, Illinois where you will ride alongside bluffs and pass Fort De Chartres. Built in 1753, this site marks the location of the last of four successive French forts built during the colonization of the Illinois Country.