Community hosting fundraiser for “local superhero” battling leukemia

Four-year-old Jameson Creiglow loves superheroes.

“The other day I was talking to mom and dad on the phone and he said, ‘Guess What?’ and I said, ‘What?’ And he said, ‘I’m Strongman Jameson,’” said Garry Sage, the organizer of this weekend's StrongmanJameson fundraiser. 

Garry Sage is organizing a fundraiser to help Strongman Jameson. He was diagnosed with leukemia back in January. The community is coming together to support him and his family. 

“Donations are the biggest need, I mean, this family’s going through a lot, they’ve had to take time off work, obviously, extended amount of time off work. They’ve had to make several trips, and that’s not even doing it justice, into Loma Linda,” Sage said. 

both of his parents have had to scale back their time at work, and supplemental funding is needed to help offset their costs associated with traveling back and forth to the hospital, general living expenses, as well as costs associated with treatment that are not covered by their insurance.

Throughout his treatments at Loma Linda University Medical Center, Jameson’s family lives by the motto “We Can Do Hard Things.” 

“He’s a living testament to that, so if he’s doing what he’s going through, we can certainly put on an event,” Sage said. 

Sage says the outpouring of support for the superhero-themed fundraiser has been overwhelming. 

“The whole community seems to have gotten behind it, lots of sponsors… I mean we have 80 volunteers for this,” he said. 

Even the Indio cheerleaders and the Shadow Hills football team are showing their support, sending messages of support on social media.

The fundraiser is this Saturday, April 17 from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Coachella Universal Training Center in Indio. It will be a socially distanced 15-station outdoor workout, Firetruck pull, Walk-A-Thon, and Guns vs. Hoses event in Jameson's honor.

You can buy tickets online ahead of time or show up the day of. There is a recommended 30 dollar donation to attend the event. The event is limited to 200 participants.

Participants will also have the opportunity to purchase a commemorative t-shirt for an additional $10 prior to the event.

Those interested in sponsoring the event are urged to respond no later than Friday, March 19 in order to be included in promotional material for the event, organizers said.

If you are unable to attend, but would still like to donate to the Creiglow family, you can do so through this GoFundMe page.

All proceeds will benefit the Creiglow family.