Foundation created to honor the memory and celebrate the life of Andrew Jordan Santiago.
On May 15, Andrew and Heather Santiago attended a ceremony at Keller High School to present the Jordan Santiago iCARE Foundation Memorial Scholarship to this year’s recipients: Landri Whitfield and Benjamin Hayes. The following day, they awarded Riley Barsanti with a scholarship at Timber Creek High School.
Every year, the Southwest Transplant Alliance (STA) recognizes individuals and organizations for their exceptional dedication to advancing organ donation and transplantation through the Outlive Yourself Awards. This year’s ceremony, held at the Legacy Center in Dallas, was particularly special as it recognized the Santiago Family.
The National Volunteer Week just started and we want to honor Jordan’s legacy by encouraging everyone to #LiveLikeSanti and give back to their community.
On April 12, Andrew and Adryan Santiago, along with Texas Health Plano’s organ procurement committee leader Kristi Bonny, RN, raised the Donate Life flag to honor Jordan Santiago.
We are thrilled to announce the launch of the Santi Strong Golf Tournament! This exciting event is set to take place on June 11 at Topgolf in Dallas, Texas. The event will be a fun-filled afternoon of golf games, delicious food, and refreshing drinks.
We are thrilled to announce that we have increased the scholarship amount for Keller High School Senior graduates. Our scholarship is awarded annually, and this year, we have raised the scholarship amount from $500 to $750 per student. We are committed to supporting the educational pursuits of young students and hope that this increase in value will help students achieve their academic goals.
Held in memory of Jordan Santiago, our 2nd Santi Strong 5K run/walk took place on November 19, 2022, through the trails of Bear Creek Park in Keller, TX. We had a great turnout of about 200+ people who brave the freezing cold to come out to support the race and participate!
Jordan Santiago Memorial Business Scholarship was established in partnership with PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) in memory of Andrew Jordan Santiago (BSBA 2018, MACC 2018) for the benefit of the Department of Accounting in the Sam M. Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville (University). The second recipient of the Scholarship is Regan Kennedy.
Thank you, Coldwell Banker, for sponsoring our 2022 Santi Strong 5K! We are excited to partner with you to help support the DFW community and our programs.
Good Morning Texas, at WFAA Channel 8, interviewed Heather & Andrew Santiago, and Jocelyn Phillips (STA) to share the importance of BIPOC organ donors and Jordan’s legacy gift.