Deseray Smith Foundation

The fundraiser will be at the Huntingdon VFW Saturday Sept 4th from Ilam until 7pm. Featuring authentic American and Italian foods. Donation is $10 per person at the door. There will be a silent auction and rafile baskets. We will have a live DJ upstairs for entertainment. All proceeds will go to the Deseray Smith Foundation that pays for mental health services. Please join us! We are proud to announce that as Of July 1, 2021 we have assisted 30 families in the Huntingdon and Blair county areas with Mental health wellness programs. The need is growing and I know that working together we will continue to help those in need of emotional help services The fundraiser will be at the Huntingdon VFW Saturday Sept 4th from Ilam until 7pm. Featuring authentic American and Italian foods. Donation is $10 per person at the door. There will be a silent auction and rafile baskets. We will have a live DJ upstairs for entertainment. All proceeds will go to the Deseray Smith Foundation that pays for mental health services. Please join us! We are proud to announce that as Of July 1, 2021 we have assisted 30 families in the Huntingdon and Blair county areas with Mental health wellness programs. The need is growing and I know that working together we will continue to help those in need of emotional help services The Deseray Smith Foundation assists families with grief and loss of loved ones. Our goal is to help others who are grieving after the loss of loved ones and to help them find the resources to cope with the stress and depression of the most shocking time of their lives. We will let them know that even with their loss they are still loved and needed. The Deseray Smith Foundation Founder Jon Smith is a Huntingdon Area High School class of 1981 graduate and served in the US Navy after graduation. He is married to Francine Smith and they live in Huntingdon, PA. He is the father of six children in all, Deseray (1990-2019) Natasha, Dustin, Brittany, and two step children Nick and Sydney. The Deseray Smith Foundation Founder Jon Smith is a Huntingdon Area High School class of 1981 graduate and served in the US Navy after graduation. He is married to Francine Smith and they live in Huntingdon, PA. He is the father of six children in all, Deseray (1990-2019) Natasha, Dustin, Brittany, and two step children Nick and Sydney. The foundation was started in 2019 when our daughter, sister, best friend and marine lost her life as she was attending a personal training academy in Orlando, Florida. Her goal was to help others to be the best that they could be and she had the heart and soul to do it. You have the power to be there for someone. Over 113,000 people across the nation are waiting for a life-saving transplant. One person can save the lives of as many as eight people. One individual can im prove the lives of as many as 75 people through tissue donation. be a hero.. You have the power to be there for someone. Over 113,000 people across the nation are waiting for a life-saving transplant. One person can save the lives of as many as eight people. One individual can im prove the lives of as many as 75 people through tissue donation. be a hero.. Deseray was born February 3, 1990 in Huntingdon, PA. She was a great daughter, loving sister, best friend, United States Marine, and an organ, tissue, and retina donor. Her favorite season of the year was autumn. Her decision to be an organ donor saved four lives with her donation of organs, tissue, and her retinas to give sight to the blind. She gave the gift of life to four complete strangers, and the gift of sight to another two complete strangers. Deseray loved her family and friends deeply. She graduated from Tyrone High School in 2008, where she was part of the woman's soccer team. She loved her dog Max and everyone's pets as well. She liked to bake and cook for her family and friends. She was aspiring to be a professional wrestler and sports trainer; she wanted to to help everyone get in their best shape possible. Her passions will be missed by everyone she knew, but her legacy lives on through her generous organ donations, as she continued to give of herself in death as she did in life. We will always love and miss her. Semper Fi.