The SagerStrong Foundation recently announced that Bells Ferry Elementary student Jensen Oliver won its Hometown Hero Award. As the winner, Jensen will receive a $3500 in scholarship award made possible through a generous donation from Rand Refrigeration and individual donors.
Jensen is a pediatric cancer patient who is thriving through her fight with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL). Diagnosed with ALL in 2017, Jensen continues to fight hard and endure her treatment with great strength and determination. She will soon “graduate” from treatment to the survivor’s program at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta. Read more about Jensen, her cancer story, and how she and her family are staying #SagerStrong through the fight, here. According to the SagerStrong Foundation, a special thanks to Heather Roe and Karl Kaiser for nominating Jensen for this award and contributing an additional gift to this year’s special honoree.
Jensen was honored in August at the third annual 2021 SagerStrong Foundation Stadium Fun Run at Truist Park and at the Atlanta Braves game against the San Francisco Giants. Thanks to Rand Refrigeration, Jensen will receive the scholarship gift now as inspiration and a promise for keeping strong in her fight to beat blood cancer.
“We are continually inspired by the uplifting stories that the Foundation receives for the annual SagerStrong Foundation Hometown Hero Award Program, presented by Rand Refrigeration,” said Stacy Sager, President of the SagerStrong Foundation. “We were truly blown away by the applicants this year – it was difficult to choose just one, but Jensen’s great attitude and love of life reminded us so much of Craig and his passion to do what he loved, even while in his fight. We are grateful to our partner, Rand Refrigeration, for making the scholarship possible for Jensen, and to individual donors Heather Roe and Karl Kaiser for contributing additional funds to help us make the honor even more special in 2021!”
The SagerStrong Foundation Hometown Hero Award honors a pediatric leukemia patient annually that embodies everything that the SagerStrong Foundation stands for perseverance, strength, and, above all, courage. The program was created in Craig Sager's memory to inspire and "lift up" young patients in their fight to know that they have so many others "fighting" in their corner with them.
"We are proud to support the SagerStrong Foundation's Hometown Hero Award program again this year and grateful to continue to give back in the communities that we serve," said Randi Davis Minor, principal, Rand Refrigeration. "Supporting others, like Jensen, in her fight to achieve her dreams in the face of adversity and challenges is a wonderful way we can help make a difference."
