Saturday, September 12, 2026
Join us for a meaningful day of remembrance, hope, fellowship, and community as we celebrate the life and lasting legacy of Jack Salas while supporting the mission of the Live Like Jack Foundation.
Event Location
The Salas Family Home
16148 Risley Street
Whittier, CA 90603
Event Schedule
11:00 a.m. – Welcome Reception
Coffee, donuts, light refreshments, special guests, and an update on the Live Like Jack Foundation and the importance of organ donation.
11:15 a.m. – Live Like Jack Memorial Walk
Lace up your walking shoes as we take our annual walk together in Jack's honor. This year's route has been expanded with an additional half-mile, giving us even more time to reflect, connect, and celebrate his incredible legacy.
11:45 a.m. – Lunch & Celebration
Enjoy a delicious full taco bar, adult beverages, soft drinks, and an afternoon of fellowship with family, friends, and supporters. We look forward to spending quality time together and celebrating the lives that continue to be touched through Jack's gift.
12 p.m. - Live Entertainment
Special Guest Appearance by Classical Guitarist Mark Smith
Celebrating Jack's Legacy
This event is the first fundraiser of the year for the Live Like Jack Foundation. Your attendance and generous support help us continue our mission of educating communities about organ donation and inspiring others to give the gift of life.
Jack Salas was born on September 11, 2007, and this year would have been celebrating his 19th birthday. Although Jack's life was far too short, his extraordinary generosity continues to make an incredible impact. Through his selfless decision to become an organ donor, Jack saved the lives of five people, and his legacy continues to inspire hope, compassion, and the power of giving.
Together, we honor Jack by helping create more second chances for others.
We look forward to sharing this special day with you and your family.
A Message from Tom Mone...
Chief External Affairs Officer & Vice President of OneLegacy Foundation
Fred Salas is one of the most inspiring people I know about pretty much every aspect of life. In our work at OneLegacy I meet a lot of people who have remarkable and inspiring stories to tell of the power of organ, eye, and tissue donation helping families who’ve lost a loved one to find a moment of hope and light in their tragedy by enabling the life-saving gift of transplantation…and then there’s Fred.
Whether by virtue of his personality, his spiritual beliefs, his care for family, his caring for others, his care for his community, his ability to tell a story…Fred has taken this mission and message to a whole other level…and he is an example for all of us.
Fred’s creation of the Live Like Jack Foundation has been the focal point of his passion to share his son’s too short but oh so inspiring life to remind us to value every day and relish each accomplishment, learn from every challenge, and to embrace all that it means to be alive and recognize that our greatest joys come from helping those around us, who make our world a richer place.
Now I kind of wonder how much of this comes from his enthusiasm as a sports fan and a football play-by-play guy, his work in real estate, his being driven by a higher calling…and its most likely all of the above. If you believe that the measure of a man or woman is how they approach and embrace life, it’s joys and pains, opportunities and challenges, then I know of no one who has shared with all of us a model of how to bring the absolute most to and get the most out of life.
Those of us who have worked with Fred, watched him, and learned from him are better for it. Fred’s ability to share his life’s journey and message of inspiration is an example to us all. Thank you, Fred, we are forever grateful for all you have brought and will bring to our shared mission of helping people Donate Life.
