From the Deepest Loss, a Legacy of Love When Larry and Sherry Swank lost their son Jaxson at twenty-two months old, the grief was all-consuming. But in the darkness of that first night, they made a promise: they would find a way to give their son's brief, radiant life lasting meaning. The Promise We Made: Transforming Grief into a Force for Good tells the story of how that promise became the JWAS Foundation, an organization providing full scholarships, leadership development, and whole-family support to children from preschool through college. Inside, readers will discover: How the Swanks turned devastating loss into a thriving foundationThe Trilogy of Care model that supports scholars, parents, and families togetherPractical lessons in building a purpose-driven nonprofit from the ground upHow faith, community, and intention can carry you through the unimaginableStories from the Jaxson Scholars and families whose lives have been transformedWritten with vulnerability and warmth, this book is for anyone who has faced profound loss and wondered whether joy and purpose could ever return. The answer, the Swanks discovered, is yes.
Format: Hardback
CONTRIBUTORS: Larry Swank
EAN: 9798891884137
COUNTRY: United States
PAGES: 216
WEIGHT: 403 g
HEIGHT: 229 mm
PUBLISHED BY: Advantage Media Group
DATE PUBLISHED: 2026-12-08
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GENRE: BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Memoirs, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Nonprofit Organizations & Charities / Management & Leadership, SELF-HELP / Death, Grief, Bereavement
WIDTH: 152 mm
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Book Themes:
Memoirs, Non-profitmaking organizations, Coping with / advice about death and bereavement
LARRY SWANK is the Founder and Chairman of Sterling Group, a leading multifamily housing firm headquartered in Mishawaka, Indiana, with operations across fifteen states. A pioneer in affordable housing throughout the Midwest, he has spent more than fifty years in the industry and is a Life Director of the National Association of Home Builders. He is the co-founder of the Jaxson William Augustus Swank (JWAS) Foundation, which provides full academic scholarships and comprehensive family programming to children from preschool through college. He resides in Mishawaka, Indiana. SHERRY SWANK is a community leader, philanthropist, and former Vice President of Operations at Sterling Group. She has served on the boards of the Center for the Homeless and the Wawasee Area Conservancy Foundation. She if the co-founder of the Jaxson William Augustus Swank (JWAS) Foundation, which provides full academic scholarships and comprehensive family programming to children from preschool through college. She resides in Mishawaka, Indiana.