Conference

Conference Dates:  Wednesday, July 16 – Saturday, July 19, 2025

Conference Location:

Crowne Plaza Indianapolis Downtown Union Station

123 W. Louisiana St.

Indianapolis, IN 46225

Located in a historic, National Register-listed train station, this award-winning, full-service hotel offers the perfect location for our families to gather for another year of making memories! Directly connected to the Indiana Convention Center and Lucas Oil Stadium, Crowne Plaza is just 14 miles from the Indianapolis International Airport, one block from Circle Centre mall, and steps away from hundreds of other downtown attractions.

Hotel Nightly Rate:

$199 per night when booked using our special room block

Conference Registration Fees:

Adults – $295

JS Affected – FREE

Children (ages 2-12 yrs) – $195

Infants (under 2 yrs) – $50

Registration:

We anticipate opening the registration website on March 1, 2025. Registration will close on May 31, 2025, however, you will still be able to book hotel rooms at the $199 rate by phone or through the hotel block link through June 24, 2025 at 5:00 p.m.

Fundraising Incentive:

To offset the cost of conference registration, JSRDF is offering a fundraising opportunity to all families. The goal of this fundraiser is to allow families who are attending the conference to fundraise to earn free entrance fees.

1. This fundraiser will allow those who participate to earn one free registration to the 2025 JSRDF conference for each $1,000 raised by March 1, 2025.

• Credit will only be applicable to registration, and it will not apply toward hotel fees or any other travel fees. The registration credit must be used at the 2025 conference and is non-transferable.

2. Each participating family will create a fundraising page, set an individual fundraising goal, and gather donations to reach this goal.

• The tracking of funds to reach the $1,000 must be done through this fundraising page. All funds raised outside of this fundraiser will not be tracked as part of this conference incentive.

3. To register for this fundraiser go to https://www.classy.org/…/jsrdf-2025-fueled-by…/e588330, then:

1. Create a login for Classy.org if you do not have one

2. Register

3. Create a Team

4. Set your personal goal of $1,000 or more

5. Register yourself or your JS family member as head of the team (you will be given an option to donate at this time, but that is not mandatory)

Once you complete these steps, you will receive an email from the JSRDF 2025 Campaign that will contain a link to start fundraising. Click on this link to update your personal page with a photo and your personal story to help encourage people to donate. You can share your page by clicking on any of the 3 links at the top of the page. Share directly to Facebook, X, or copy the link to send out by email.

If you have any questions about this process, please contact our Fundraising Chair, Matt Ballock, at mballock@jsrdf.org

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