Over $6k raised going straight to @stayinstep_tampa, a veteran-founded and operated organization that provides long-term rehabilitation to veterans and civilians suffering from a spinal cord and/or traumatic brain injury, stroke, or any other neurological disorder resulting in paralysis. A huge, heartfelt thank you to those who donated, attended or helped in any way.  Thanks for your… Read more »

We exceeded our goal of $6K!!!! $1K for the scholarship and remainder is purchasing a service dog for a local veteran. We are blown away, can’t thank everyone enough – seriously. A huge shout out to @onegymbuffalo for not being the best gym but the most gracious host. See WGRZ News 2 coverage.

Only 9 more days till the 4th annual Jonathon Cote Memorial Workout! Our daughter Sam Dunford has been hard at work organizing this fundraiser again this year. We are hoping to raise at least $6000. One thousand of which will go to a scholarship in Jon’s name at Williamsville North HS and the other five… Read more »

We raised $6,000 at our 3rd annual workout fundraiser for Jon that was held at One/Gym Buffalo, in Amherst, NY on Saturday, Nov 6th. Out of this, $1,000 will go to a scholarship for a deserving senior at Williamsville North HS and the remaining $5,000 was donated to WNYHeroes. On Friday, November 26th we attended… Read more »

November 6th at One/Gym Buffalo.  All the spots for the 8 am and 9 am workout have been filled but there are 10 spots left for the 10 am session that we would LOVE to fill!  If you don’t feel like working out, we’d love to have you join us at the gym at 11… Read more »

July 2021: We were excited to learn that WNY Heroes has named a new Service Dog “Cote” in memory of Jon. Veteran Kyle Alejandro housed and fostered Cote until he was given to Iraq War Veteran Chad Leaver. Iraq War Veteran Chad Leaver and his new service dog “Cote”

On May19th, 2021, Francis and Nancy were able to meet US Army Veteran Joe King who WNY Heroes selected as the new owner of Jon’s truck. King served in Iraq and is very happy to be using Jon’s vehicle. King lives in Watertown, NY. The Cote’s provided King with $500 in gas cards to go… Read more »

We are pleased to announce that Julilanna Gentile is the 2021 winner of the Jonathon Cote MemorialScholarship. Julianna was a member of the National Honor Society, a varsity athlete in 2 sports, an All State Oboistand a certified lifeguard along with being a very active volunteer in her community. Julianna will be at-tending RIT (Rochester… Read more »

The 2019 workout raised over $2000 and the 2020 workout raised over $3000. Part of the proceeds were donated in 60, $50 gift cards to Wegmans to WNY Heroes to give to veterans in need during the 2020 pandemic. Samantha Dunford, Francis Cote, Chris Krieger, (and their service dogs) and Nancy Cote Donation to WNY… Read more »

Jon’s sister Samantha Dunford organized workout fundraisers in memory of Jon in 2019 and 2020. Both workouts were held at Orange Theory Fitness on Transit Rd., in Williamsville, NY.