CADE KELLER SCHOLARSHIP FUND

Cade’s Day
April 2026 Newsletter
You are not alone. Help is always available. You are worth it. 988

Mental health matters every day. That is why we’re focusing on suicide prevention—raising awareness, reducing stigma, and reminding everyone that help and hope are always available. Reaching out can save lives, including your own. Remember, if you see something, say something! March was an action-packed month of awareness and advocacy, and April is trending even greater!

Please join us for an afternoon to celebrate our beloved Cade on April 18, 2026 at OHSO ARCADIA. Our 5th annual, sadly, will be an afternoon of community, camaraderie, and connection with a cause! The afternoon will be cornhole with a cause and includes live music from Vinyl Station, great food from our OHSO team, and stellar raffles! Our SIGNATURE raffle item is a VIP WEEKEND FOR TWO AT NASCAR CORONADO! This once in a lifetime experience includes two nights at The Del, VIP tickets for the race weekend, exclusive inclusion with our NASCAR driver, great, and more! Scan the QR code above to register to play, enter the raffles, or to donate to a cause that is desperately important for all of us. One hundred percent of funds contributed support the Welding trade!

March 10, 2026 we were honored with a Legislative Proclamation, IF YOU SEE SOMETHING, SAY SOMETHING, from the State of Arizona. Our District 4 Representative PAMELA CARTER presented this award of Highest Distinction on the floor at the House of Representatives. Additionally, our House Bill 2665, Cade’s Law, was presented, voted on before the House of Representatives, and passed with a HUGE majority! We have been through the same process on the Senate side and have PASSED all steps unanimously. We are anxiously awaiting the Senate Floor hearing, where it will be the final vote, and then to Arizona’s Governor Hobbs to sign in to law. This Bill is designed to protect our youth on social media platforms, holding adults accountable if they view suicidal dialogue and do not report it.

A great time was had by all at NASCAR Phoenix, at Phoenix Raceway! We enjoyed three nights of camping fun with the community and showcasing our new “mobile billboard”! With the help from our partners at Daytona Dodge in Florida, our new ride features our Partners and Recipients of the Cade Keller Memorial Fund, as well as our NASCAR partner DANIEL DYE, and Race To Stop Suicide.

The ribbon cutting is set for April 17th, 2026! We are thrilled to announce our building contractor, Chasse Building Team in Phoenix, along with SmithGroup Design! At over 30,000 square feet, this will undoubtably be the premier Welding facility in the nation. What makes this state of the art, is that it will not only include all Welding certifications, but it will serve the whole Welder and their wellness. The program is designed to include Welding certifications, mental health services, food support for those with food scarcity, clothing closet for interviews or work, a gear closet including hoods, jackets, jeans, boots etc., and a robust resource center including financial planning, learning workshops, and more! We enjoyed joining the Chasse Building Team at HIKE FOR HOPE, a hike at Papago Park in Phoenix for awareness and prevention efforts for the Construction industry. FUN FACT: Barry Chasse, pictured below at Chasse Building in Phoenix, is also our neighbor in Coronado!

Cade’s Day was proud to sponsor our fellow Rotarians in the 30^th Annual Coronado Rotary Club Charity Golf Tourney, March 13^th. Our tournament was an afternoon of fun Rotarian spirit with 18 holes that supporters showed their spirit for important causes to our community, including Cade’s Day! Cade’s Day was the proud sponsor of hole #10, which welcomed golfers with our signature efforts of relaying our prevention and awareness efforts for our community, including opportunity for throwing some bags at cornhole while they awaited their tee off. One hundred percent of our funds raised in Coronado are contributed to our partner, Workshops for Warriors, for Welding certifications for Veterans! We had a blast with local favorites, like the team from PAWS as well as Coronado’s Mayor, John Duncan and Co!

We enjoyed the March Rally with Fast Lane Drive (FLD), hosted at our partners at UNITE HAIR! The breakfast and rally were more than just supercars, it was a gathering of like-minded members that also emphasize the ethos IF YOU SEE SOMETHING, SAY SOMETHING! After a robust breakfast, presentation from Brian and me, the group launched on their four-hour drive to Roosevelt Lake, with radios to let others know of conditions on the road! Another wonderful group to be embraced by, supporting a cause that is deeply important to humankind. Thank you, again, FLD, for your generosity!

March marked the start for three new Welding courses at Mesa Community College (where Cade was attending). We presented to the Cohorts, telling Cade’s story, as well as imploring the call to action: “lift up your hood…check in on one another…IF YOU SEE SOMETHING, SAY SOMETHING”, as well as inform students of the scholarship opportunities. To date, we are proud to have awarded 115 scholarships to Welding students at MCC! We are so proud to announce that 20 students have been funded to participate in Cade’s Day Cornhole Tournament! Be sure to introduce yourselves to these fine trades people that our Country so desperately needs.

Bret Waters, Master Brewer at OHSO, started his advocacy over a decade ago. He is the creator and founder of the 988 beer, which has been created and distributed nationwide in various establishments to support suicide prevention and awareness. Bret, as well as our partner, OHSO, have expanded their advocacy in the past five years, creating an exclusive brew, 988: LAYING DIMES. “Laying dimes” is an expression Welder’s use for what is a “perfect weld”. This libation is created every year to be served at Cade’s Day, in honor of Cade’s passion he had for Welding and the trade. Additionally, Bret joined Coronado Brewing Company in San Diego for a custom brew for the Coronado Community to celebrate NASCAR CORONADO, and our partner with our NASCAR and The Race To Stop Suicide. This will be on tap at various locations on Island during the race in June!

We are thrilled to celebrate the incredible efforts of our partners at Workshops For Warriors (www.wfw.org) at the annual Gala, April 25, 2026, on the USS Midway! Please see this link www.wfw.org to purchase your tickets and join us for an evening to honor their service, share their successes, and invest in the future of America’s workforce! WFW is a San Diego based outfit that provides accelerated training in advance manufacturing (Welding and Machining) for Veterans, service members, and other students, leading them to high demand careers and meaningful employment. One hundred percent of funds raised at Cade’s Day Coronado support this very important organization, and we will be thrilled to present our most recent scholarship recipient, JIMMY VERTUS!

• April 17: RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY: Welding Lab at Mesa Community College
• April 18: CADE’S DAY PHOENIX, OHSO ARCADIA, Happy 21st birthday Cade!
• April 23: Cade’s Birthday
• April 25: Workshops for Warriors Gala
• June 19: NASCAR CORONADO
• September 12: CADE’S DAY CORONADO, McP’s IRISH PUB
• September 26: NASCAR RACE TO STOP SUICIDE DAY, Kansas City Speedway