Kayla lived her life with integrity, faith, love, laughter, joy, and compassion and every day she would display acts of kindness to every person she met. Through our foundation we hope to inspire young adults to live their lives with the
same passion and purpose. On the last day of her freshman year at Grand Canyon University, April 20, 2016, our daughter Kayla fell while climbing in Echo Canyon on Camelback Mountain. She survived the fall, but due to the nature and severity of the accident Kayla was tragically taken from us on April 30, 2016. Kayla was a 2015 Scholar Athlete Graduate from San Pasqual High School in Escondido, California. She received a full academic scholarship to Grand Canyon University in Phoenix, Arizona and was majoring in Finance and Economics. She always knew her ultimate calling would lead her to helping others. Kayla was loved and respected and was a role model and mentor to others. While we don’t understand our loss, we have chosen to turn our pain into purpose by moving Kayla’s spirit forward and make a positive social impact on deserving youth throughout our communities. We are a non-profit organization that truly understands the fact that only by working together, can we transform the lives of young adults and transform our communities by providing hope, love, compassion, and grace. We do this through offering college scholarships, sponsorships, and programs that will benefit young adults and the underprivileged. Our Foundation partners with our communities for fundraising events via social media fundraising as well as individual donors and corporate sponsors, so that we can provide scholarships and programs that will inspire our youth and help build strong leaders in our communities. There are so many ways that you can help us to restore hope in the world in which we serve. Would you please join our mission and be a part of transforming lives and restoring hope to those in need. |
Give and it will be given to you. Good measure, pressed down, shaken together,
running over, will be put into your lap.
For with the measure you use it will be measured back to you.
Luke 6:38
Makayla Samantha Cook -Castro August 5-1997 - April 30, 2016
A shinning light that loved the Lord with an infectious spirit and smile that touched everyone she met :)
What We Do
Live Like Kayla Foundation is a Non-Profit, 501 (c)3 for the purpose of keeping our beautiful daughter, Kayla’s spirit alive and moving her spirit forward by providing acts of kindness throughout our communities. Your support will continue to inspire positive social change for our youth through college scholarships, sponsorships, and programs designed to benefit young adults and the underprivileged.
Our foundation will team up with communities, donors, and corporate sponsors to provide programs that will inspire the youth and the underprivileged.
Our foundation will team up with communities, donors, and corporate sponsors to provide programs that will inspire the youth and the underprivileged.
- To help youth & young adults to build healthy, blessed, empowered, successful lives.
- To help our youth & young adults to build a path for their dreams, hopes and education.
- To help our youth & young adults know their authentic voice and their worth.
- Guiding students to become socially responsible leaders who make an enduring impact on their local, national and global communities.
"clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience".
colossians 3:12
colossians 3:12
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Written and sung by, Kristyn Marie a loving friend and
college classmate of Kayla's at GCU. |
Kayla lived with enthusiasm, compassion, integrity, faith, and joy
and laughter. She provided love and hope to everyone. |
Foundation Events
Thomas Victor Kelly "Never Give Up" Scholarship
San Diego - October 11, 1935 – January 21, 2021 Tom Kelly left us for his spot in Heaven on Thursday, January 21, 2021, after six challenging years. Tom died peacefully in his home with his family at his bedside. He was a dear friend to many, and it was an honor and privilege to know him. Once you entered his heart, it was forever, and he would forever be committed to you. He was a man of his word, a “Man’s Man” in every essence of the phrase. It has been said that he was one of those people who lit up every room he entered. Those kinds of people are rare, and we all take a little of their light for ourselves. He is now lighting up Heaven, and someday we will all be with him again. Until then, he will remain in our hearts as we retain a little of that still strong light. Tom leaves behind a devoted wife, Pam, of 46 years, daughters Noralyn and Suzanne, son Tom, eight loving grandchildren, five adoring great-grandchildren, and a brother, Ron. He loved them all dearly. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to the Live Like Kayla Foundation. Empower through hope and education. Excitingly and fittingly, the foundation plans to honor Tom’s memory with the creation of a new scholarship for a deserving Helix High School graduate that will be called The Live Like Kayla Foundation Thomas V. Kelly “Never Give Up” Scholarship. Contact info: [email protected] 
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Save the Date: The 5th Annual Live Like Kayla Golf Tournament - 2024 We are excited to announce the return of the much-anticipated Live Like Kayla Golf Tournament in 2024! While the exact date is still to be determined, we will reveal all the details in January 2024.
The past few years have been challenging for everyone, and it was with heavy hearts that we had to cancel the event in 2020 and 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. But we're coming back stronger and more enthusiastic than ever! Don't miss your chance to be a part of this remarkable event. You can reserve your spot now or show your support by registering as a sponsor. Stay tuned for more updates, and get ready to tee off for a great cause! LEARN MORE Sponsors
2023 Christmas Wreath Program
We had a tremendously successful Christmas Wreath fundraising program for 2022. Thank all of you for your support! This could not of happened without our generous sponsor, McKenzie Farms, Oregon USA. Order your your 2023 Wreaths Shine Brighter Outreach
Tree Program Shine Brighter Outreach Tree Programs provides Christmas Trees and gifts for deserving Children in Oregon and San Diego. The sponsorship includes McKenzie Farms, Farm Credit, the Live Like Kayla Foundation and the sponsoring churches in our communities. Our goal is to provide hope, love and joy to those in need through fellowship and a giving spirit. The program started in 2017 and will continue each year with the celebration of Christmas. Donate for a brighter future Become a difference maker this year. End Year donation for 2023.
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