Hello friends of the Philip family. My name is Alissa, a close friend and neighbor of Jacques and Magali Philip. Many of you may be hearing this for the first time and I am sorry to be the one to have to share the news with you but Jacques was in a very serious car accident on Monday morning. His son Florian is safe but Jacques is in the hospital in Anchorage and his condition is very serious. I will not share more details at this time but the road to recovery is going to be long and difficult and the Philip family could use your help getting through this. In times like these we all want to jump in and make a difference. For friends who live far away, the best way you can help right now is to give the family some financial cushion while they figure out their next steps. Jacques has lived an amazing life of adventure and has traveled the world. Many of his friends are fellow dog mushers who he met running 9 Iditarods, the Kobuk 440, the Alpirod, Yellow Knife, the Pedigree Stage Stop Race and many other distance and sprint races. Other friends may be mountaineers, bikers, skiers, and adventure seekers or have worked with him around the state of Alaska through the University of Alaska Fairbanks. Please share this Go Fund Me far and wide and show the Philip family that they are loved and they will not go through this difficult time alone!