Tis this season of giving!
Our December blog post this month highlights the program “Toys for Tots”. Toys for Tots is a program run by the United
States Marin Corps to distribute toys to children whose parents cannot afford
to go holiday shopping.
Joey’s Fund is always looking for ways to help our community
and pay it forward. This year we were
fortunate to receive a rather large toy donation from our founder’s brother,
Mr. Darren DeCarlo, who was a former employee of Toys “R” Us. Before the company closed, he was able to get
hundreds of toys, strollers and more which he donated to Joey’s Fund.
Joey’s Fund took the toys and partnered up with the Closter
Volunteer Ambulance and Rescue Corps this year!
The Closter Volunteer Ambulance and Rescue Corps will be spending the
holiday season going around to local hospitals giving all the toys, clothes and
more that were donated.
If you’re interested in donating toys, please call your local
fire department or police department to see where you can drop them off to do
your part in paying it forward. The Team
at Joey’s Fund wishes you and your loved ones a very happy and healthy holiday
season!
PAY IT FORWARD
Tis this season of giving! Our December blog post this month highlights the program “Toys for Tots”. Toys for Tots is a program run by the United States Marin Corps to distribute toys to children whose parents cannot afford to go holiday shopping.
Joey’s Fund is always looking for ways to help our community and pay it forward. This year we were fortunate to receive a rather large toy donation from our founder’s brother, Mr. Darren DeCarlo, who was a former employee of Toys “R” Us. Before the company closed, he was able to get hundreds of toys, strollers and more which he donated to Joey’s Fund.
Joey’s Fund took the toys and partnered up with the Closter Volunteer Ambulance and Rescue Corps this year! The Closter Volunteer Ambulance and Rescue Corps will be spending the holiday season going around to local hospitals giving all the toys, clothes and more that were donated.
If you’re interested in donating toys, please call your local fire department or police department to see where you can drop them off to do your part in paying it forward. The Team at Joey’s Fund wishes you and your loved ones a very happy and healthy holiday season!
Relay For Life
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Memorial Day Weekend!
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National Autism Awareness Month
April is National Autism Awareness month – join Joey’s Fund in this opportunity to promote Autism awareness, acceptance & draw attention to the thousands facing an Autism diagnosis each year. Autism Spectrum Disorder is defined as a complex developmental disability that affects a person’s ability to communicate and interact with others. Many behaviors associated with Autism include delayed learning of language, difficulty making eye contact or holding a conversation, etc. Did you know that Autism is so widespread that 1 out of 68 children born in the United States are affected by this developmental disability? Chances are, we have someone in our family/friends circle that has in fact been diagnosed with Autism. It’s crucial for us to get together as a community and support all of those facing this diagnosis! Read more
Spring is in the air!
National Wear Red Day (AHA)
Did you know that heart disease and stroke cause 1 in 3 deaths of women each year, claiming the lives of one woman every 80 seconds. Alarming, right? We weren’t aware of these statistics either, but thanks to the American Heart Association, we’ve gained a wealth of knowledge through their “Go Red For Women” awareness initiative. Go Red For Women takes place this year on Friday, February 3, 2017 for their 14th year! Let’s all participate and help to gain awareness for the fight against heard disease and stroke.
To find out more about how you can help, please visit https://www.goredforwomen.org/ . We can’t stress enough how important it is to support our fellow advocacy groups, so we hope that we’ll have you along
Welcome 2017!
Welcome, 2017! A lot has happened this past year, and many are still feeling the aftermath of these events. Mainstream headlines would include the political earthquake that rocked our nation, terror attacks on preying on the innocent, the passings of David Bowie, Prince, and many more beloved celebrities, etc. While our world has suffered widespread and personal tragedy, we can only hope that we will move forward and in the direction of a more loving, compassionate and united human race.
January is the month of “resolution”. According to the dictionary, a resolution is sited as being the decision to do or not to do something. Let’s try to focus on what what we can do, rather than what we will not allow ourselves to. Personal growth is derivative of the goals that we set for ourselves while maintaining a positive and can-do attitude. So long as we strive to be the best version of ourselves that we possibly can be while putting our best foot forward, 2017 will be a great year us. Let’s make it one to remember!
Home for the Holidays
The phrase, “home for the holidays” has very many connotations for everyone all over the world. For some, it may be driving up the coast to be with your family for Christmas. For others, it may be hopping on a flight to celebrate the New Year with beloved friends. Home for the Holidays in this instance, though, is all about active military men and women who are unable to connect with their family and friends during the holidays as they are serving our country overseas. All too often taken for granted is the freedom and homeland security afforded to us by these men and women dedicated to our country’s overall safety. To all of those sacrificing their lives every day to keep our freedom “free”, Joey’s Fund salutes you!
Home for the Holidays, a fellow 501c3, is on a mission to unite active duty military families who cannot afford the travel expenses necessary in order to be together during the holidays. This fund helps families make precious holiday memories reality for those whom normally wouldn’t have the opportunity to be with loved ones during their deployments. Home for the Holidays not only assists in reconnecting these families, but also covers their transportation, lodging, and food expenses. Since inception, Home for the Holidays has been able to unite 52 military families – a total of 137 individuals and counting! Kudos to the dedicated team for bringing our soldiers “Home for the Holidays”! To learn more about this non-profit, please visit www.homefortheholidays.org.
The Season of giving
Tis the season of giving! Our November blog post this month highlights the program “Toys For Tots” which is run by the United States Marine Corps to distribute toys to children whose parents cannot afford to go holiday shopping. Toys For Tots collects new and unwrapped toys during the months of October, November and December each year and provides them to the community in which the campaign is being run. Their very first year of origin was all the way back in 1947, where the first toy donated was a handmade doll – how cool! For more information on finding drop off locations, please visit www.toysfortots.org.
Joey’s Fund is committed to working hand in hand with various other initiatives that have such a profound impact on the health, happiness, and overall well being of our youth! We are in the process of partnering with Toys for Tots to become a distribution center; If you’re interested in donating toys for St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital, you may simply ship them or drop them off to us at 436 Hillcrest Place Palisades Park, NJ 07650. Should you be interested in pitching in further with some of our holiday fundraisers, please visit our various partner sites outlined below. The Team at Joey’s Fund wishes you and yours a very happy and healthy holiday season!
Yankee Candle Fundraiser:
www.yankeecandlefundraising.com
Group #: 990082868
Pampered Chef Fundraiser:
www.pamperedchef.com/go/joeysfund
Breast Cancer Awareness Month
October is Breast Cancer awareness month! The NFL will turn pink for their crucial catch campaign , your Facebook feed will be full of pink ribbons and you will be seeing a lot of commercials and advertisements raising awareness for this disease. All of these actions help to spread awareness of breast cancer, educate those unaware of its reaches and shine light on the importance of early detection.
According to the National Breast Cancer society, 1 in 8 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in their lifetime. That is a scary number! Want to know how you can help to bring this number down?
There are so many things that you can do to help this cause, here are just a few!
Whether you donate money, time, or share information, any way that you can help support this cause will mean something to someone affected by breast cancer. We at Joey’s Fund will be doing our part this month to raise awareness for Breast Cancer and we urge you to do the same! Let’s work together to help bring the numbers of those affected down.