We all work here/We all play here/We all live here/We all laugh here
We are excited to announce something new and fresh, yet established and proven.
Joy Menagerie is the newest iteration of the years-long work we’ve been doing together.
What is Joy Menagerie?
Joy Menagerie is a support system for community members to have successful educational, work, and life experiences through goal setting, skill development, mutual support, material assistance, and knowing fun. Joy Menagerie provides a space and resources for individuals to be more ready to do their own community and individual work. It’s a non-judgmental space for good people to figure out how to be even better.
Why Joy?
Joy creates wellness. Joy is resistance. Joy is reinvigorating. Joy is pure. Joy allows us to be our best selves.
Why Menagerie?
Because we are a “diverse collection of people” coming together to strengthen one another as we go out and do good in the world.
Right, but what do you actually do?
We support community through: Events, Food Distribution, and Coaching and Connecting.
| What’s new! | What’s established! |
| Our name | Our varied and successful projects |
| Our board officers (Thet, Laura, Jean, and Jackie) and advisory council (Bakar, Batula, Corey, Davina, Dilara, Ellen, Gouzal, Kimani, Micah, Molly, Onaing, Raven, Toni, Valeria) | Our years-long collaborations and relationships |
| Paying Dolly! | Dolly’s commitment and service to community |
Our goal is to raise $18,450 by August 8, Dolly’s birthday. This will allow Joy Menagerie to sponsor 10 haiku slams in Richmond and Charlottesville ($1000), provide 20 weeks of produce in our 2 neighborhood distributions ($6000), provide stipends to community and board members for their participation ($1050), host 20 study groups ($400), and pay Dolly to facilitate this community work ($10,000) between now and the end of the year. Scores of community members benefit from this web of creative, sustaining work. Please give generously.
Give directly –friend to friend– (not-tax deductible) Venmo @dollyjoseph, PayPal or Zelle dolly@dollyjoseph.com or check to Dolly Joseph
Give via Virginia Organizing (tax deductible) check to Virginia Organizing (memo Joy Menagerie) or via this link.
