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.
Below are various writings related to our doings.
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Year 2 produce
Dear Friend and Community, We are starting the second year of providing fresh produce and other goods to community families free of charge. To give: Paypal.me/dollyjoseph Venmo @dollyjoseph To give via check or you itemize financial donations on your tax returns, and need a tax letter, please contact BEFORE YOU GIVE. May 3 will mark 52 continuous weeks…
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Pat’s surgery is a success
Hi friends, I actually had put off asking for food distribution money because I was nervous about Pat’s surgery yesterday. Since December she has lived with the looming surgery, postponed because of needing to be healthy enough to go under anesthesia. Pat has remained upbeat, but it was still scary. I spoke with her earlier this…
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Community food for the winter
This week was the first week that we ordered from a wholesaler. There are pros and cons to each method, and I would prefer to support local farms and food shed, but we do what is possible. $275 provided over 50 people with sweet potatoes, greens, green beans, cabbage, carrots, apples, and oranges. Additional funds…