Catching Joy was pleased to support Reach Out and Read (ROR), a national pediatric literacy non-profit, which makes literacy a standard part of pediatric primary care so that children grow up with books and love of reading. Read and Romp is a unique family event which allows children to travel through the pages of some [...]

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Joy was pleased to organize a free Catching Joy event at the Blue Bunny Bookstore, open to all ages, to promote Read and Romp 2009. Joy read stories about reading, “Maybe A Bear Ate It” and “Book, Book, Book” and supervised the children making bookmarks. The children made one bookmark to take home [...]

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Catching Joy was pleased to support the Newton-Brighton drive for Cradles to Crayons from November 2-6 and sorting day on Nov. 7. Young children and their families joined other volunteers to sort children’s clothing, toys and books. I worked with kids to sort clothes by gender, season, and size. The kids could [...]

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[ December 13, 2009; 11:00 am to 12:00 pm. ] All are invited to the Singing From The Heart Sing-A-Long Concert on Sunday, December 13, 11AM (please arrive by 10:45AM), at The Rogerson House, 434 Jamaicaway Jamaica Plain, MA 02130-2009. RSVP joy@catchingjoy.org.

If you are interested in joining a Holiday Sing-A-Long class see Creative Adventures’ website at www.createyouradventures.com. The classes will [...]

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[ November 24, 2009; 12:00 am to 12:00 pm. ] Catching Joy asks everyone to give if you can.

Having a warm winter coat is essential to every child’s well being during the cold winter months. In 2008, Cradles to Crayons—a Quincy-based organization dedicated to providing low-income and homeless children basic essentials free of charge– distributed 6,895 winter coats. During these tough economic times, [...]

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Catching Joy kids trick-or-treated for UNICEF. It was a beautiful night to be out and the kids were excited to get candy and also collect coins for UNICEF.
The money the kids collected will help UNICEF get things like water, education and medicine to the children who need it most. Catching Joy supports UNICEF’s mission [...]

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[ November 7, 2009; 9:00 am to 1:00 pm. ] Catching Joy is pleased to help Cradles to Crayons (C2C) Newton Brighton Drive, Nov. 2-6. During this week people can bring in items for C2C at the following locations:

Angier School, 1697 Beacon St., Waban, MA

Bowen School, 280 Cypress St., Newton Centre, MA

Mason Rice, 149 Pleasant St., Newton Centre, MA

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[ November 15, 2009; 10:30 am to 2:00 pm. ] Catching Joy is pleased to support Reach Out and Read (ROR), a national pediatric literacy non-profit, which makes literacy a standard part of pediatric primary care so that children grow up with books and love of reading.  Read and Romp is a unique family event which allows children to travel through the pages of some [...]

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