[multiplying] joy.

This work began with Gary (my husband) and I thinking that it might be nice to go back to the hospital where we spent many months beside our daughter, Mattea, and make the load a little lighter for other families that were there.

We brought food...who doesn't love free food?!

We thought...

One less meal to think about

One less decision to make

One less burden for families

Little did we know that our joy would be multiplied.

We learned the meaning of give joy. feel joy. as we did the work ourselves. It is really hard to have a bad day when you get outside yourself and serve someone else.

also...we quickly realized it wasn't about the food. It was about the power that is there when people show up for other people (often ones they don't even know).

Mattea's Joy has grown because of YOU! Gary and I don't have more bandwidth (and yes, we are still volunteers and this is our unpaid labor of love), we simply had some amazing people join us along the way that wanted to join this joy movement we are fostering in our community.

Read below for some small and bigger ways to be a part of what is here. I have even felt compelled to include ways to serve our community that have nothing to do with Mattea's Joy.

It is one of the privileges of my life to see joy multiplied through this work.

with joy,

jamie
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Golf "Fore" Joy

Whether you're an amateur or an expert golfer, we would love if you came and joined us for a day out on a beautiful course with tasty food, drinks, and great company!

This is our largest fundraiser of the year and supports the majority of our programming - thanks for supporting this event!

​www.golfforejoy.org​

Link to printable registration form (no transaction fees): https://drive.google.com/.../1VU09PY.../view...​

Link to sponsorship form: https://drive.google.com/.../1ZB2vqGQDEPGEPMOTdRB.../view...​

11:00AM - Lunch and check-in
12:00PM - Four Person Scramble with a "shotgun" start

4:30-6:00PM - Dinner and raffles/awards

Proceeds from this event will help us continue to care, comfort, and connection to families with hospitalized children.

Registration fee includes: 18 holes of golf, range balls, cart, course drinks, swag bag, lunch and dinner

$75 dinner only guests welcome

give joy. feel joy.

We're creating a joy movement and what better way than to invite you to give joy in more ways than just here at Mattea's Joy!

I love our community and I have felt impressed to share even more service opportunities that I have seen in recent weeks pop across my social media feed. Feel free to message me at jamie@matteasjoy.org to add any more for next month's update.

Bourbonnais Grove Weed Warriors https://form.jotform.com/261023726426149​
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​The Currents of Kankakee Park Cleanup https://www.facebook.com/share/1D8ojSJxoV/?mibextid=wwXIfr​
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​Bedford’s Playground Grand Openinghttps://facebook.com/events/s/bedfords-playground-grand-open/4570892246487392/​

Support birthday kits for students in need at Bradley East. Amazon List​

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From care packages to snack boxes and meals to parents bedside with their kiddos! We delivered a LOT of joy this month.

We have an opportunity to expand to deliver snack boxes to Endeavor Health in Evanston/Arlington Heights. If anyone is available to be a monthly or bi-monthly delivery volunteer to that location (pickup at our headquarters in Bourbonnais), please email jamie@matteasjoy.org

Thank you to the variety of volunteers that made it all happen.

joy.assembled

Thank you to the volunteers that came to the Joy Headquarters in July to assemble snack boxes and care packages.

If you want to come and serve with us, sign up at www.justserve.org/matteasjoy​

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Mattea's Joy - 447 South Main Street, Bourbonnais, IL 60914
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