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SHARING THE LOVE OF CHRIST WITH CHICAGOLAND'S CHILDREN IN NEED
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WHAT'S HAPPENING
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JOYFUL SPOTLIGHT
Stories from behind the scenes
THANKFUL HEARTS
Always grateful for you
UPCOMING EVENTS
Come join us!
WELCOME
TO MY JOYFUL HEART
We're so happy you're here!
Another school year is just about to start and that means the beginning of another year of serving God’s children with necessities. While this seems simple, the impact on the children enrolled in the program is momentous. The gifts impact their self-esteem, school attendance and performance plus give them confidence to become more social. Teachers have told us that the gifts help create better attitudes in the classroom. Whatever the impact, we have been tasked by the Lord to continue to encourage them and build them up—so that’s exactly what we will do!

So much is going on here this Fall and Winter and we are always happy for the help, support, prayers and volunteers. Please continue to think of us and pray for both us and the children in the program.

Here is the insert card we included with the Back to School gift event to encourage and share Jesus with the children.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
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Joyful Hearts
Joyful Hearts Are Still Available!
As summer’s end is on the horizon, we’d like to make a push to sell out the remaining 870 hearts in our Joyful Hearts fundraiser. Because we haven’t been able to hold our annual Gala in 2020 or 2021, we had to get creative in how to put the FUN in FUNdraising.

We came up with Joyful Hearts—for only $20 per heart, you can join the fun to see if you chose the winning number. Each evening in November, one lucky heart will win $100!

Ordering is fast and easy, simply visit our website to purchase them for you, family, friends, coworkers, church groups and anyone else on your list this year! Please share our printable flyer from our website and make it a fun “competition” in your family.
Schools
We Are Enrolling New Schools
Any teachers or social workers out there that feel their students need the basic necessities (hygiene, clothes, books, coats, hats, scarves, gloves, etc.) to help them thrive and stay motivated this coming school year? If so, we can help.

We have the capacity to enroll a few new schools for the 2021/2022 school year through Sept 30th.
JOYFUL SPOTLIGHT
Stories from behind the scenes
20 years
20 Years and Diane's Retirement
We always have reason to celebrate at My Joyful Heart, the goodness of the Lord and His ever-present hand on this ministry.

On April 23rd, 2022, we will celebrate our 20th anniversary and the retirement of My Joyful Heart founder Diane Carroll.

If you are available to help, please click to send an email Donna, who is assisting all the way from Florida!
THANKFUL HEARTS
Always grateful for you
Rotary Club of Chicago O'Hare
Annually, we are honored to speak to the Rotary Club of Chicago O'Hare and share the progress our program has made. Also to thank them for their continued donations and assistance. We always enjoy their company and look forward to seeing them every year.
Thank You
Kids Helping Kids
The Faith United Methodist Youth Group spent an entire day serving at My Joyful Heart this summer. And they came at just the right time and helped with so many different projects—we are so grateful for your help.

Thank you for giving your time and doing whatever it takes to get us ready for our events!
Balance Boxes
Balance Boxes
Thank you to Balance Boxes (a youth-led 501c3) for the donation of fun and educational activities for the children in our program. Our volunteers went above and beyond to make the trek to pick them up for our children.

Thank you volunteers!
Bunco Recap
Thank you for a fun Bunco night! At the end of July, we had a great night playing Bunco for My Joyful Heart. Baskets, games, food and so much fun. There were four top winners and many were able to take home beautiful baskets.

Thank you to CTO Enterprises, Lakes Realty Group/Michelle Goldstein, Broker and Providence Bank for sponsoring this event!
UPCOMING EVENTS
Come join us!
Save the Dates: Pop Up Sale!
August 9th-14th

We have too much and need your help! Bring a friend and join us to shop til your heart’s content! We have lots of wonderful new items and all are $20 or less! It’s a great time to stock up for holiday gifts. Come and take advantage of this great sale!!

Visit us at:
9981 W. 190th Street | Suite I-J
Mokena, IL 60448
(815) 806-1700
Undies for Everyone
Undies for Everyone!
Last reminder for our Underwear Drive! We are collecting undergarments through the end of August. Our biggest needs are underwear and camisoles/undershirts in sizes 8-18.

Our drop off hours are Monday-Thursday from 9:30am-1pm in the back of the warehouse at:
9981 W. 190th Street| Suite I-J
Mokena, IL 60448
Baby Basket Raffle
Do you know anyone that has recently had a baby or is expecting one?

We have a beautiful baby basket we are raffling off through the month of August. What a great shower gift or first time meeting the baby gift!

$10 per ticket and the drawing will be held at noon on Tuesday, August 31st. Please stop by the office to purchase a ticket or submit a payment online indicating it is a baby basket donation and GOOD LUCK!
Sponsor
A Note for Sponsors
If you would like to send or write letters to your sponsored kids, please email them to information@myjoyfulheart or send them in via snail mail by October 4th.

Sponsoring a child is a unique opportunity to directly have an impact on a specific little one. For $35 a month or $420 a year, you can help bring hope to someone in need.
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Donation Update:
We are just about to enter our busy season so we kindly ask that all donations of gently used items be brought in by September 30th. We will resume collections again in February.
Drop-Off Donation Hours
Monday through Thursday
9:30am-1pm

We accept gently used items for our children. Due to space and storage, we have to limit the items we can accept. Please check our list to see what we most need and items we sadly cannot accept.

9981 W. 190th Street| Suite I-J
Mokena, IL 60448
My Joyful Heart is a Great Nonprofit!
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Please take a minute to fill out a review for us, we would love to maintain our continuing status as a Top Great NonProfit!
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Amazon Wish List
Our Office Wish List
We make every penny count so even getting 0.5% of your eligible purchases can make a huge difference here!

Elect My Joyful Heart Nfp as your charity of choice through your browser and your Amazon app. There is no cost to you! Simply shop for items as you usually do and Amazon will donate a portion of your purchases directly to us.

Or if you’d like to help us directly, you can check out our Office Wish List to make a quick and easy purchase that will be delivered directly to My Joyful Heart (please make sure to set up Wish List purchases using the Gift option so that we can properly thank you when it arrives).
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