Category — Joy Team Updates

Joy Overstreet

We joyfully welcome our very 1st new member of The Joy Team for 2011: Joy Overstreet of Joyful Spaces.

The JOY Team. JOY Overstreet. JOYful Spaces.  I think it was meant to be.  Don’t you?

Thanks oodles, Joy, for being our 1st new member of 2011!  And for all you do to spread joy in the world!

P.S. You can also find Joyful Spaces in our new directory for Joy, Kindness & Love.  Listed in the JOY category, of course.

It’s a new year, and with it comes new hope–and a new directory that will bring together a unique group of inspiring organizations working to make our world a better, happier place.  The Joy, Kindness & Love Directory offers free listings to organizations spreading joy, committing or encouraging acts of kindness, and those bringing more love into our communities.

This uplifting and inspiring gathering of specialized organizations is being hosted right here, by The Joy Team. Listings are free and available in just three categories: Joy, Kindness and Love. Organizations working in these realms can submit their information for a free listing.

Spread the word!

Welcome to our newest member, Robert Bednark!

Thank you, Robert, for helping us to spread joy, optimism and inspiration to millions!

The Joy Team grew last week!!

Welcome to our newest member, Nel Rand!

Thank you for helping us spread joy, optimism and inspiration to millions!

Urban Fiber Arts

Urban Fiber Arts joined The Joy Team today as our newest member!

Love to knit? Live for joy? You might really like this store. Shop owner Cindy Abernethy sent this note along with her donation:

On behalf of Urban Fiber Arts and Knit For Joy, under which I publish knitting patterns. Joy to all!

Thanks, Cindy and Urban Fiber Arts, for being a continual spreader of joy!

Collin Prasch of Singing Leaf at her billboard

Collin Prasch of Singing Leaf visited her billboard on Thanksgiving and came back with this joyful photo.

Singing Leaf features a line of handmade original artwork using natural leaves collected and pressed by Collin. Learn more at SingingLeaf.com.

Holiday JOY Photo Shoot

The Holiday JOY Photo Shoot was fabulous! Even in freezing temperatures and rain.

Thank you Kate Singh for your amazing photographic talent, Veronika Noize for all your help and unending support, Carol McKeag and Patrick Mcgillivary for staying for hours and bringing goodies, Brian Larsen for setting up the easy-ups (life-saving easy-ups!) and Olga Lafayette for bringing us cayenne infused hot chocolate to keep us warm. And THANK YOU to everyone who came out in inclement weather to get their holiday photos of JOY!

Photos will be emailed soon!

Pacific Midwifery, Menopause & Women's Health

Wondering what to do for your holiday greeting card this year? We’ve got you covered!

Join us on Sunday, November 21st from noon to 3 pm in the Hula Boy parking lot (12th and Washington) in Vancouver for the Holiday JOY Photo Shoot. The fabulous photog Kate Singh of Aevum Images will take a photo of YOU (free!) in front of the billboard. We’ll edit the image and email it to you so you so it can be printed and used as a totally unique holiday card, essentially creating a virtual billboard of joy from YOU.  Then you can spread holiday joy far and wide.

Ho! Ho! Ho!

CoachCrowning.com's Holiday Joy Billboard

Berry of Crowning Communications saw her Holiday Joy billboard for the first time today. She loved it!

CoachCrowning wishes you JOY! Drove by my billboard this morning and now I’m just all smiles; thinking of all the smiles and sparks of hope it may bring to passers by. Yippee! Thanks to the JOY Team to make this possible.

Thank YOU, Berry, for helping us to spread joy, optimism and inspiration to millions!

Have you seen any of the other 19 boards? If so, send in a photo and let us know what you think.

The Bright Way - Holiday Joy Billboard in Beaverton

Starting today bright yellow billboards will begin going up in Beaverton, Gresham, Oregon City, Portland, and Vancouver sending out holiday wishes of joy.

More than doubling the number of billboards in this second round of promoting joy, optimism and inspiration, we’ve brought together 18 Oregon and Washington businesses and one husband and wife couple from New Mexico to put up 20 bright yellow billboards that will spread 12.6 million wishes of joy this holiday season.

The billboards, all bearing one simple message: “Wishing you JOY”, will be put up this week and will remain up through the end of December, wrapping the holiday season in effort to spread joy when many people need it the most.

If you see one come up in your area, take a photo and send it to us. And let us know if it brings you a little holiday joy.

Pat & Don Johnson - Oregon City billboard