Thank you for your interest in helping My Joyful Heart make Christmas special for local children in need.
My Joyful Heart
My Joyful Heart is a Mokena-based 501(c)3 Christian orginization that provides both encouragement and necessities to children in need throughout Chicagoland. We serve through 50+ schools and churches. The children receive 4 gift bags a year and one for their birthday. We share scripture and Christ's love with the children in many different ways. To watch a video, check out our homepage: www.myjoyfulheart.org
Christmas Giving Tree
Please complete the form below, once this form is received, we will work to get the information to you in October. We have a few different ways you can help:
- Traditional Giving Tree where you pick up the tags from our office and hang them on a tree. The gifts are returned unwrapped, in gift bags by the last week of November. There is no set amount on what to spend per child but the wishes are taken directly from their enrollment forms.
- Digital Giving Tree - a list of individual children to shop for accessible via sign-up genius. The gifts are returned unwrapped, in gift bags by the last week of November. There is no set amount on what to spend per child but the wishes are taken directly from their enrollment forms.
- Generic Toy Drive with a list of item suggestions that many children ask for (we are also in need of a generic toy drive with specific sensory items for special needs children - if this interests you, please let us know in the comments box below).
- Slipper Drive
- Bedsheet Drive
- Pajama Drive
For options #1 & #2, each tag represents one of the 1,100+ children in the program. It will include a few items that would be great if you can purchse: footwear if they indicated (Boots, Shoes or Slippers), Warm Pajamas and a gift or two that they asked for. These needs vary widely by child, it could be additional clothes, a game, doll, item for their room or something they have always wished for.
For option #3-6, we will provide a flyer that you can use to share with your company, group, family, or followers. This can be dropped off at anytime until Dec 20th.
Thank you and God Bless!
If you were forwarded this page but you're interested in signing up for a few individual children, and not hosting a group drive, you can find the list of available children here: My Joyful Heart Sign Up Genius