Blog Entries tagged 'JoyRx'

A day to remember...

mturina@joyrx.org — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 08:00:00 +0100

Wearing black and red (sans high heels), I got to spend the day before Thanksgiving having a ton of fun at the Portland Trail Blazers practice facility. About 10 kids we serve, wearing No. 2 Steve Blake jerseys (courtesy of the Blazers), [...]

My favorite part of visiting the Caring Cabin

cliffellisjr@aol.com — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 08:00:00 +0100

One of my favorite things about visiting CCA’s Caring Cabin is reading the guestbook.

The words remind me of why families need this wonderful vacation home. They need a place to escape to and create precious memories together. Time is so easily lost in the day [...]

Public relations volunteer shares CCA's stories...

bgregg@joyrx.org — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 08:00:00 +0100

My job is to tell stories. Everyday, working in public relations, I help tell stories about all kinds of people, places and organizations.

A couple of months ago, I started volunteering with CCA to help tel [...]

Kelsey's Princess Party

mturina@joyrx.org — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 08:00:00 +0100

“Since she won’t have a prom or a wedding, I just want my little Kelsey to have a princess party.”

Last week I had a chance to spend time with ten-year-old Lilli and her family in our office parking lot. Lilli, who is undergoing treatment for Hodgkin’s Lymphoma, is being served by CCA’s programs and agreed to be interviewed for a KPTV spot promo [...]

The simple gift of acknowledgement...

Regina@JoyRx.org — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 08:00:00 +0100

Every day in my work at CCA, I celebrate our ability to provide JoyRx to hundreds of kids returning home and getting better. But recently I have had the privilege to spend time with CCA families facing the terminal diagnosis of their child, as w [...]

Our inspiring volunteers and Pacific City community

cliffellisjr@aol.com — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 08:00:00 +0100

As one of the Board leaders who helped bring CCA's Caring Cabin in Pacific City, Oregon, to life many years ago - I had quite a good time this past weekend working with some fantastic volunteers as we pulled hundreds [...]

Living in the now

dschaeffer@joyrx.org — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 08:00:00 +0100

While sitting in my office last week I heard music that was not the familiar music we hear every day. When I entered the hallway to check out what I was listening to, I discovered 13 year old Lauren and her father standing by our office stereo equi [...]

CCA's Music Rx is going National!

mturina@joyrx.org — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 08:00:00 +0100

Friends,

After 13 years of experience, research, development, evaluation, awards and accolades our Music Rx program is expanding beyond Portland, Oregon for the first time. For thousands of seriously ill children and their families the peals of p [...]

This certainly is an exciting time.

Regina@JoyRx.org — Sun, 31 May 2009 08:00:00 +0100

I believe the new creativity, pressures and drive we are all feeling will encourage our entire community to collaborate more effectively, reduce duplication of services, spark new ways of doing business and support social partnerships. CCA provides some of the most hu [...]

Welcome to our new website.

Regina@JoyRx.org — Wed, 06 May 2009 08:00:00 +0100

It's inspirational and humbling to look back over my shoulder and see the incredible growth of CCA over the last 14 years. What started out around my kitchen table with 6 friends and family members dreaming about making the world a better place for seriously-ill children-has now g [...]