Share in the JOY

10/14/2026

Some people don’t just support a mission, they open their doors to help make it happen! We want to give a HUGE thank you to April Soria and Signature Event Center for generously donating their beautiful venue for Empowering JOY! Because of April’s kindness, we’re able to bring women and young ladies together for a day dedicated to reclaiming their power, finding their voices, recognizing their worth, and learning that they deserve nothing less than love, respect, and safety. This is what community looks like! And if you’re looking for a beautiful space to host your next celebration, meeting, or special event, please consider Signature Event Center in Henderson. Supporting businesses that give back means supporting the people who make events like ours possible. ❤️

📍 Signature Event Center | Henderson, NV

📅 Sunday, November 1, 2026

⏰ 9 AM – 5 PM

🎟️ FREE to attend!

💕 Women of all ages are welcome, and we encourage you to bring your daughters!

Let’s fill this beautiful space with 100 women and young ladies ready to discover just how powerful they truly are! Register today and help us spread the JOY!

Scan QR code or click link to register today!
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfnd2SQy90ND7QHy7gf-ENsB2pjsVMnlMGtejFeQN3kCWUr_w/viewform?usp=dialog

10/13/2026

What if I told you that you could help change a child’s life just by showing up and having FUN?! 🎳❤️ At Share in the JOY, we work year-round to bring hope, happiness, and unforgettable experiences to children in foster care and families facing hardships. And YOU can be part of that mission simply by spending a Sunday morning making memories with your family! Every ticket helps us continue bringing JOY to kids who need it most!

🎳 STRIKES FOR JOY!

* 📅 When: This Sunday, October 18, 2026
* ⏰ Time: 9 AM – 12 PM
* 📍 Where: South Point Bowling Center, 9777 Las Vegas Blvd South
* 💰 Cost: $25 per person (includes 3 games and shoes!)
* 👑 BONUS: Meet your favorite princesses and characters from Heroes and Fairy Tales Las Vegas!

You bring the family, we’ll bring the FUN, and together we’ll bring the JOY! ❤️ Spots are limited, so grab yours before they’re gone! Scan the QR code on the flyer to register!

10/12/2026

A huge thank you to Tess for believing in Empowering JOY and helping us bring this incredible day to life! 💜 Empowering JOY is so much more than an event. It’s an opportunity to remind women and young girls that they are worthy, their voices matter, and their power belongs to THEM. We want to get ahead of the cycle of domestic violence by empowering the next generation while helping women of all ages rediscover their strength, confidence, and self-worth. Because sometimes all it takes is one conversation, one connection, or one person believing in you to change the direction of your life. Join us Sunday, November 1, from 9 AM to 4 PM at Signature Events Center in Henderson for a FREE day of empowerment, connection, and inspiration. Ladies, bring your daughters, your mothers, your sisters, and your friends! Space is limited, so register today using the link below. Let’s rewrite the story together! ❤️
REGISTER TODAY and Share with every women you know because we all need this!
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfnd2SQy90ND7QHy7gf-ENsB2pjsVMnlMGtejFeQN3kCWUr_w/viewform?usp=dialog

10/12/2026

🍂🎃 VOLUNTEERS NEEDED — AND WE HAVE A SHIFT FOR EVERY SCHEDULE! 🎃🍂
Share in the JOY is excited to partner with Henderson Parks & Recreation for the Heritage Harvest Festival, and we need our community to SHOW UP! ❤️

This partnership is especially important to us because in exchange for helping provide volunteers for Harvest Festival, Henderson Parks & Recreation is providing us with space at Heritage for HoliJOY! 🎄✨ So those few hours you volunteer in November are helping us create an incredible holiday experience for kids in care in December.

We have FOUR volunteer shifts, so choose the one that works best for you:

🍁 FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6 | 4:00–7:00 PM
Day-Before Set-Up
Help us get everything started! Decorating, organizing supplies, setting up tables and chairs, preparing activity areas, and getting the facility ready for the big day.

🎃 SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7 | 7:00–10:30 AM
Festival Set-Up
Early birds, we need you! Help with the final setup and finishing touches before guests arrive.

🎪 SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7 | 11:00 AM–2:00 PM
HARVEST FESTIVAL!
Be right in the middle of the fun! Volunteers will help run bounce houses, assist with check-in, direct guests, support activities, and help wherever needed. The festival includes live entertainment, 40+ craft vendors, a petting zoo, bounce houses, face painting, games and more!

💪 SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7 | 2:00–5:00 PM
Breakdown Crew
Help us finish strong! We’ll take down decorations, pack supplies, clean up event areas, and get everything put back together.

📍 Heritage Park Senior Facility
300 S. Racetrack Rd.
Henderson, NV 89015

Whether you can give us 3 hours, one shift, or stay for more than one, we would LOVE to have you! Bring a friend, bring your energy, and come have some fun while giving back to our community. 🙌

❤️ Volunteer at Harvest Festival → Help make HoliJOY possible → Create JOY for kids in care. 🎄

👇 Sign up for your shift and come JOY with us!

10/10/2026

What Would You Ask Santa For?

Seriously, if you were a child, what would you ask Santa for Christmas? A bike? An Xbox? One of those squishy things?

Now imagine you’re a child in foster care. What would you ask Santa for?

When we held our first Christmas event for 34 children in at St. Jude's Ranch for Children in 2022, we invited each child to write a letter to Santa. We raised money expecting to fill wish lists of toys, electronics, clothes, and all the things children dream of finding under a Christmas tree.

And there were plenty of those for sure. But as we were going through the letters with Santa Eric, we saw kids asking for things we hadn’t expected.

Many asked for gifts for their siblings. Others wanted something for their bio mom, their foster parent, or even their CASA volunteer. Several wished they could see a parent or be reunited with a brother or sister. One request was more grocery list than Christmas wish list.

These weren’t children who had much. They had every reason to focus on what they wanted for themselves. But even in the midst of their own unmet needs, they were thinking about someone else.

Children are born with an innate capacity for reciprocity and connection. Trauma disrupts this, but it doesn’t go away. What if we provided kids an opportunity to give, and give back?

That first year, we focused on getting the kids one of the top gifts on their list. It was an incredible event and St. Jude’s asked us to come back the following year and do this “Share the JOY” event for all their kids. How many? About 200 across the valley.

That’s how Share in the JOY began.

And that first year, we fulfilled the kids’ requests for things they could receive. We didn’t focus on their wishes to give.

But the following year, when our event (we changed the name to HoliJOY) grew from 34 children to 172, providing every child with their top gift was no longer financially realistic. What were we going to do? Many of the kids had already given us the answer the year prior in their letters to Santa.

In 2023, at our second annual HoliJOY, we changed the focus from what we could give these children to what THEY could give others.

I wish I could say we came up with this idea because we understood the power of giving for children who had little if anything to give. But it was more because of a lack of resources (and not asking Eric to respond with handwritten letters to almost 200 kids!)

But the framework for our philosophy was born. That decision would eventually change the way we understood giving, receiving, and the fundamental human need to matter to someone else and how it affects interoception and ultimately, healing.

Because perhaps one of the most important things we can give another person is the opportunity to give when they can’t.

It restores the internal balance that was disrupted by trauma. Gives them a sense pride. Deepens connection. Allows these kids to experience the true magic of the holidays…. The GIVING.

Last year, we gave 466 kids that experience at our 4th annual HoliJOY event. And this year, on December 13th, we are doing it again.

It’s our signature event that defines our mission. A mission to support kids through reciprocity and connection.

And it was because of a few letters to Santa from kids with nothing to give, who wanted to give.

To volunteer: https://volunteer.bloomerang.co/JE/mtab81uffifm5u

To donate: shareinthejoy.org/donate

To sponsor or partner: email [email protected]

10/10/2026

ONLY 8 DAYS LEFT TO REGISTER AND SPOTS ARE LIMITED!

Who knew a few hours of bowling could make such a BIG difference in a child’s life? Strikes for JOY isn’t just about bowling. It’s about coming together as a community to help Share in the JOY continue showing up for children in foster care. Every ticket helps us create moments of happiness, belonging, and hope for kids who deserve so much more than the circumstances they’ve been handed.

Here’s the scoop!

* Date: Sunday, October 18
* Time: 9 AM – 1 PM
* Location: South Point Bowling Center, Las Vegas
* Cost: $25 per person (includes 3 games and shoe rental!)
* Bonus: Special appearances by JOY, superheroes, and princesses!

Bring your family, invite your friends, and help us turn a fun morning into something that truly matters. We can’t do this without YOU, and these kids are worth showing up for!

DON’T WAIT! Spots are limited, so register TODAY!

10/09/2026

What if we could empower our daughters BEFORE the world ever makes them question their worth? October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and while supporting survivors is incredibly important, what if we started getting ahead of the problem instead of only reacting after the damage is done? What if we raised a generation of young women who know their worth, recognize the red flags, know to speak up, understand that love should NEVER hurt, and have the confidence to walk away from anything that makes them feel less than? We can’t protect our girls from everything life throws at them, but we CAN give them the tools, confidence, and love to know they deserve better. That’s why we’re inviting young ladies ages 13 and up (or younger girls who can comfortably participate in a full-day event) to join us at Empowering JOY on November 1st! Let’s teach our daughters that their voices matter, their boundaries deserve respect, and their power belongs to THEM. Because the best time to empower a young woman isn’t after someone has taken her power away. It’s before she ever believes someone else has the right to. 💗 Sign up ASAP spots are limited. Like/ Share let’s get this info out as much as possible to help our tiny humans, moms, and women BEFORE the world gets to them!

10/07/2026

It started with a “No.” Several, actually.

No, we can’t do onsite testing for food handler cards.

This can’t be a no. For youth in foster care, getting to a testing site can be a barrier for a million different reasons.

Seriously. There’s NO way this is a no. These are kids who WANT to work. They WANT be self sufficient and not have to rely on anyone else because often times there is. no. one. else.

The third person we spoke with at SNHD offered a solution. Build your own food handler certification program and get it approved.

So we did.

It took nine months of development and several revisions. Three months ago, the Southern Nevada Health District approved our trauma-informed program - the first one designed specifically for youth in foster care. It’s literally built for them.

Since then, we’ve brought onsite classes directly to youth at SAFY of Nevada, Child Haven, St. Jude's Ranch for Children, and Clark County Family Services Independent Living.

We’ve done it without a single dollar of funding for this program.

We couldn’t accept the “no”. Not when you consider how this helps kids help themselves.

It’s been three months. Eight classes.
61 kids.

And we’re just getting started

Thank you Vegas Media Experience and Kevin Nelson for your help in eliminating the no.

10/07/2026

Sometimes changing a young person’s future starts with something as simple as giving them the credential that lets someone say, “You’re hired.” This program could very well be the most important thing we’ve done for foster youth.

10/06/2026

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