Posts by Mandy Nester
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Houseparent Blog Has Moved!
Our Houseparent Blog has a new home! Please visit https://communications760.wixsite.com/talesofahouseparent for all the new posts & stories.
Read MoreSpring 2019 Newsletter
What’s happening at Joy Ranch? Take a few minutes to check out our newsletter and you will know! Read or download it now and let us know your favorite part!
Read MoreAPPA Volunteers of Boston College
This week, Joy Ranch was blessed to partner with a group from the Appa Volunteers of Boston College! This group had contagious energy, and every member was full of kindness, perseverance, and fun! They helped us renovate one of our buildings, worked tirelessly in our soon-to-be Educational Resource Center, and helped our Facilities Manager in…
Read MoreLive Nativity – December 8, 2018!
Saturday, December 8 from 6-8 pm at 813 Joy Ranch Rd, Woodlawn VA Enjoy our FREE drive thru live nativity celebrating the real reason for the season (Jesus’ birth). Different scenes set up leading to the manger, followed by FREE refreshments and hundreds of nativity scenes set up in our gym. Share the event on…
Read MoreSkyview Baptist Church Ladies Give Quilts
What a blessing it was to have Skyview Baptist Church ladies from Fancy Gap, VA donate quilts for our precious residents. These sweet ladies delivered these beautiful works of art back in October. Thank you, ladies and ALL of our volunteers and donors!
Read MoreGiving Tuesday – Free Tours, Refreshments & Door Prizes!
This #GivingTuesday, Joy Ranch (A Christian Home for Children) in Woodlawn will celebrate giving by free tours of the campus to the community. During your tour, you will see how Joy Ranch is making a positive difference in the lives of kids in need. Enjoy free cocoa and door prizes as well! Tours will be given…
Read More“Falling” for our volunteers!
On a recent cool, fall day there were many sights and sounds to behold on the Joy Ranch campus. Maybe it was the faint “whoosh” of paint rollers in one of our cottages or the sound of hammers applying a new roof on another building. You might have heard friendly chatter from the folks spreading…
Read MoreNew Scholarship for Joy Ranch Kids!
The J.G. & Vera Mae Long Scholarship Fund was established in April 2018 by Mr. & Mrs. Jim Hiner to provide financial assistance to deserving students who are enrolled in an approved program (credit or short-term Workforce Development) at Wytheville Community College. Residents must be current or former residents of Joy Ranch. To Donate to…
Read MoreAll the way from Florida? You bet!
Many thanks to Ephesus Baptist Church group for visiting us and working very hard while they were here. Again and again – thank you to ALL of our precious volunteers! You’re a true blessing.
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