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Joy for Jacob
After we lost Jacob, we decided to celebrate his birthday by sharing the impact he had on our lives with others. Each year around Jacob’s Birthday, we spend the day at the St. Louis Zoo with a group of friends and family who help us to do random acts of kindness to others as they enjoyed the zoo. Each family in our “Joy Army” is given an envelope filled with cash and tickets to the children’s zoo, carousel, or zoo train, and was charged with the task of making other people’s day in honor of Jacob. Each random act is given with a card about Jacob in the hope that others would continue to spread his joy. Money for this day is raised by donations given directly for Joy for Jacob, as well as the sale of t-shirts.
2020 Joy for Jacob Zoo Day UPDATE
Thank you to everyone who participated in our Joy for Jacob fundraiser in honor of Jacob’s 6th Birthday. Although we were not able to ‘Spread Joy’ doing random acts of kindness at the St. Louis Zoo as we have in years past, we were able to donate to special organizations that YOU recommended. Donations in honor of Jacob have been sent to: Friends of Kids With Cancer, Matteo's Mob Foundation, Warren's Warriors, Joshua Frase Foundation, Jamaa Birth Village, HOPE-Rescue, TASK Stl Team Activities for Special Kids
Thank you all for allowing us to spread joy to these organizations to help further their mission in honor of our sweet Jacob.
