by Joy Olaes Surprenant Who could resist eating cupcakes for a good cause?  Not me!  Not Catching Joy! On Wednesday, May 29, 2013, for Mile 8 of the Catching Joy Marathon, Catching Joy kids and families gathered at Treat Cupcake Bar in Needham for cupcakes and caring. Treat offered special “Boston Strong” cupcakes, chocolate [...]

  by Joy Olaes Surprenant Rain couldn’t stop us. Fear couldn’t stop us. Wild horses couldn’t stop us. We grabbed them by the reins, and tamed them. On Saturday, May 25, 2013, thousands of runners and supporters participated in the OneRun, an important event to honor the victims and emergency workers and give runners the [...]

  by Joy Olaes Surprenant During the rehearsal for the Boston Children’s Chorus (BCC) Finale, May 18, 2013, at the Strand Theater in Dorchester, MA, Catching Joy hosted an activity table to give the BCC families an opportunity to make Catching Joy cards for the victims and first responders of the 2013 Boston Marathon. The [...]

  by Joy Olaes Surprenant At the Blue Bunny in Dedham Square, Catching Joy finds a place that feels like home.  Several years ago, the first day that I walked into the store and met some of the people working there, I knew it was an amazing store that focused on fun, adventure, creativity, care, [...]

    by Joy Olaes Surprenant We sang, we danced, we rocked, and we brought the house down! The One Family Music Festival, held May 12, 2013, at the Boston Conference and Exchange Center drew in a crowd of 1,200 and raised $23,000 in donations and sponsorships for One Fund Boston to help the victims [...]

    by Joy Olaes Surprenant My Mother’s day started with coffee and breakfast set on the table by my husband, Michael, and son, Maxwell. Breakfast is always sweeter when somebody prepares it for you.  Together we said Grace, and we were mindful and thankful for our blessings, food on the table and our loving [...]

  by Joy Olaes Surprenant I saw a man standing in front of the John Kelley Statue in Newton. His head was hung low, and he was sobbing. I felt so sad for him. I talked to Maxwell about it and said, “Maybe he lost someone that he loved very much.” Maxwell sighed, “Or maybe, [...]

    by Joy Olaes Surprenant We had the date, time, place all set. The players were booked. When the bombing of the Boston Marathon 2013 happened, we were ready to help.  We were ready for Mile 2! Once a month, Ben Rudnick and Friends, Catching Joy, and TICO host a Family Works event, a [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Joy Olaes Surprenant, Founder and Executive Director Email: Phone: 617-319-4812 Catching Joy to ‘run’ 26 Miles for Heroes and Victims of the Boston Marathon Bombings By Andrea Calvin Catching Joy is on a 26-mile race to thank the heroes and support the victims of the Boston Marathon Bombings. As a local [...]

    by Joy Olaes Surprenant We’re off to a running start! April 26-26, 2013, New England GiveCamp and Catching Joy hosted a raffle to benefit One Fund Boston and The Sean A. Collier Fund (MIT).   We also made thank you to the heroes of Marathon 2013. GiveCamp is a weekend-long event where technology professionals-including [...]