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Kindness Wins campaign launches in Lloydminster SHARE ON: Lloydminster residents can pick up their pink shirts and stand with those affected by bullying this February. Lloyd Co-op launched their annual Kindness Wins campaign on February 1st with several newly designed shirts, crewnecks and hoodies from local artist Brandi Hofer and produced locally through the Flagship Clothing Company. A portion of the proceeds from the sales will be given to Beyond Borders Circle of Change and their anti-bull...

Project Joy put together to help seniors stay connected with loved ones during COVID Poll Yes Chinook Village applied to Project Joy and had the devices delivered last week. “It’s going to mean so much for the residents here,” said program manager Judy Fredeen. “It’s so hard to communicate right now with COVID, so this will make a huge difference for us.” Before the donation, Chinook Village only had access to one iPad, meaning only one resident could chat with their family at a tim...

Article content A group of eight Alberta volunteers with the goal of helping isolated seniors connect with their families during the COVID-19 pandemic has handed out hundreds of donated cellphones and tablets to continuing care facilities across the province. Known as Project Joy, the project began early in the pandemic when founder Emily Jenks asked a Spruce Grove continuing care home what would be most useful to seniors who were being kept away from their families due to COVID-19 restrictions...

  CALGARY -- If you have any unused smartphones or tablets in your home collecting dust, an Alberta organization is looking to repurpose them to help isolated seniors stay in contact with family members this holiday season. Project Joy, which was established in order to provide devices to seniors facilities throughout the province, is looking for the support of Albertans to help residents who are being forced to do without regular visits from loved ones as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic....

Deliveries to families participating in Project Joy underway in Whitehouse Whitehouse Project Joy underway By Dante Nuñez | December 15, 2020 at 8:39 PM CST - Updated December 16 at 2:42 AM WHITEHOUSE, Texas (KLTV) - Project Joy in Whitehouse returned this year for their annual Christmas outreach program for families in need in the area. Volunteers will be delivering items in this year’s Project Joy. Organizer Anthony Johnson loads food boxes and gifts to deliver to families in nee...

  EDMONTON -- A local organization is encouraging people to donate their gently used tablets and smart phones to help seniors connect with their families this holiday season. The donation drive is run by Project Joy, an organization that formed in the early days of the pandemic in response to the isolation caused by the first lockdown. The group is now putting out another call for iPhone 5s or higher as well as Android devices no more than three-four years old. The devices will then be san...

Photo: Project Joy If you’ve received new tech this year and don’t know what to do with your gently used gear, you can donate older smartphones and tablets into the hands of long-term care residents. Project Joy helps virtually connect isolated seniors with loved ones, especially over the holidays. The organization was founded at the start of the pandemic to provide devices to senior facilities during COVID-19 restrictions. Medicine Hat residents can drop off old tablets and smartphones at ...