Bringing joy to child cancer patients, one jar at a time
The Jessie Rees Foundation, an Irvine-based nonprofit, has distributed more than 450,000 Joy Jars.
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The Jessie Rees Foundation, an Irvine-based nonprofit, has distributed more than 450,000 Joy Jars.
As spy thrillers go, the plot may sound familiar: A retired U.S. intelligence officer works quietly to move high-value items out of a war zone. A top Ukrainian general personally signs the contents and ensures they're driven safely away from the front lines of his country's raging battle with Russia.
A 12-year-old boy from Northern Virginia is filling “JoyJars" for children with cancer in an effort to honor his late mother.
Young Jerron Hoffman of Virginia is helping kids with cancer by holding a "Joy Jar" event in October — in honor of his mom, who died of cancer, and inspired by Jessie Rees, a cancer victim as well.