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Current News and Events
Celebration of JOEC's 70th Anniversary!
Over 460 people enjoyed a perfect autumn day at Joy Outdoor Education
Center's annual Harvest Festival on September 27th! It was a fun
day of music, cider making, hay rides, pumpkin painting, and kids the
new Polaris Ropes Course! The evening was dedicated to a very
special Alumni Celebration where staff and alumni from as far back as
1938 gathered to celebrate JOEC's 70th anniversary!
JOEC hosts Amputee Coalition of America
In July, JOEC was the host to 63 campers from 31 different states for
the Amputee Coalition of America's summer camp. The camp was a
great success and is one of 9 different medical camps held at JOEC
in 2008.
Click here to read the Cincinnati Enquirer's July 28, 2008 article on
the Amputee Coalition of America:
Cinci Enquirer ACA
JOEC named finalist for Cincinnati Chamber 2008 Nonprofit of
the Year
On May 20, 2008,
Joy
Outdoor Education
Center was one of four
finalists for the 2008 Small Business Excellence Award for Nonprofit of
the Year presented by the Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber.
Applicants for the award are judged on customer focus, leadership style
and company culture, workplace excellence, sustainability of the
business, community involvement, and financial performance..
Click here to view a collage
of the Cincinnati Business Courier Advertising Supplement about the finalists and the awards luncheon program
JOEC wins Torch
Award from Cincinnati Better Business Bureau
On October 25,
2007, Joy
Outdoor
Education
Center
won the 2007 Torch Award for Marketplace Ethics from the Cincinnati
Better Business Bureau (BBB) for nonprofits with revenues under $5
million. Candidates for the
award were evaluated by an independent panel of judges selected from the
business and academic community using BBB criteria and standards.
Click here to view a slideshow from the 2007 BBB Torch Awards
Freedom Grove Dedicated
In May, 2007, JOEC dedicated a Freedom Grove on its
property to the memory of two early Camp Joy leaders, the Reverend
Maurice McCrackin and the Reverend Ulysses Fowler. These groves
are sponsored by the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center, Sand
Run Nursery & Preserve, and Paul Hemmer Companies. These groves
are living landmarks designed to provide generations of Americans an
opportunity to remember the individual lives of over four million slaves
and freedom fighters. This grove further enhances JOEC’s
relationship with the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center,
which designated JOEC as one of its “Freedom Stations” in 2006.
Click here for a copy of an article from the May
10, 2007 edition of the Dayton Daily News:Dayton Daily News Freedom Grove
Freedom Grove Gallery
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