Friday Night Live will take place on the front lawn of the Home, from 5pm til 10pm, on Friday, August 1st. We will have music by Radio Daze and the Epics and the food and beverage booths will be open, as well as several of the adult gaming booths. This year, we will also be having a Corn Hole Tournament! There is no rain date for this event.

The 158th Orphans' Picnic, will be held on Saturday, August 2nd from noon until midnight. Volunteers are needed for the dining room and for a variety of booths. We are also in need of cakes for the cake booth! Raffle tickets for the Capital Prize, Weekend Getaway, Fine Dining and Grandfather Clock are also available. Call Debra Thompson at 893-0241 extension 272, for more information.

Every year at this time we look to supporters of St. Joseph Children's Home to make a contribution that will help us fulfill our mission of Giving Children a Home. Some gifts from I.R.A.s qualify for a tax deduction in the full amount of the gift. Please call Barry Walker (893-0241) if you are interested giving a gift that will help us care for our children in the coming year.

Special Thanks to the WHAS Crusade for Children, The Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels, the Porcini Children's Charity Foundation, CitiFinancial, the Marshall Charitable Foundation and the GE Foundation

Every year we are blessed with support from many fine organizations and individuals and our work could not be done with out that support. This year we would like to express special thanks to the WHAS Crusade for Children, The Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels and the Porcini Children's Charity. Their continual support of our mission has contributed over $1 million in the past decade and for that we are most grateful. May the spirit of Christmas visit everyone who supports those fine organizations and the work they allow us to do at St. Joseph Children's Home.

Looking for Retired Cell Phones

Donate your retired cell phones to St. Joseph. Please call Debra at 893-0241 extension 272 for details. All proceeds benefit the children of St. Joseph Children's Home.

Congratulations on your new family, Larry & Fannie!

As adults we read to our children and grandchildren the fairy tales of old, always ending with the line, “and they lived happily ever after.” Innocent children such as Snow White, Belle, Hansel and Gretel and Cinderella met with crisis in their young lives. We feared the worst for them, but when goodness triumphed over evil then the young people got their “happily ever after” life. Larry is on his way to living the happily ever after life that he deserves because he has been adopted by Fannie Mc Daniel. His story is especially heartwarming given the fact that he is 15 years old. The likelihood of a child being placed in a permanent home decreases with each passing birthday, but fortunately for Larry, Fannie McDaniel came into his life. Fannie McDaniel, a veteran foster parent, adopted Larry this year. Fannie has been involved with the St. Joseph Foster Care program for over three years. During this time, she has opened her home to at least six children needing a foster home.

The letter from Larry’s state social worker tells his story. He wrote, "At one time a psychiatrist stated that this child would wind up living the rest of his days in an institution. Fortunately, your program prevented this from happening. Given the compassion of the staff that worked diligently with this child and the foster parent that adopted him, he can now have what children in the social service system deserve, a forever home." This letter shows the importance of not giving up on the children who come to us. We are grateful to our staff, for their professionalism and compassion. Please join us in congratulating Larry, Fannie and the whole team in creating the opportunity for a happily ever after life for Larry.

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