Joy’s House hopes registry will click with donors

  • Comments
  • Print
Listen to this story

Subscriber Benefit

As a subscriber you can listen to articles at work, in the car, or while you work out. Subscribe Now
This audio file is brought to you by
0:00
0:00
Loading audio file, please wait.
  • 0.25
  • 0.50
  • 0.75
  • 1.00
  • 1.25
  • 1.50
  • 1.75
  • 2.00

Nearing the end of a fourfold expansion, Joy’s House adult day care will soon need many more furnishings. When the old
farmhouse on Broad Ripple Avenue opened nine years ago, supporters donated lamps and sofas from their
own homes.

Joy’s House
founder Tina McIntosh hopes to keep that personal connection alive even as the house expands from 3,000 square
feet to 12,000 square feet and goes from serving 23 guests a day to as many as 45.

"The big concern we had was, we still need to feel ‘Ma and Pa,’ very home-like," she
said. "We still want the community to be engaged in what we’re doing."

Joy’s House has created a registry at www.spreadingjoy.org.
Donors can choose an item as expensive as a new sofa, or as modest as a cookie sheet with the assurance
that their money will be used specifically to buy that item.

"We will buy exactly what’s on this registry," McIntosh said. "So when you walk
in, you will know exactly what you brought to this house."

The registry contains about $200,000 worth of furnishings, part of the $400,000 Joy’s House needs
to raise this year to complete its $2 million capital campaign.

The grand opening is planned for August.

Please enable JavaScript to view this content.

Story Continues Below

Editor's note: You can comment on IBJ stories by signing in to your IBJ account. If you have not registered, please sign up for a free account now. Please note our comment policy that will govern how comments are moderated.

Get the best of Indiana business news. ONLY $1/week Subscribe Now

Get the best of Indiana business news. ONLY $1/week Subscribe Now

Get the best of Indiana business news. ONLY $1/week Subscribe Now

Get the best of Indiana business news. ONLY $1/week Subscribe Now

Get the best of Indiana business news.

Limited-time introductory offer for new subscribers

ONLY $1/week

Cancel anytime

Subscribe Now

Already a paid subscriber? Log In

Get the best of Indiana business news.

Limited-time introductory offer for new subscribers

ONLY $1/week

Cancel anytime

Subscribe Now

Already a paid subscriber? Log In

Get the best of Indiana business news.

Limited-time introductory offer for new subscribers

ONLY $1/week

Cancel anytime

Subscribe Now

Already a paid subscriber? Log In

Get the best of Indiana business news.

Limited-time introductory offer for new subscribers

ONLY $1/week

Cancel anytime

Subscribe Now

Already a paid subscriber? Log In