The Journey Daybook, Inc.

Many organizations are quiet, devoid of meaningful activities during the summer. Not so with the Journey Daybook! As summer arrives, some of our alums are attending a special Adventure to the south of France (more about this on a later post). Groups are attending regular monthly Adventures in our area, and still other alums are taking individual, personal Adventures in our area and beyond.

A special volunteer luncheon was held last week that honored all the volunteers who work at the Florida Women’s Reception Center, the Lowell Annex, and the Marion County Correctional Center. One of our favorite inmates, Erica, who has worked with us for two years, made a beautiful, hand-lettered banner shown above. Erica is a talented graphic designer and a big help to us with our work.The wonderful food we ate was prepared by women inmates from the Lowell Annex who are part of the Culinary Arts Program. Judging from the tasty food, these women will have no trouble serving as chefs and cooks once they serve their sentences. Six Journey Daybook volunteers attended this celebration, three of whom (Ann Gill, Karen Johnson, and Anne Seraphine) are also volunteers with the Mommy Reads program. The photos below shows three journey daybook board members (Susan, Peggy, and Vicki) in front of Erica’s lovely sign.

Specal thanks go to the wardens and staff of the three prisons. We all honor the inmates whose healing and rehabilitation our Journey Daybook alums celebrate.