{"id":6140,"date":"2022-12-28T06:00:18","date_gmt":"2022-12-28T11:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.playworks.org\/new-england\/?p=6140"},"modified":"2022-12-20T16:18:51","modified_gmt":"2022-12-20T21:18:51","slug":"looking-forward-to-joy-in-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.playworks.org\/new-england\/2022\/12\/28\/looking-forward-to-joy-in-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Looking forward to joy in 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><span style=\"color: #438bc5;\">Over the last five weeks, we have been exploring the concept of joy.<\/span><\/h1>\n<p>We\u2019ve answered check-in questions on our <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #438bc5; text-decoration: underline;\"><a style=\"color: #438bc5; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/playworksnewengland\/\">Instagram<\/a><\/span><\/span> based around joy, heard from five Coaches on <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #438bc5; text-decoration: underline;\"><a style=\"color: #438bc5; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/PlayworksNewEngland\">Facebook<\/a><\/span><\/span> about what brings them joy, and <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #438bc5; text-decoration: underline;\"><a style=\"color: #438bc5; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.playworks.org\/new-england\/2022\/12\/14\/i-love-recess-because\/\">found out from students<\/a><\/span><\/span> what about recess brings them so much joy. To close out the year, we have been making an intentional effort to focus on things that have brought abounding joy to us, our students, and our community, and we wanted to thank you for following along in our Joy Series.<\/p>\n<p>In an effort to carry this momentum into the new year, we asked our staff:<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u201cWhat will bring you joy in 2023?\u201d<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p class=\"font-family--galaxie\"><span style=\"color: #438bc5;\">\u201cMy daughter Emory will bring me joy in 2023. Now that she is one, she will start to talk in actual sentences and learn to walk. It\u2019s going to be a fun year!\u201d -Stephon Lilly, Regional Partnerships Manager<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"font-family--galaxie\">\u201cMore adventures in the woods will bring me joy in 2023: Snowshoe-ing, cross country skiing, hiking, running, all of it!\u201d -Dawn Lavallee, Partnerships Director<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-family--galaxie\"><span style=\"color: #438bc5;\">\u201cThrowing dinner parties for my friends will bring me joy in 2023! I love getting my people together in one space to break bread together over something silly and creative.\u201d -Molly Rosen, Pro Trainer<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"font-family--galaxie\">\u201cMake time to recreate some of the dishes I have saved from the FoodNetwork and my Instagram.\u201d -Deanna Neal, Program Manager<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-family--galaxie\"><span style=\"color: #438bc5;\">\u201cMaybe I\u2019ll get a puppy??\u201d -Kat Saba, Operations Manager<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"font-family--galaxie\">\u201cI\u2019m looking forward to seeing our Coaches growth from day 1 to day 180!\u201d -Shelby Obert, Program Manager<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-family--galaxie\"><span style=\"color: #438bc5;\">\u201cI am looking forward to attending more concerts.\u201d -Rachel Poz, Engagement Specialist<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"font-family--galaxie\">\u201cI\u2019m visiting a friend in St. Kitt\u2019s in January, so I\u2019m excited to lay on a beach!\u201d -Leah Kelly, Senior Development Associate<\/p>\n<h3><em>Here\u2019s to another year of joy and play!<\/em><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over the last five weeks, we have been exploring the concept of joy. 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