SAN DIEGO (KUSI) – Mike Hess Brewing is holding its second annual Joy Jar Drive with the Jessie Rees Foundation, Team NEGU (Never Ever Give Up) in December.
They are an organization that sends Joy Jars to kids undergoing Pediatric Cancer treatments which are plastic jars filled with goodies to bring good cheer to the kids. Hess said his daughter Keely was a recipient of these Jars, which get sent out about once every month or two to the kids and even their siblings.
It gives the kids something to look forward to as they explore the assortment of goodies that NEGU stuffs into the jars. It is named after Jessie Rees who died of a brain tumor in 2012, but not before she realized that kids in the hospital have little to be joyful about. So, she started Joy Jars.