Anchored in Joy
Anchored in Joy fosters positive mental health through connection, creativity, and belonging delivered through four programs.
Cupid Crew
The Cupid Crew is made up of volunteers of family, friends, students, and stragers who come together every year to create hundreds of Valentine's Day cards for Rhode Island senior citizens. To date over 1,000 cards have fostered joyful intergenerational connections and reduced loneliness for both the creators and recipeints.
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Joyful Movement
Upwards of 100 children have benifited from movement and fun in Irish dance workshops within the community at schools, libraries, and community events. The joy of dance has been shared with hundreds of seniors within senior living communities. Whether Irish dance or another form, joyful movement is essential to our physical and mental well being.
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Kindness Workshops
Molly has been invited to speak in dozens of classrooms across Rhode Island and Southeastern Massachusetts to share her message of kindness thorugh her books. Sharing a message of kindness and it's importance in combatting bullying is helping the next generation of young people to be upstanders within their own stories.
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Kaleidoscope Book Program
An avid reader and author of two children's books, Molly understands the importance of having access to diverse literature. She is committed to helping all children find a book in which they can not only see themselves represented, but their families, friends, and community. To date she has collected and donated over 500 books to Rhode Island children through classroom libraries and her annual Halloween Booktacular events. She hopes that seeing themselves and families represented in stories helps build self-confidence, self- love, and joy and by reading about characters who may be different from ourselves, it can promote empathy and understanding leading to a kinder world.​​​​​​
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Our Team
We are currently in the process of obtaining non-profit 501c3 status to help Anchored in Joy continue it's mission to spread the message of kindness, ensure every child has their own book in which to see themselves, and encourage connection across the generations.
Molly is assisted in running the day to day communication and media by her mom, Kristin, and the business portion of the service project by her dad, Steve.
Additioanlly, we wouldn't be able to exist without the amazing support of our comunity members who so generously donate cards throughout the year.
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Molly McBride
Founder/President
"Intelligent women can change the world and I want to be one of them."
Photo Credit: Lee Simpson Photography
Molly has been passionate about community service since elementary school. As a student at a Quaker school, she holds the Quaker SPICES- Simplicity, Peace, Integrity, Community, Equity, and Stewardship- in high regard. She is always looking to make the world a better place and above all believes leading with KINDNESS is the way to do just that.
Molly is the author of two children’s books, both with a message of kindness and acceptance that are available on Amazon. Passionate about ensuring all feel love and accepted she promotes diversity in literature by donating books featuring diverse characters to local schools and little libraries from proceeds
Photo Credit: Lee Simpson Photography
from her book sales. Molly also travels to area schools to read her stories and share a message of kindness, community, compassion, and care.
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A competitive Irish Dancer, Molly fell in love with Irish dance at age 4 and began competing at age 6. In 2023 she reached the highest level of competition, Open Championship, and hopes to qualify for
Worlds one day. She loves sharing her passion for dance and Irish culture acrossthe globe, competing and performing across the United States, Canada, and Ireland. She is a company dancer for a local Irish band, The Pourmen, and has been a guest dancer in shows including Christmas with the Celts, Gaelic Storm, and the Trinity Irish Dance Company performance of Jig. Every March you can find Molly performing with her fellow Kelly Irish Dancers across the state at St. Patrick’s Day celebrations, schools, day cares, parades, nursing homes and community events.
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Molly enjoys competing in community service pageants and has been the recipient of several titles including 2025 Miss New England Petite Preteen, 2024 American Miss National Preteen, 2024 Miss Northeast Supreme Queen, 2024 Miss U.S. of America Preteen, and 2023 American Women of Service Elementary Princess. She is a three time recipient of the Gold Presidential Service Award. She also has been recognized as most photogenic, runner up role model, best talent, and more.
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Molly is represented by Donahue Models & Talent and has been a
runway model in Rhode Island and New York Fashion Weeks since she
was 4. She also was featured on the Play-Doh Cookie Surprise box in 2018
and has performed voice over work for students in the Rhode Island
School of Design film school.​
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In her free time Molly enjoys hanging out with her friends, listening to
music, reading, enjoying the seasons in the Ocean State, traveling,
and everything Disney.​
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