Hope Week
| From: Sep 26th, 2015 @ 12:00 am To: Oct 3rd, 2015 @ 12:00 am | < Previous Page |
Hope Week was started ten years ago by NEA Baptist Charitable Foundation’s HopeCircle as a way to call attention to Hope and the impact it has on our daily lives. In dealing with families experiencing life changing illness, death and grief, it was observed that Hope made a difference, not necessarily in the outcome of a person’s life, but in the living of that journey.
Hope Week gives individuals, non-profits, schools, businesses and organizations an opportunity to celebrate the importance of Hope and to spread Hope through activities and events that signify Hope to them and
Hope Week kicks off the special 10th celebration on Saturday, Sept. 26 with “Touch a Truck”, a new event guaranteed to entice young children and adults. Contact Sandra Taylor at staylor@nettletonschools.net for information on how to sponsor a truck, have a booth, volunteer, or bring your children.
The annual “Teal Talk” luncheon will be held on Wednesday, September 30 at SW Church of Christ. Hoping for a Cure will provide free mammograms for qualified women and will be held on Friday, Oct. 2 from 11-1 on
The culminating event of the week will be the 7th annual ShareHope Walk of Remembrance October 3 at 9 a.m., at the NEA Baptist Hospital campus. Families and friends will walk in remembrance of babies who died during pregnancy, at birth or in the first few months of life. Contact Jill Crews at jill.crews@neabc.com for Several activities take place outside Hope Week.
Teal Toes is a month long series of activities for Ovarian Cancer Month, with nail techs painting toes “Teal” and distributing ovarian cancer awareness tips. To participate, contact Tracy Cole at 275-1532 or Tammie Richardson at Jagged Edge Salon, 972-9931.
Examples of possible Hope Week activities include: ovarian and breast cancer awareness events; collection of household items for families in need; food drives; job fairs; pet adoptions; mentoring at area schools; knitting and crocheting items for patients; hat and yarn drives; “Hopeful Art” contests and exhibitions; making and delivering cards and/or food to patients and nursing homes; eye checks and free glasses and carnivals for special needs children. Companies are encouraged to publicize Hope Week internally and on their signs. The activities and events are as varied as the groups participating. The one constant is – the emphasis on celebrating and fostering Hope. As Amy Bloom said, “Love in all its forms is Hope.”
Participants will have their events listed in a “Hopeful Events” calendar on the NEAB foundation website (NEABaptistFoundation.org), on Facebook and other social media. For more information or to participate, contact June Morse at june.morse@neabc.com or Shanna French at sam27french@yahoo.com