We send an enormous THANKS to Tony Infantino, Kristie Credit and Nikki Rudd of WARM 101.3 for inviting Hope Hall’s Founder and Executive Director, Sister Diana Dolce, SSJ to be a guest to talk about Hope Hall, its mission, and some of its programs, including Hope Hall’s upcoming woodworking sale on WARM 101.3’s “Sharing the Warmth” segment on Monday mornings.
Click Here to Listen to Sister Diana’s Interview on WARM 101.3.
Congratulations to Joe and Paul Conroy who received the “Do the Right Thing” Award virtually this morning in a ceremony broadcast via a Facebook Live.
The award is received through a process in which community members nominate youth for this award, presented by the Rochester City Police, recognizing youth for their bravery, courage and valor. Characteristics and actions for which one might be nominated include striving to make good choices, doing well in school, giving back to the community or demonstrating “turn-around” or improvement in academics.
Hope Hall is very proud of these two amazing young men, who demonstrated the values Hope Hall always strives to instill.
In case you missed the award ceremony this morning, you can still catch it here.
On Friday, November 2, 2018 the Genesee Valley Chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals honored the Hope Hall student body as “Outstanding Young People in Philanthropy – Group.” This award honored our students for their acts of sacrifice for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Watch the video for more information. Congratulations Hope Hall students!
Spectrum News joins Hope Hall for annual ceremony. Full news coverage here:
http://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/rochester/news/2018/09/06/hope-hall-school-buries-doubt-#
11th grade Hope Hall student, Cheyenne Miller, was featured on WHEC Channel 10 News for her “Do The Right Thing Award” received on June 7, 2018. Cheyenne’s outstanding citizenship and acts of kindness were honored by the Monroe County and Rochester Police Department through this award. Her bus driver of 3 years, Ms. Sara Gillard, nominated Cheyenne for this special award because she acts as a role model to her peers. Cheyenne commends her peers when they act in a respectful, professional manner and will politely address bullying and unprofessional behavior with her classmates one-on-one.
Cheyenne takes a firm stand against bullying and demonstrates daily acts of kindness towards others. Despite her personal struggles at home and in school, Cheyenne has transformed into an exemplary student and model citizen. In her free time, Cheyenne enjoys drawing, painting, listening to music, and going on adventures with friends. We are very proud to have Cheyenne as a student and soon-to-be alumna in June 2019.
See the video feature of Cheyenne on WHEC Channel 10 News here.
On Thursday, June 7, 2018, 11th grade Hope Hall Student, Cheyenne Miller was recognized for her outstanding citizenship and acts of kindness by the Monroe County and Rochester Police Department. Ms. Miller received a “Do The Right Thing Award” thanks to her bus driver of 3 years, Ms. Sara Gillard. Gillard nominated Ms. Miller because Cheyenne acts as a role model to her peers – she commends her peers when they act in a respectful, professional manner and will politely address bullying and unprofessional behavior with her classmates one-on-one. Cheyenne takes a firm stand against bullying and demonstrates daily acts of kindness towards others. Despite her personal struggles at home and in school, Cheyenne has transformed into an exemplary student and model citizen. We are very proud to have Cheyenne as a student and soon-to-be alumna in June 2019. Stay tuned to see Cheyenne accept her award on WHEC – Channel 10 News tonight.
Hope Hall School was featured in a Democrat & Chronicle news article on Wednesday, April 18, 2018 for our participation in the A Community Thrives 2018 online campaign! Thanks to our wonderful supporters, Hope Hall has exceeded our $6,000 fundraising goal for this campaign!
Your contributions will allow us to be better positioned for a guaranteed fan favorite grant award of $25,000 and/or up to $100,000 in grant funds from the Gannett Foundation for our Career Development and Occupational Studies (CDOS) program, which helps our students build the hard and soft skills they need to be job market ready by the time they graduate from high school.
You can still support our A Community Thrives online campaign by using the link below to:
1. Join our fundraising team and create your own fundraiser for Hope Hall.
2. Make a donation of $10 or more online.
3. Share this post and/or share our CrowdRise fundraising page on social media, like Facebook & Twitter!
Hope Hall’s extended deadline for online donations is Friday, May 11th by 11:59am.
So, what are you waiting for?
Get involved now by clicking the link below!
Please note that *ONLY ONLINE DONATIONS* made using our A Community Thrives Campaign link below will count toward our fundraising total and our grant award eligibility. We are sorry for any inconvenience this may cause. Thank you for helping our Hope Hall Community Thrive!
Help Hope Thrive – Hope Hall School Rochester, NY on Crowdrise
At approximately 8:40 AM on Wednesday, March 14, 2018, all Hope Hall School faculty, staff, and students gathered in our school gymnasium and formed a large circle with a candle in the center. 17 different high school students each read the name of a victim of the Parkland, Florida school shooting. After each name was read, our Executive Director, Sister Diana Dolce, S.S.J. verbalized a prayer for that person’s family, and asked God for wisdom for our Nation’s leaders in passing laws to support gun safety and mental health support.
After the remembrance, each person was given 17 paper hearts. Each participating individual was asked to perform 17 acts of kindness that day. After all of the paper hearts are collected, we will create a large mural in our gymnasium. This will be our way of honoring those who died with a tremendous release of positive energy into our world to counter and overcome all the negative energy. With approximately 200 participating students, faculty, and staff, there will be 3,400 acts of kindness completed. This is an incredible out-pouring of positive energy to release to our local community and beyond!
Our Elementary School Principal, Mrs. Droegmoeller, and Executive Director, Sister Diana, took a select group of students to deliver donuts to the Gates Volunteer Ambulance team across the street from our school, the Gates Police Department, and the Gates Fire Department to thank them for all they do to keep us safe.
In cased you missed us on the news, you can view several news articles and video from the Remembrance Ceremony shown below.
Wendy Mills of Spectrum News’ Twitter Page