News Posts
Optimism Rising – June’s Newsletter
Sister Diana is the portrait of optimism, so it’s no wonder she chose the theme of OPTIMISM for the month of June, especially with our Seniors graduating this month. In this issue, she discusses the importance of finding and maintaining an attitude of optimism, especially at times when things feel bleak, as they have over […]
Two Hope Hall Seniors Receive the “Do the Right Thing” Award
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. […]
Praise for Perseverance in May Newsletter
In May’s newsletter, Sister Diana talks about how the COVID pandemic has tested the perseverance of all of us. She offers guidance to encourage our children’s perseverance, and suggestions for each of us to make a conscious effort to build our own perseverance and strength. The issue also covers: The final group of this year’s […]
April Newsletter “Springs” into Action
Empathy is the April Theme Sister Diana helps us kick off the month focused on empathy. Sister draws on inspiration from The Book of Joy, which states: “Many astronauts have reported that once they glimpsed Earth from space — a small blue ball floating in the vast expanse, lacking our human-made borders—they never looked at […]
Summer’s Newsletter Message of Resiliency and Hope
With so much happening this year, we decided a Summer newsletter was in order. Sister Diana’s message looks back at this past year that demanded resiliency and hope from everyone, illuminating the many ways in which these two characteristics sustained teachers, staff, students, and even the entire community. She advises embracing these qualities for the […]
Sister Diana Dolce, S.S.J.
“There is nothing wrong with your child. All students learn differently. And when they get what they need, they flourish.” From my first week of teaching, I knew that some students needed a little more time and a different approach in order to learn as well as everyone else. As my teaching years progressed, I […]
Thank you for joining us at Sager Beerworks for #ThankYouThursday
Thank you to those who came out to Sager Beer Works on Thank You Thursday for our friend-raiser! We appreciate all of your support for our students!
Thank you for supporting the Horse with Wings Shopping Event
Hope Hall friends and supporters joined together on Tuesday, November 12 at A Horse with Wings kick-off event to help raise money for our students. There was tons of items to choose from, which included an assortment of Urban Chic Home Decor, Personal Adornments of scarves & clothing, Jewelry, Wall Art, unique Soaps & lotions, […]
The 25th Anniversary Toast for Hope Gala
The 25th Annual Toast for Hope Gala was held on Saturday, October 12, at Oak Hill Country Club and raised over $300,000! This year was special as we honored Founder and Executive Director of Hope Hall, Sister Diana Dolce, S.S.J with the Robert W. August Inspiring Hope Award and celebrated 25 years of providing hope […]
Hope Hall went National!
Have you seen our “Burying of the I Can’ts Ceremony” spreading across the news lately? First 13WHAM, then the Democrat & Chronicle, and now USA TODAY has also chosen to cover of our special tradition for a national Human Kind Video. In less than 24 hours, it has had over 209,000 views! We are so happy to […]