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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 […]
School is back in session–which means so are monthly newsletters!
If you’d are currently on our direct mailing list but would rather receive an electronic version instead, please email development@hopehall.org and let us know! This issue highlights: Summer Program, High Hopes Golf Tournament, 2019 Graduation, Toast for Hope Gala, Home Economics, 25 Years of Providing Hope, and an important message for our donors! A message […]
Democrat & Chronicle: Hope Hall continues tradition of students burying “I Can’t” statements
To watch the full story, visit: https://www.democratandchronicle.com/videos/news/2019/09/04/hope-hall-students-bury-cant/2213105001/ Every year, Hope Hall starts the school year with the burying of the “I Can’ts” ceremony. This tradition was started 25 years ago, where each member of the Hope Hall community writes down on a piece of paper a statement of what they cannot do. “I […]
13WHAM: – Hope Hall students celebrate an ‘I can’ attitude on school’s 25th anniversary
To watch the full news story, visit https://13wham.com/news/local/hope-hall-students-celebrate-an-i-can-attitude-on-schools-25th-anniversary ” Gates, N.Y. – Students and staff members at Hope Hall in Gates celebrated a milestone, as well as what they can do. The school held its annual “Burying of I Can’ts” ceremony. The event has students write down “I can’t” statements about themselves – and […]