This year, Jean Guest challenged her Scentsy customers and local businesses alike to purchase buddies to donate to H.O.P.E., in support of their Christmas programs. Several dozen toys were dropped off this past week, and will be distributed to children in our local community this holiday season, bringing Christmas joy and snuggles to many kiddos in the NEK. From all of us at H.O.P.E., thank you to those who chose to help make this Christmas a little brighter for the youngest among us.

Pictured are H.O.P.E. Operations Manager Jaime Brown, Scentsy Rep and Organizer Jean Guest, and Store Associate Romela Salapeo showing off donated buddies.

12/11/2024

Helping H.O.P.E.

Help Others November 1, 2024

Caledonian Record Press Release

Each year Lyndon Institute students from each class compete to collect the most food to help feed the community. This year the donation was given to H.O.P.E. (Helping Other People Everyday) to help support various food programs. LI’s donations during it’s Spirit Week Food Drive totaled 5,349 items, breaking the previous record set in 2019 by 743 items.

Class Totals: first place, Juniors with 2,500 items (broke last year’s senior class’s record for most donations from a class); second place, Seniors with 2,155 items; third place, Sophomores with 394 items; fourth place, Freshmen with 300 items. Participating students included members of student government/football who recently delivered the items to HOPE: front row from left, Ashley Simpson, Tori Persons, Joe Schabler and Gabby Atkins; back row, Logan Nelson, Emerson Smith, Mya Page, Anna Thomas, Preston Jenkins and Abel Brown. Members of Vermont State University-Lyndon AMS & NWA (American Meteorological Society and National Weather Association) helped sort and organize the massive food donations. (Courtesy photo)

Recently, H.O.P.E. was honored with a sizable check from Lawson's Finest Liquids' Sunshine Fund, a charitable program that donates to 24 non-profit organizations in our area every year. Since it began back in 2018, the Sunshine Fund has distributed over $1,000,000 to Vermont nonprofits. Lawson’s Finest provides their staff with a living wage and generous benefit package, therefore 100% of guest donations to the Sunshine Fund will benefit local charitable endeavors. We feel incredibly honored to not only have received such a large donation, but to be recognized for the work we do to help other people everyday is amazing. Thank you to #lawsonsfinestliquids , and everyone who donated at their Taproom and Retail Store.

We were presented with a check from Saint J Subaru on April 25th for their recent Share the Love fundraising event. It is unbelievable to see this level of support from our community, and means the absolute world not just to our organization, but to all of us. We spend our time and efforts helping those in need and this donation will do so much good for many people within the Northeast Kingdom.

Thank you!