Hannah's Hopscotch 5K/family Walk

It was a cold one for our first 5K but that didn't stop runners from participating! We had 145 participants, which we were very excited about for our first race! Congratulations to all who received a medal!

For more pictures from the 5k, visit our Shutterfly page. You can print any picture that you would like! We tried to get as many as we could crossing the finish so be sure to look for your picture!!

For overall and age results visit T & H Timing

Shamrock Shootout

The inaugural Hannah's Hope Shamrock Shootout was a huge success!! A huge thank you to all who came out to bowl!!

Congratulations to our winners:
1. Melissa Rabe
2. Mike Pullens
3. Jackie Phola
4. Tammy Gasienica
5. Eric Severson
6. Fred Nystrom
7. Gina Pritchett

Looking forward to seeing everyone next year!!

For pictures of this event visit our Shutterfly page where you can print your own pictures!

And the winner is......

Congratulations to the students and faculty of Myers Elementary School for being our 2013 Pop Tab Champions!!

With everyone's support we were able to double what we collected last year and donated over 2 million tabs!! Way to go everyone!!

Keep saving those tabs. Our pop tab drive will begin again January 2014! Which school will win the traveling plaque?

Pop Tabs

Don't forget Ronald McDonald will be at the South Haven McDonalds on Saturday, February 9, 2013 at 2pm to collect our pop tab donation. Also, the winner of the pop tabs war will be announced!

For more information about how saving pop tabs can help local families visit the Ronald McDonald House Charity website.

Always with us.....

Our tribute to Hannah while on vacation in Disney.

We miss you baby girl every single day! Life is definitely very different without you here. As Haley said, "We hope you like your balloon we sent you!"

Jenni-O Ties

Jen from Jenni-O Ties created a Hannah and Hope Hair Tie package in honor of Hannah. Each card comes with 3 hair ties and one headband. The cost is $10.00/card and half of all the proceeds will be donated to Hannah's Hope.

The Hannah card comes with one pink headband in memory of Hannah and purple and silver hair ties in honor of pediatric strokes and developmental disabilities. The Hope card also comes with the pink headband for Hannah and blue and yellow hair ties for our Hannah's Hope colors.

To order please visit www.facebook.com/jennioties and send Jen a message. She will also have hair ties available to purchase to the vendor fair on November 17.

A star of hope

Before Hannah passed away I was shopping on Etsy and came across a wired ring that spelled out hope. I immediately loved it. I started searching to see if there were any other hope rings. I narrowed it down to 3 that I liked but finally decided on one. I loved the ring because I thought it was a fun way to represent Hannah's Hope. The ring had a whole new meaning to me after Hannah passed away.

Just like other online stores you have to review your purchase. For some reason I kept putting it off and I guess there was a reason why. After Hannah passed away I wanted to tell the owner how much her ring meant to me. This is what I wrote:

Dear Lori, I wanted to let you know that I love the hope ring you made. I purchased this ring because my husband and I started a charity in honor of our daughter who was born with special needs. Our charity is called Hannah's Hope. We raise money for other special needs children. So needless to say I was very excited to find your shop. On Monday, our sweet Hannah passed away unexpectedly at the age of 3. My ring now means more to me then you could ever know. I guess I'm telling you this because I hope you will keep doing what you are doing. You never know how you can touch someone. So thank you for your talent! I have something that will always give me hope when I think about my little girl.

Lori replied and was very touched by Hannah's story. The cool thing about this story is that Lori has worked with special needs kids for over 13 years. Of all the rings I could have picked, I picked Lori's and I'm so glad that I did. 

Lori created a star ring in honor of Hannah and we will be selling them at this years vendor fair as well as the hope ring, bracelet, and necklace charm.

Thank you Lori for helping us continue Hannah's mission to help others!

As mentioned above, we will be selling these rings and a few other pieces at the Hannah's Hope table at our vendor and craft fair if you would like to purchase one for yourself or even as a gift. All proceeds will be donated to Hannah's Hope. Please visit Lori's Etsy shop and take a look at her other jewelry as well. They make great gifts!