On Monday, September 26th, we had the pleasure of visiting Strath Haven High School! The girls volleyball team worked with BHH to support local families with cancer. Throughout the month of September the athletes were fundraising, and on Monday night they hosted a volleyball fundraiser, dedicating their game against Penncrest High School to our families. Strath Haven came out with a win against their rivals AND raised over $1,000 (and counting!) which they donated to BHH. We can’t...
We are so excited for our continuing partnership with Drexel’s LeBow College of Business! This is the third consecutive year that we’ll be teaming up with their freshman to raise money for our families through fundraisers that the students have designed. The freshman and their peer leaders have close to 30 new ideas to get involved and help support our families. Events they’re looking forward to having include: Crepe Sale Bake Sale A Dance-A-Thon! Gertrude Hawk Chocolate Sale Bachelorette Show Sports Tournament These are just a...
Bringing Hope Home was recently introduced to E.S. (family gave permission for her initials to be shared), a 62 year old woman battling stage IV breast cancer. E.S. applied for assistance through our Cis B. Golder Quality of Life Grant, in partnership with Living Beyond Breast Cancer. During our conversations with E.S., she let us know that she had mold issues in her basement caused by years of severe flooding that started when the Frankford El was built...
Katherine Ricchini School Outreach Intern School: Senior at St. Joseph’s University Major: Communications & Journalism “I want to do something to help others and work for an organization doing things for a really great cause. I want to spread Amazingness this semester by getting my own friends and family involved and aware of BHH.” Bridget Fennessey Events & Marketing Intern School: Senior at West Chester Universtiy Major: Communication Studies “I wanted to get involved after a friend told me about the organization....
Through our 4th Annual Backpacks for Hope Program, we were able to provide over 150 backpacks filled with school supplies to children with a family member battling cancer, to get them ready for the start of the new school year. At Bringing Hope Home, we know that when a family is diagnosed with cancer, their whole world changes. Many families do not have the financial means to purchase school supplies for their kids heading back to school and...
Dr. Karen Dickinson is a certified school counselor and associate professor at West Chester University. Today, the BHH Team was lucky enough to spend the afternoon with Dr. Dickinson, learning the best counseling practices to better serve our families. Karen stressed the importance of active listening and how to convey your thoughts and emotions over the phone through your tone, affect, and verbal cues. “Listen for the feeling,” Karen said, when asked about communicating with our...
