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Hope Floats at Aronimink Swim Club

On July 25, Aronimink Swim Team set out to swim 5,000 laps and raise $5,000 for local families with cancer at their 1st annual, Laps for Leukemia event! The first batch of swimmers jumped in the pool around 8:30AM and what happened next was nothing short of #unexpectedamazingness.   The team exceeded their goal of $5,000, helping to pay household bills for 5 local families with cancer. And did we mention how many laps they swam? Over 7,500!   Aronimink’s head swim coach...

Students at Springfield Township Middle School provide hope to local families with cancer through Lip Dub

    Springfield Township Middle School is the true definition of amazingness. The students recently teamed up with BHH this year, raising $5,000 for their classmate that is currently battling cancer.Check out how these students are bringing hope HOME to support their classmate with cancer, in addition to other BHH families, through a high-energy, inspirational lip dub!   They raised enough to not only help their classmate, but they were also able to support 4 other local families effected by cancer through the...

13th Annual Great Guys Dinner raises over $365,000 to support local families with cancer!

WOW! Where to even begin? On behalf of the entire Bringing Hope Home team, we would like to thank every single person that made the 13th Annual Great Guys Dinner on Wednesday, May 7, 2014 the best one yet. With your generous support, the event raised more than $365,000 for local families with cancer. The funds will be used to further our mission of providing unexpected amazingness to families with cancer in the Greater Philadelphia Area through emotional and financial...

Some call it luck…we call it unexpected amazingness!

The dictionary defines luck as “an unpredictable and uncontrollable force that shapes events favorably or unfavorably for an individual, group, or cause.”  However, tell any good poker player this, and they’d be quick to tell you that luck has nothing to do with achieving wealth and success; it’s the people who surround you, and how you play the cards you are dealt. Ask anyone who has won the lottery, and they would tell you it’s persistence and good faith. Ask any...

We are a Finalist for the 2nd Annual Philly DoGooder Awards!

      I couldn’t help but laugh, cry, drool, and fawn over the flawless celebrities of the Oscars this past Sunday.  The awards were distributed, memories were made, and all their hard work was appreciated. Every writer, director, and actor works for that exact moment; a confirmation that they may have changed the way others view the world. Starting in 2013 Philly DoGooder launched a similar award show, but instead of showing appreciation for actors playing parts in films, they...

BHH recipient Joanne O’Rourke featured as Woman Of The Week on 95.7 Ben FM’s Marilyn Russell Radio Show

2012 BHH grant recipient Joanne O’Rourke was recently featured as 95.7 Ben FM Woman Of The Week on the Marilyn Russell Radio Show. Check out below as Joanne talks about her cancer journey and how Bringing Hope Home was able to assist her and her son Jarred during her battle with cancer.     In her radio interview, Joanne candidly expresses how the Bringing Hope Home staff helped her out during her hard time. Take a look at a quote from...

Former BHH grant recipient Kevin McGuire delivers hope to others this holiday season!

This holiday season we were thrilled to deliver gifts to 141 local families battling cancer through the 2013 Adopt-A-Family Program. All of this was made possible by the 175 companies, organizations, schools, and individuals that came together to fundraise, shop, wrap and make deliveries to our 2013 family recipients. We could not have done this without the generosity of our supporters.   In addition, this year was extra special because BHH Light of Hope Family Grant recipients that we have helped in...

Bringing Hope Home Named Non-Profit Organization of the Year by the Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce!

  We are proud to announce that Bringing Hope Home has been named Non-Profit Organization Of The Year by the Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce through the 2013 Excellence Award.  The Annual Excellence Awards celebrate and honor 11 companies who are making a positive impact in the region.   Nominated by their peers throughout the 11-county region, the awards are presented in 10 categories:   Customer Service Excellence of the Year: BQ Basement Systems Manufacturer of the Year: IMET Corporation Non-Profit Organization of the Year:...

Divine 9 Open Golf Outing Raises Over $80,000!

On September 10, 2013 over 75 golfers gathered together at White Manor Country Club at the 9th Annual Divine 9 Open Golf Outing to raise funds for Bringing Hope Home.   We are proud to announce that the 2013 Divine 9 Open raised over $80,000 to support BHH’s mission of paying critical household bills for local families with cancer! The funds raised will be able to pay bills for over 50 local families with cancer!         It was a great day...

St. Pat’s West Chester 5K

This past Saturday, March 16, over 300 runners decked out in green came together for the St. Pat’s West Chester5K. The race raised funds and awareness for Bringing Hope Home and was sponsored by our amazing friends at the Chester County Running Store, Kildare’s Irish Pub andServicemark Solutions Heating and Cooling. ...