House of Hope announces Hope Awards
House of Hope is pleased to announce the recipients of this year’s Hope Awards, a recognition developed by the agency to honor key community partners in the fight against hunger and hardship in Martin County.
The third annual Hope Awards Luncheon will be held 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Sept. 25, 2015, at St. Mary’s Pittenger Center, 701 S.E. Ocean Blvd., Stuart.
The awards are designed to honor long-term, wide-ranging or otherwise unique relationships with House of Hope. The award recipients include businesses, agencies, individuals, faith-based organizations, neighborhoods and school groups that perform extraordinary work hand-in-hand with House of Hope.
These collaborations encompass a vast array of activities, including the provision of services to people in need, support of fund-raising events, organizing gleaning efforts and food drives, and offering the use of facilities and/or equipment.
Following is the list of the Hope Award recipients for 2015. Their specific award designations will be announced as a surprise at the event.
Dennis Ashley
Bob& Jan Crandall
Dominick& Norine D’Ambrozio
Joe& Ann Day
Marybeth Peña
Bobbie Trimble
Agri-Gators
Coastal Life Church
Ecosphere Technologies
Girl Scouts of Martin County, Deb Geiger and Madison Manning
The Hear Care Center
ICL Calibration Laboratories
First Presbyterian Church of Stuart
Jan’s Place and Women’s Power Lunch Loblolly
Martin County High School football team
Martin County Library System
Macy’s
Pinelake Gardens & Estates
Preserve of Hobe Sound
Thrivent Financial/Food From Fans
Treasure Coast Photography Group
Two Men and A Truck
Summerfield Garden Club
House of Hope volunteers Mary Cornelius, Ray Alexander, Paul Welling, Gloria Santavicca, Brenda Snow, Samantha Speier
The centerpiece of the Hope Award itself is a photograph by a member of the Treasure Coast Photography Group, making the award a unique work of art.
Sponsors for the event include HBKS Wealth Advisors and Molly Maid of the Treasure Coast.
Reservations to the event are $25, and honorees have been invited to attend free of charge. More sponsorships also are available.
For reservation or sponsorship information, contact Terri May, (772) 286-4673, ext. 1011, or terri@hohmartin.org.
ABOUT HOUSE OF HOPE
Since 1984, House of Hope has been helping local people overcome hunger and hardship. Today, the agency touches the lives of more than 5,000 Martin County per month with services that include food, clothing, furniture, financial assistance, information & referral, and life-changing case management services to local people in need. The agency has service centers and thrift stores in Stuart, Hobe Sound, Jensen Beach and Indiantown.
For more information about House of Hope, visit www.hohmartin.org or call (772) 286-4673
Photos attached from the 2014 Hope Awards:
The Lyric Theatre received a Hope Award in 2014 as an Outstanding Community Partner. Pictured are Lyric representatives Ethel Christin and Kia Hammill.
In 2014, the Lost Lake community in Hobe Sound received the Fabric of Hope Award – the top honor at the Hope Awards. Pictured, from left are Lost Lake residents Irene Rummel, Voula Vatis, Frank Doyle (also a House of Hope board member), and Lost Lake head golf pro John Bolton.
