Fun for HOPE: Events, Raffles, etc.

Have Fun for HOPE By attending or contributing to any of the below event fundraisers, a portion of your support will go to the Four Diamonds Fund, through  The HOPE Express, and will help children with cancer obtain lifesaving treatment, give families financial support, provide a comprehensive medical team and contribute to ground-breaking research.

The Hope Express, created by the Angus Family, has evolved into a year-long effort to raise funds and awareness of the Four Diamonds Fund and childhood  cancer with the finale being a 135-mile relay run from the 7th floor of the Hershey Medical Center in Hershey, PA to the THON stage at the Bryce Jordan Center in State College, PA, carrying letters and art from the children at Hershey who were too sick to attend THON.

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 Happy Hours & Events
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December 10 Hope EXPRESS Happy Hour - No Way Jose

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Raffles & Other Fun

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Nittany Lion Oil Painting Raffle

Hope Express Blanket Raffle

No Shave November > Defuzzing December 

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 Happy Hours & Events

December 10            Hope EXPRESS Happy Hour - No Way Jose

Wednesday, December 10 at 7:00pm - 10:00pm

Hosted by Kathleen McKitish

No Way Jose Cafe 

38 E Cross St, Baltimore, Maryland 21230

$5 donation to Hope Express gets you happy hour drink specials until 10pm! There will also be some great raffles and a 50/50 drawing! Come out and support Hope Express while having a few drinks and hanging out with friends!

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Raffles & Other Fun

Nittany Lion Oil Painting Raffle

The winner will be drawn December 23rd, 2014

Runner alumni, Caroline Pember is raffling off her original Nittany Lion Oil Painting and all funds raised will benefit the Hope Express, which helps children affected by pediatric cancer.

Raffle Details:

To enter the raffle, all you need to do is donate at least $5! To donate, please visit the following website: http://www.give2theexpress.org/extreme-team/caroline-pember/

Ticket Prices:
$5= 5 Raffle tickets
$10= 12 Raffle tickets
$15= 20 Raffle tickets
$20= 30 Raffle tickets
$25= 50 Raffle tickets
>$25= 100 Raffle tickets

Once  your donation is received online,  your raffle ticket numbers will be messaged to you.

The winner will be drawn December 23rd, 2014. Caroline  will upload a video announcing the winner of the raffle for the original Nittany Lion painting on this date.

Go ahead and try and win a Christmas present for your favorite Penn State fan! :)

Please contact Caroline if you have any questions or concerns. If you cannot connect with Caroline, please email Christina at shoppeforhope@gmail.com.

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Hope Express Blanket Raffle

Join The HOPE Express and help fight pediatric cancer! 

By making a donation, you are entered to win a Hope Express T-shirt blanket. 
http://www.give2theexpress.org/extreme-team/julie-agee/

This blanket:
- Contains 30 hope express, THON, and penn state t-shirts.
- Will be approx 78x92 
- Will have navy fleece on the other side
- Will have a navy border with four white diamonds (one in each corner) 

Raffle Tickets: 
- $5 for 5 tickets
- $10 for 15 tickets
- $25 for 45 tickets

Enter to win by making a donation here: http://www.give2theexpress.org/extreme-team/julie-agee/

The winner will be announced at The Hope Express run in February.

Help fight cancer! FTK!!!
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No Shave November > Defuzzing December 

Hope Moraler Chuck Pierce  participated in No Shave November this year. Now that it's December, it is time to shave!  Vote with your donations on what style he should shave his beard into. There are six facial hairs to choose from but only the one with the most donations will win. The one that wins he will wear for a whole week. Click HERE for more information or to participate. 

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What Are You Willing to Give Up FOR THE KIDS?

Give Up and Give To The Kids

Every day we indulge in at least one guilty pleasure, such as specialty coffee, snacks, beer, shopping, entertainment, etc. 

Every day a child with cancer struggles for the very basics of life.

Imagine giving up just one indulgence for just one day...

How much money would you save?
What if you gave that savings to the kids instead?
What would you give up and give to the kids?

Are you up to the challenge?!

1. Comment below with your guilty pleasure and how much you saved by giving it up for just one day (or more).
2. Then click here to donate that amount to the Four Diamonds children, through the Hope Express.   

Your contribution to The Hope Express will help the Four Diamonds to offset the cost of treatments not covered by insurance and provide other vital financial support to families. Four Diamonds also supports the medical team that cares for the children and funds pediatric cancer research.

Your donation in my name will also support me in joining the Hope Team as a runner and to our journey and the dream that, “one day we will dance in celebration” when childhood cancer is conquered.

The Hope Express, created by the Angus Family, has evolved into a year-long effort to raise funds and awareness of the Four Diamonds Fund and childhood cancer with the finale being a 135-mile relay run from the 7th floor of the Hershey Medical Center in Hershey, PA to the THON stage at the Bryce Jordan Center in State College, PA, carrying letters and art from the children at Hershey who were too sick to attend THON.

Bottle Cap Magnets

Shoppe for Hope

Proceeds benefit the Four Diamonds Fund, through The Hope Express.

Bottle Cap Magnets

$1 each or 7 for $5
 (plus shipping if applicable)

Each bottle cap magnet is created with a cap that was donated by generous, craft beer loving friends and some dents or scratches will be on the surface of the magnets. For more information or to order, email Christina at shoppeforhope@gmail.com. If there's something you'd like,  but don't see, please don't hesitate to ask..

Magnet back. Glue may be visible on some magnets.

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Thanks in part to generous supporters like you, The Hope Express contributed $155,135.00 to the Four Diamonds Fund, in the fight against childhood cancer in 2014. In 2013, The Hope Express contributed $93,119.