JBInvolved

About Me

Being pregnant and taking on new responsibilities professionally and personally steers you away from goals you had previously set. I wanted to keep up with this blog without letting life get in the way. EPIC FAIL!! So… we try again.

Where to start…

Previously I had talked about the several charities I was looking into joining. What was I thinking? There is no way I could fit all those charities into my schedule. However, I have started to focus on a select few and I am enjoying every moment of it.

I am an official member of H.O.P.E Sertoma, a womens charity group that is Helping Overcome Pediatric Emergencies in our area. Most proceeds are given to our sister organization the H.O.P.E Foundation.

H.O.P.E’s biggest fundraising event, Derby Days, is just around the corner on May 6-7. Friday is the Derby Gala with dinner, drinks, live band, auction and presentation of championship horses. Everyone is working to secure auction items and table sponsors for the gala. Saturday is all about the Kentucky Derby. The races will be played live on simulcast and there will be music, food, prizes and more. Last year the Derby raised over $34,000 to benefit the children and this year the goal is set even higher. I joined the club after the Derby last year so I am looking forward to being a part of the festivities. MTS will be sponsoring a table at the gala. We are working to invite some of our hospital partners to join us at the event.

One of H.O.P.E’s smaller events is coming up in June, the Womens Golf Tournament. I am a part of the planning committee. This will be the second year for the tournament and the goal is to have double the turn out. The sponsorship and golfer registration letters will be going out next week. I am looking forward to the event. I hope we can go above and beyond our goal.

It is a great privilege to be a member of this charity. H.O.P.E Sertoma is raising money to aid those families who cannot get assistance from other organizations. The Foundation receives the funds and votes on fulfilling the family requests. The applications cover anything from transportation aid for doctors appointments to partially paying for funeral costs and much more. How awful it must be for a family to be going through a tragedy with their child and not be able to afford everything they need. H.O.P.E is about bridging that gap.