FAQ’s, Mission, and Information about Emily’s Hopeful Holiday (“EHH”) Updated 9/9/23:

• As a two-time cancer survivor myself (mom), and our daughter, Emily, whom the fund is created in honor of, and now a childhood cancer survivor, our family mission is: To assist families who have a child or young adult with cancer by providing financial assistance to them.
• While we no longer hold an annual fundraising event, EHH is still receiving donations. Effective 2022, these funds are now distributed at our family’s discretion, in cooperation and agreement with our personal donors, to families who have a child or young adult with cancer outside of Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital. 
• In 2018, EHH hit a milestone raising $150,000 since 2007!
• To date (9/9/2023), we have raised $163,900.
• Our very first EHH began in November/December 2007, during the holiday season, hence the name, Emily’s Hopeful Holiday.
• Our fund assists families throughout the entire year.
• We are based out of Amherst, OH (Lorain County).
• We continue to accept monetary donations all year round via cash, personal check, or donation through this website (Paypal button located in the upper right-hand corner).
• Financial assistance is provided to help with anything the family is in need of, from utilities, rent, and mortgages, to car repairs to get back and forth to doctor appointments. 
• 100% of the money we receive is distributed directly to families who have a child or young adults with cancer. 
• EHH has been successful through generous monetary donations from family, friends, local businesses, and other organizations who donate to EHH. 

• RAINBOW BABIES & CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL CONNECTION: There is still part of our fund that is being operated through Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital in Cleveland, OH through a social worker who determines the need for assistance. Emily’s Hopeful Holiday is the only fund of its kind at Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital.
• We do not raise money for cancer research, toys for the kids, or the hospital. The very first year, we raised money, asked for gift cards, and requested toys for the kids and supplies for the art room on Rainbow’s pediatric cancer floor, but now we simply raise money for families who have a child or young adult with cancer.
• We receive no money from the hospital, nor do we raise money for the hospital.

• Please subscribe by clicking “follow” in the lower right-hand corner to receive all blog posts/updates for EHH. Share with your friends. The more money we receive, the more families we can assist.
• You can find us on FACEBOOK:  https://www.facebook.com/EHH2007.

Fun facts about Emily:

• Emily is a 2022 Cedarville University Graduate who double majored in Early Childhood and Special Education; She is currently teaching Special Education and loves her job and school, and adores all her students. 
• Emily married her college sweetheart, Tim, on July 24, 2022, and they recently adopted an adorable cat to add to their family. 
• Emily was diagnosed at age 7 and her cancer treatments lasted 2 years and 2 months.  She is a proud and thriving cancer survivor!
• Please see below this post for all our videos on EHH!

 

 

 

YOU CAN PRE-ORDER/VIEW Raffle Items NOW!

 

All but three raffle items are up.    View raffle items here:  https://emilyshopefulholiday.wordpress.com/raffle-baskets-now-available/

I hope you are planning on joining us on November 11, 2012 at Ziggy’s from 3-7.  If you can’t join us, or want to pre-order you raffle tickets to avoid the lines, please follow this link to pre-order your raffle tickets https://emilyshopefulholiday.wordpress.com/ipod-touch-4th-generation-for-raffle/ 

You can use this button to purchase tickets by credit card:

   

To pre-order your tickets using check or cash, follow this link for instructions:  https://emilyshopefulholiday.wordpress.com/ipod-touch-4th-generation-for-raffle/

Remember, we are blessing THREE organizations in ONE DAY!  Bring in 3 canned goods to receive 4 FREE Raffle Tickets to the general raffle to bless Second Harvest Food Bank, step up and be a blood donor with LifeShare Community Blood Services and receive your choice of one gift card for an appetizer at Houlihan’s, Chipolte, or Brio, and of course, join us as we, EMILY’S HOPEFUL HOLIDAY continue our mission to raise money for families who have kids with cancer!  100% of the money raised goes DIRECTLY to families and we help them pay their bills while their kids are going through cancer treatments.

It’s going to be a great time, lots of people have already rsvp’d…check out our facebook page here:  https://www.facebook.com/events/406749049378649/ RSVP, and share with your friends.  

Entertainment will be brought to you by Me & My Brother from 4-6 and Ziggy’s is donating 15% back to EHH from everyone who dines there.

Emily’s Hopeful Holiday Videos

9th Annual Emily’s Hopeful Holiday Event: 

Our Newest Video from November 2012

Here’s a video about Emily:

And, our video on how it all began….