Hope Blog

Funeral Service for Sandy Winn on Monday at the Church of Glad Tidings

From the Winn family:

Our family would like to express our deepest thanks and appreciation for all your expressions of love, compassion, sympathy, prayers, and encouragement on the illness and passing of Sandy Winn

Here are the scheduled arrangements for the remembrance and celebration of her life:

Visitation: Sunday, October 30th from 3:00 to 5:00 pm at Cook-Walden Funeral Home, 6100 N. Lamar Blvd, Austin, TX 78752.

42% to Go – We’re Over 1/2 Way There – Update on Repairing Hope (Post-Flood Repair and Remodeling)

Thank you for your generosity, Hope Chapel!

One month to raise pledges for the rest of the $101.565. We are already at $148,435 pledged of the $250,000 goal. That means only 42% more to go.  

Still haven’t pledged and want to?

You can still pledge by September 1st to complete the $250,000 goal, click here. You can also forward this link to your friends or former Hopites: http://hope.org/repair/

Want to fulfill your pledge now?

If you want to send in the amount you’ve pledged, there’s no reason to wait. You can use your Giving account on The City to complete your pledge. Under “Fund,” choose “Bldg Fund Gen” and in the Memo below, note that you are completing your pledge for Repairing Hope. If you don’t have an account on The City yet, contact Suzi Raines or Cathy Tucek for an invitation.

World Welcome Furniture Give-Away on August 13th 

The World Is at Our Fingertips:

Every other year, we welcome international students at UT in a very practical way by making available free furniture and household items. We focus on the graduate students who come from overseas with nothing but their suitcases.  They don’t go into the dorms on campus, but rather apartment housing that is either lightly furnished or unfurnished.  Of course, it is open to all the international students!  

FURNITURE GIVE-AWAY

We Need Your Donated Items

Bring your donated items! These can be gently used chairs, tables, bed frames (no mattresses, please), drawers, lamps, desks and bookshelves. Also we need household goods: lamps, plates, pots and pans, cups, coffee makers, toasters, irons, towels, dish towels, sheets and pillow cases, etc.

DROP OFF:  Saturday, August 6th – furniture/household items can be brought into the Family Room.

SET UP THE GIVEAWAY:  Friday, August 12th from 6-8:00 p.m.  

HELP HOST THE GIVEAWAY: Saturday, August 13th from 7:30 am to 4:00 pm. Can you collect, deliver and/or help out on the day of the event?  There are lots of places to help, even if you aren’t able to lift!

ESL CONVERSATION PARTNERS

Volunteer English Conversation Partners (no teaching experience necessary) needed for the Fall Semester. Students sign up at the Furniture Give-Away.

FRIENDSHIP FAMILY (as a single or a family or a small group)

Many students who will come for the Furniture Give Away will want to connect with us for friendship, experiencing out USA culture, and a chance to hang out for a meal or holiday (to see what it’s like to celebrate Christmas or Thanksgiving).

HOW TO HELP

Volunteer today!

Talk with Nance at a Sunday service, or email her, Nance Friedman, or call evenings: 512.888.2629.