COMMON HOPE BLOG

The students at Scope Academy held a bake sale for Common Hope earlier this year. Now, they have held an art auction to raise more donations for the students in San Rafael. They sold their own works of art, and they raised nearly $350! Anne Reiman, their teacher, has been touched by how much the [...]

Preschool students from SCOPE Academy in Ohio recently put on a bake sale to raise money for children in San Rafael. Anne Reiman, a teacher and former volunteer for Common Hope in Guatemala, worked with her class to raise money on behalf of Susana, the Guatemalan student that Anne sponsors. With their bake sale, the [...]

We were honored to participate recently in Family Service Night at Oakwood Elementary, organized by Patricia D’Angelico of Wayzata Community in Action. The event included a “Kids Helping Kids” station, where a group of Girl Scouts hosted a pencil pouch project for Common Hope. They decorated 72 pencil pouches, then filled each with pencils and [...]

When asked about their 12 sponsorships and long history of volunteering, Brad and Anne Jacoby are very humble. Brad was hesitant to share their story here, but he was willing to do so if it would inspire others to sponsor. Brad and Anne run a busy ophthalmology clinic in Covington, Georgia. They also run a [...]