Having Hope

Meet Team Feighner

Three years ago, Matt Feighner was diagnosed with Hodgkins Lymphoma. With the wonderful support of his family and future wife Emily, Matt faced this enormous challenge head-on and following six months of chemotherapy, he beat cancer! Less than a year later, Matt was...

Great news for Carol Gardner!

Carol's MRI confirmed no regrowth of her tumor and her results look better than what is typically seen at this point! She will return for another MRI in December and will continue to undergo chemo treatment for the next six months. As Carol undergoes additional...

Update on Carol Gardner

Carol continues to do a magnificent job advancing through her brain cancer treatment. The entire family remains in positive spirits as they await Carol's next MRI and doctor's appointment on October 28th. Everyone is praying for good news and clear results. Friends...

MV Times story on HSF’s 2nd Annual Roast & Raise

Sixty people gathered on Saturday, October 4, at the Tisbury Spring Building to celebrate Hope Strengthens Foundation’s 2nd Annual Roast & Raise. The event featured a classic pig roast where friends and families gathered in support of a great cause. In addition to...

Thank you for all of your support!

On Saturday, October 4, community members from across Martha’s Vineyard gathered at the Tisbury Spring building for Hope Strengthens Foundation’s 2nd Annual Roast & Raise to build awareness and support for people across the nation battling serious illnesses and...

Campaign to support Carol Gardner & family

In the midst of her family's summer vacation this past July, 34 year-old mother of three Carol Gardner experienced a significant health scare leading to an emergency room visit. A CT scan revealed a mass on the right, front side of her brain. A few days later, Carol...

Neil goes back to school!

We wanted to share this wonderful picture of Neil Hajjar getting ready to board the school bus for his first day of school. Neil continues to exhibit incredible strength in his battle against a neuromuscular disorder. Additionally, thanks to services rendered by the...

How you can help.

Charitable donations can take many forms: cash, crypto, stock transfers, donor-advised funds, and rollover IRA’s, to name several. If you prefer, we’d be honored to discuss planned giving with you as well.

It takes a village
Hope Strengthens Foundation not only provided my children and I support during the worst time in our lives, they made us part of their family. Words cannot express the gratitude my boys and I have for this amazing organization. You could not ask for a better foundation to invest in, the founders are amazing men with very big hearts.

-GISELLE TEAGUE
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