Hope-A-Thon

Event Date: Friday, April 14, 2023
9:00 am–5:00pm
Launch Week begins March 6, 2023

Three Ways to Donate

Use the donation portal below. If you would like to donate on behalf of a current Villa student, be sure to choose the student's name on the form's drop-down menu.
Use Villa's Venmo @VillaJosephMarie and comment:
- Donor's full name, Donor's email
- "Hope-A-Thon"
- If you would like to donate on behalf of a current Villa student, include "Donation on behalf of [Student Name]."
Cash/Checks mailed directly to Villa Joseph Marie or submitted by students:
- Pay to the order of: Villa Joseph Marie High School
- Memo: "Hope-A-Thon"
- Envelope to the attention of: "Hope-A-Thon Finance Committee — Mrs. McCarthy"
- If you would like to donate on behalf of a current Villa student, include "Donation on behalf of [Student Name]" on the envelope.

Note: Donations will NOT go to the student or Villa; they are simply on behalf of the student as pledge money for them to dance 7 hours at Hope-A-Thon.

Thank you for donating to Villa Joseph Marie's first Hope-A-Thon! Your gift is greatly appreciated.

Current Students: Review this information before registering.

When registering in the tab below, you'll be asked to choose one of five tiers as your personal goal for Hope-A-Thon. Pledge to complete any tier by Tuesday, April 11.

*CAPTAINS: $100 raised - 5 hours required *

Tier Names

$80 raised - 0 hours required - Butterfly
$60 raised - 5 hours required - Anchor
$50 raised - 10 hours required - Heart
$25 raised - 15 hours required - Cross

To track service hours:

Students can log their service hours on MobileServe under the “Hope-A-Thon 2023” service organization. This will ensure that students hours served will count toward their pledged Hope-A-Thon service hours. All hours completed for Hope-A-Thon will count toward a student’s total 10 hour minimum for the school year, though we encourage you to serve more than ten hours! All Hope-A-Thon service hours are due the same day as fundraising money – Tuesday, April 11.

Current Student Registration

Incoming Freshman, Transfer Student, Alumna, and Guest Registration

Movie Night: Wednesday, April 5, 2023

Movie Night to Support Hope-A-Thon

Wednesday, April 5, 7:00-9:30pm

Villa Performing Arts Center

Move: Top Gun Maverick

Light snacks and refreshments will be available.

This event is open to Villa students and outside guests.

Note: $8 online sales closed at 3:00pm on Wednesday. Tickets will be available at the door for $10. Payment on the day of the event can be made with cash or via Venmo.

Hope-A-Thon, Villa’s school-wide charity fundraiser, is a student-run dance marathon committed to raising awareness and funds for the Think Hope Foundation, which was created in Maria Middleton's memory. Hope-A-Thon continues to be dedicated to our angel, Maria '21, as she was one of the original co-founders/overall chairs and continues to inspire the leadership team and entire Villa community to be servant leaders in Hope-A-Thon and beyond.

The Hope-A-Thon overall chairs, along with Mrs. McCarthy and many student captains, have worked hard to ensure Hope-A-Thon’s success! They HOPE this event at Villa will continue to bring unity to the student body through one collective vision of Prayer, Service, Education, and Fundraising, while also fighting for a cause greater than themselves. All proceeds of our 2023 Hope-A-Thon event will go to Think Hope and Villa Scholarships in Maria's name.

Think Hope is a non-profit foundation founded by Susan and Brian Middleton. Their goal is to unleash the power of hope in a world suffering from despair, one person at a time. “Think Hope” were the last words Maria Middleton wrote in her journal. Despite a devastating disease that took from Maria all of her considerable physical and mental capabilities, the last message she was physically able to write to us is a message of hope. It is in tribute to Maria’s indomitable faith and spirit that the Think Hope Foundation was created. Maria brought hope under a condition that would drive most to despair. Maria brought Unity, Love and Hope to every person and every community she touched. She was an antidote to the hopelessness and despair that seems to be plaguing the world. Think Hope is dedicated to carrying on Maria’s legacy of hope. It will accomplish Maria’s mission by funding ministries that:

provide Hope-filled classical education institutions that are committed to truth, beauty and goodness.
provide Hope on the streets ministry to those living in drug-infested neighborhoods.
help young people find Hope in discovering unique meaning and purpose for their lives.
bring the Hope of renewal to victims of trauma through healing programs.
bring Hope to the elderly and isolated.

As the foundation is in its beginning stages, Think Hope will continue to evolve, and more services are to come that will bring hope into the world.

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