What is the HOPE Giving Circle?The acronym HOPE stands for Helping Others through the Power of Education. The HOPE Giving Circle brings together influential women of diverse backgrounds with a common goal of supporting students in achieving their educational goals and empowering them to reach their full potential. Members combine their resources to make a greater collective impact on those pursuing higher education at Harper College. Through scholarship support, mentoring, professional development opportunities and other means, the HOPE Giving Circle is committed to creating and enhancing educational and leadership opportunities. View the latest Hope Giving Circle newsletters.
100 percent of gifts to the HOPE Giving Circle are tax-deductible and designated for
current-use scholarships. The HOPE Scholarship Program provides financial support
and on-going mentoring for Harper College students who are completing their final
year at Harper and continuing on to a four-year college or university to pursue a
bachelor's degree. Each scholarship award is $10,000.
Meet the 2023 HOPE Scholarship Recipients.
Give to the HOPE Scholarship Program today!
The HOPE Giving Circle meets four times per year for social, networking, and educational events, and to foster ongoing engagement with the scholarship recipients.
HOPE Giving Circle Winter Event
"Charcuterie Made Easy!"
An interactive class on constructing charcuterie boards.
Thursday, January 11, 2024
5:30 p.m., Harper Campus (Wojcik Conference Center - see map)
View photos from previous events.
To receive an invitation to HOPE events, or for more information, please contact Shannon Hynes at 847.925.6701.
Membership is on an annual basis and begins with a minimum contribution or pledge of $1,000 per year. HOPE Members have the opportunity to:
Become a HOPE Giving Circle Member or Supporter today.
Thank you to all of our HOPE Giving Circle members for your generous support:
Roxann Barber
Clara Basch Stone
Dee Beaubien
Lynda Bollman
Dr. Susanne Brock
Laura J. Brown
Dolores Campagna
Anne Campbell
Lisa Christie
Barbara Cragan
Dr. Polly Davenport
Prof. Nancy L. Davis
Alansa Ferguson
Kathleen Gilmer
Beth Hamparian
Kathy Hartwig
Susan Heitsch
Bonnie Henry
Carol M. Johnson
Linda Kolbusz-Kosan
Linda J. Lang
Laura Leber
Maria Leboulanger
Markel Corporation
Dr. Judith Marwick
Dr. Elizabeth McKay
Georgeanna Mehr
Veronica Neuendorf Mormino
Susan Ocuna-Jones
Sam Oliver
Jody Paine
Anne Pepper
Christine Poziemski
Dr. Avis Proctor
Hazel M. Rilki
Louise Robb
Susan Rogers
Dr. Michelé E. Smith
Renee Spacapan
Judith Springer
Judith Stetson
Patti Stickney
Dr. Robin S. Turpin
Sheryl Van Anne
Louise Welsh Schrank
Melanie Witt
Dr. Anna Marie Yates
Heather Zoldak
To learn more about the HOPE Giving Circle, contact Shannon Hynes at 847.925.6701 or shynes@harpercollege.edu.
Thank you to our generous sponsors!
