Club Hope

February 7, 2025

Club Hope Gets New Home in Shelby Bar Building

Club Hope has a new home. The foundation recently purchased the Shelby Bar building at 26 Fountain Avenue. “We are blessed more than we ever thought possible for the support our warriors and our foundation continue to receive,” said Founder Kara Atkinson. “This building will open up so many opportunities for what we can do to bring HOPE to our warriors and families!” Atkinson said the move will be beneficial for the Foundation. “We were thinking about it looking for a permanent location but were never actively looking. Renting is just renting, and we wanted to use the support given…

December 1, 2022

Local Residents Hosting Vendor and Craft Show to Benefit Club Hope

After feeling an amazing amount of love and support during her Lymphoma diagnosis in March, Betty Phillippi wanted to give back. So she along with her granddaughter Jessica Schiavoni are hosting a craft and vendor show to help Club Hope. “Club Hope was so good to me this past year,” Phillippi said. “They were just really great and supportive.” The Christmas Hope Vendor & Craft Show will be held on December 3 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Wayne Township Firehall, 5153 Ellwood Road, Ellwood City. There will be pepperoni rolls, cookies, water, and coffee for sale. In…

December 20, 2021

Club Hope Foundation Receives $800.00 Donation

On December 16th, 2021 Mayor Anthony J. Court and Officers from Ellwood City Police Department presented Cara Atkinson, the founder of Club Hope, with $800.00. The money was donated to the Officers for their participation in “No Shave November”. Officers are hoping to make “No Shave November” an annual event so that they are able to raise money for Club Hope Foundation. Last month, both Ellwood City and Franklin Township Police Departments announced they would be participating in ‘No Shave November’, a month-long journey whereby participants ditch razors and forego shaving and grooming facial hair as part of an effort…

September 23, 2020

Join Club Hope and ‘Pink Out’ Cancer: T-shirts Available NOW

Club Hope Foundation is hosting a virtual “Pink Out” Cancer fundraiser in honor of breast cancer awareness month. To get your shirt and join in the fight, visit Venezie Sporting Goods online store to by September 27. Shirts will be available for pick up at Venezie Sporting Goods or will be shipped on October 8th. Although getting together for events, can be a challenge with Covid-19 restrictions in place, Club Hope is stepping up to fight in another way. “We encourage any groups that get together throughout October and wear their shirts to either text me pictures at the foundation…