"Our Name is HOPE" By Becky Loy A month has passed since our fall Camp HOPE where we reached a landmark of sorts. And I’m not sure how to feel about it. We have now served 5,000 grieving children. Acknowledging this to our staff and newly arrived families, there was a smattering of applause, and I didn’t know how to feel about that. Do I feel satisfaction that we helped so many children and teens start or restart their grieving? Or do I feel a deep sadness that we had to off

Alice When Camp HOPE was born after my daughter, her granddaughter died, my mother-in-law cried. She loved her granddaughter Sara and her heartache was raw. Alice Loy was a tiny woman with a tough exterior but with an even softer inside. She immediately came up with the idea that the children of Camp HOPE should have cookies when they arrived, frightened and overwhelmed. She knew those feelings deeply after seeing so many loved ones die, including three husbands. Cookies make