Preparations for Christmas start and finish with a special drive through event on our campus: Luminaries of Hope and Live Nativity.
We celebrate and honor Judge Joseph and Mary Cunningham and are so thankful for their giving hearts and desire to provide a safe and nurturing environment for children in need. They are truly our lights of hope.
Luminaries lit throughout our campus represented the hope ignited in the 807 youth, adults and families we serve each year.
When guests arrive, they receive a program featuring the names of all who have purchased luminaries of hope and the names for whom they are honoring or memorializing.
2022 IN MEMORY LUMINARIES
2022 IN HONOR LUMINARIES
Olive Brennan
by Phyllis & Tom Cler
Kathy Brown
by Sally Smith
Mike Brown
by Sally Smith
Andrew Cotner
by Phyllis & Tom Cler
CPL Liam Crawford
by Kim Crawford
Chaplain Gay King Crede
by Pam & Roger Mathews
Betty Wolf Colmer, Mother
by Karen Colmer
Cunningham’s Advancement Team
by Ginger Mills
Cunningham’s Maintenance Team
by Pam & Roger Mathews
Cunningham’s Housekeeping Team
by Pam & Roger Mathews
Cunningham’s Cooks
by Pam & Roger Mathews
Cunningham Staff
by Diane Lecher
by Gene & Kay McCoy
Gerber School Staff
by Jen Rohn
Augustus Miles Ren Davis
by Doug Abbott
The Dechausay Family
by Tina Dechausay
My whole world, my boys: Marlon, Marlon, Jr. & Braylon Dechausay
by Tina Dechausay
Cindy & Dan Ditchfield
by Connie & Chuck Shaw
Karen Duffield
by Kay Duffield
Jill Dulumbach
by Todd Wagner
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church
by Jason Fisher
Scott Grubb
by Shawn Peterson
Ellen Hoffman
by Nate & Maureen Hoffman
Evan House
by James & Kathleen House
Ruby House
by James & Kathleen House
Keith House
by James & Kathleen House
Kobe Keeble
by Melissa Keeble
Mark Kemper
by James & Kathleen House
In honor of Cesaria Lancaster
Lindsey McCourt
by Martha McSims
McCoy Children & Grandchildren
by Gene & Kay McCoy
Kay McCoy
by Michelle Horvat
Gene McCoy
by Michelle Horvat
Logan, Morgan, Lauren & Ethan
by Ginger & Marc Mills
Jeff Naugle
by Sara Hook
Jeff Naugle, a boy I knew in 5th grade who had a hard home life and ended up at a boys home in PA. He ran away from that home, and I never saw him again. I hope he made it. I hope all children with such hard starts in life get a second chance.
Helen L. Niccum
by Jan Carter Niccum
Kathryn Joan Poorman
by Poppy Ann Graham
Edith Reynolds
by Linda Frye
Ted & Mary Sandwell
by Vicki & Brian Hart
Joyce Shellabarger
by Susan & Merll Connor
The Thomas Family
by Tina Dechausay
In the words of our dad...God bless this crazy family!
In honor of UMW/UWF friends & mentors
by Chet & Lynn Travis
Melissa, Paul, Maya & Sam
by Phyllis Vanlandingham
Michael & Tracey
by Phyllis Vanlandingham
Veterans
by Pam & Roger Mathews
by Ellen Dixon
Carol Walker
by James & Kathleen House
Stephanie Wetzel
by Jack Wetzel
Frances Williams
by Bill & Peggy Campo
Additional Individuals who supported Luminaries of Hope:
Adeyemi Adelekan
Linda & Michael Danz
Kathryn Glynn
Christine Moody Grohler
Melissa Harden
Alice Headley
Cathy Henschen
& Carolyn Leach
Ed Mears, I worked at
Cunningham for 10 years
Sharon Niksch
Kathy Perisho
The Sehy Family
Linda & Chuck Trent
Barbara Walker
Jen Watson
Larry Woller
Special thanks to our 2022 Ambassadors of Hope event sponsors:
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2021 LUMINARIES OF HOPE AND LIVE NATIVITY RECAP
2020 LUMINARIES OF HOPE AND LIVE NATIVITY RECAP