Hope Hospice Hike For Hope 2024 Raises Over $100K Despite Heavy Rain

LIVERMORE, CA — Rain may have fallen for the second year in a row, but hikers still showed up in force for Hope Hospice’s 14th annual Hike for Hope fundraiser at Del Valle Regional Park.

Hikers helped raise over $100,000 to support patient care needs and community services like free grief support, dementia education, and family caregiver programs.

“While half of our registrants understandably chose to stay home because of the spring storm,
seeing 600 people show up in ponchos and other rain gear is a testament to how much our East Bay community is connected to our organization,” event chairperson Kendra Strey said in a statement. “Our staff cared for the loved ones of many of our event attendees, and the annual gatherings serves as a bit of a reunion for those who seek to reconnect with members of the patient care and bereavement teams who helped their families through a difficult time.”

The MCE Corporation, the event sponsor, prepared a complimentary barbecue lunch, but most guests took it to-go this year due to heavy rains. Still, raffle tickets and silent auction items helped push the funds just over $100,000.

In May 2022, a nice and sunny day, 1,300 hikers helped raise over $180,000, a fundraising and attendance record.

For more information, visit hopehospice.com.