Well it has been a LONG time since I’ve posted…but I promise I can explain. In the past two months I have… Raced a triathlon SURVIVED FINALS (finishing my Junior year at Hope) Participated in the Formula SAE competition at the Michigan International Speedway Started work at Jacobs Engineering – Technology Group in Tullahoma, Tennessee …
Category Archives: The Hope Fund
Great Golf Outing, Better People
The morning of the Bob DeYoung Golf Outing was crisp and bright. As the golfers came to register at the Ravines Golf Club in Saugatuck, each one had a smile on their face (whether they were morning people or not!) And as President Knapp gave his morning remarks, I couldn’t help but stop and think …
Summer in South Dakota
Hello again. This month I write to everyone from the gorgeous plains of South Dakota. Instead of taking the month of May off, this year I ventured to the Rosebud Native American reservation. I am about half way done with my trip and I do not want it to end! Throughout this month I have …
Sweet Summertime
Freedom, relaxation, and priorities. Three simple words to describe how I imagine this summer will be. Pulling into the driveway and looking at my new, adorable yellow rental house with a big white porch, my heart leaped with excitement. As I unpacked all of my things into my new room in Holland, I began to realize …
Become a Hope Fund Champion
On April 19, Scholarship Day of Giving raised awareness for the Hope Fund and over $140,000 for student scholarships. Since then we have received a number of questions about how to get involved with the effort to promote giving at Hope. As someone closely connected to the college and already supporting the Hope Fund, we wanted …
Can I Please get a T-Shirt ?
Hope College Intramurals; the one place an amateur can feel like a world class professional athlete. I always prefer playing Co-Ed Soccer not because of the girls, but because it makes most of the guys be more gentleman-like. Lets be honest, no dude enjoys looking like a jerk in front of girls. This season, I …
Cook Hall, Best Hall
“The quiet, anti-social dorm? You want to live there?” These reactions were all too familiar just a year ago this time after room draw. And rest assured, Cook Hall is no longer considered a quiet dorm after this past year. With our best friends living on the third floor, this residence hall became family. The pranks …
Dear Graduation…
Graduation, please take your time. As much as we are trying to ignore the looming event, it’s still coming. ‘G’ Day, as students have nicknamed it, is coming too quickly. The seniors in the Delta Phi sorority have become some of my very best friends. When I joined the sorority as a freshman, I never thought these …
Scholarship Day of Giving 2016
Scholarship Day of Giving is back on April 19, and the planning team needs your help spreading the word. Most of the excitement and buzz will be shared via social media and email — that’s where you come in! Your assistance in 2015 helped bring in more than 600 gifts and $100,000+ to support Hope …
Introducing Me
It’s catchy and different, I guess to use “Introducing Me” as my topic, and I especially chose this as my introductory topic because it reminds me of my sisters. Being teenagers, my sisters loved “High School Musical.” They learned every song, and watched it over and over again. Regardless of the fact that I tried …