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On Sunday, May 3, run or walk for a good cause at the first Jovita Strong 5K event at Tukwila Community Center to benefit the nonprofit Help Hope Live in honor of Jovita McConnell. Jovita experienced a life-altering aneurysm and coma in April 2025. Fundraising efforts will help fuel her ongoing rehabilitation.

On Saturday, April 11, enjoy a Princess Dance Party for a great cause at The Farm on Golden Hill in Silverton. Funds raised will benefit the nonprofit Help Hope Live in honor of Ellie Trask, a Lebanon 6-year-old living with a rare genetic illness.

15-year-old Miguel Wade lights up every room he rolls into. Living with cerebral palsy, he faces profound medical challenges, but mom Meagan says “he faces every day with courage, love, and an incredible spirit.”

Meeting 9-year-old Kaylie Hammond, you may never guess that she’s been fighting complex medical battles throughout her young life. As she brings light to her loved ones, her community is rallying to fund critical medical needs not covered by insurance, including a 12-hour round trip for specialized care.  

Yonan Matti is an Iraq refugee living with cerebral palsy. Now a proud American citizen, Yonan has a vibrant life and personality—but he’s missing one key ingredient to greater connection and health: an accessible van.

Facing a sudden, life-changing diagnosis and transplant need, these helpers became the ones in need of help.

Living with cerebral palsy, 35-year-old Dominique Mayes is no stranger to overcoming challenges and adapting to the world around her. She’s now facing an obstacle she can’t conquer alone: the need for a wheelchair accessible van, a cost insurance won’t cover.

Gary Bolton has spent the past 16 years living with paralysis and embracing hard work, community, independence, and possibilities. A fundraising campaign in his honor through the national nonprofit Help Hope Live is bringing new possibilities within his reach, including driving, working, and walking again with the help of specialized therapy and equipment.

Eight months after the birth of their rare and medically complex child, parents Amber and Russell Simmons say “small but mighty” baby girl Sutton Simmons has a brighter future thanks to the community’s support. Over $7,300 has been raised towards their $20,000 fundraising goal with the nonprofit Help Hope Live.

After 32 years of community impact as the Willard Chief of Police, Thomas McClain now needs a little help himself to bring a life-saving double lung transplant within reach. His community has raised over $19,000 to assist with critical out-of-pocket transplant costs in just 1 month of medical fundraising.