Camp Koala

06/03/2026

MIFFLINBURG — Young philanthropists showcased their generosity Tuesday as 40 fifth-grade students in the Mifflinburg Area School District presented more than $15,000 in donations to six locally based nonprofit organizations.

06/03/2026

https://www.standard-journal.com/news/local/hoping-hands-give-back/article_449e5e3d-8477-4aba-994e-a9ff1210c0da.html

MIFFLINBURG — Young philanthropists showcased their generosity Tuesday as 40 fifth-grade students in the Mifflinburg Area School District presented more than $15,000 in donations to six locally based nonprofit organizations.

06/02/2026

We are incredibly proud of the Hoping Hands 4.0 students for raising $2,400 for Camp Koala! Their kindness, generosity, and dedication to helping others are truly inspiring. A special thank you to their teachers, Mrs. Fontana and Mr. Mark Alexander for teaching lessons that go beyond academics—lessons in philanthropy, compassion, community service, and caring for others. These students are already making a difference, and we couldn't be more grateful for their support. The future is in good hands! ❤️🐨

05/29/2026

Thanks to all of the Hoping Hands team who is raising funds for local profits they believe in. We appreciate your efforts this school year, and are in awe of your amazing dedication, philanthropic efforts, big hearts and humanitarianism!!!

05/29/2026

Next mini camp is June 16th, 5:30-7. Message us if you'd like to sign your child up. Always a fun time!!!

05/27/2026

We have openings in our individual Counseling Program, message us if you would like your child to be considered, thanks!

05/22/2026

Our Crisis Team was amazing today, alongside the 4th grade teachers and staff. We worked with 70 grieving children today, creating space for their grief, memories and sadness. Thank you for trusting our team with your students. We were grateful for all of the teachers who shared their own stories and made their own walking sticks to remember their colleague and friend. Thank you, it was an honor to walk alongside you today.

Our next mini camp is on June 16th, at our Mifflinburg center, all students are invited to attend.

Thank you team!!!

05/22/2026

Thank you to hero Sam from Tree Solutions, who answered our call! He provided these 75 cut walking sticks for our Crisis Team work tomorrow in Shikellamy.

Thank you for helping make the lives of grieving children more meaningful!

We have 12 amazing volunteers who dropped everything, took a day from their jobs, to serve the students in Shikellamy who lost their beloved teacher. What a great community of helpers, thank you all!!

05/21/2026

A great way to entertain the kiddos this summer!!

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05/20/2026

URGENT need, please help!!

Our Crisis Team is assembling for a school visit this Friday morning. This amazing group of volunteers drops everything to meet an emergency need, and needs your support.

Funds are always helpful, but what would help us most today is STICKS. LIKE 75!!!!

Specifically, we need sturdy, 3-4 foot sticks to make WALKING STICKS out of. They need to be older, seasoned wood, not freshly cut. Also stripped of bark so the students can decorate them. About 2-3" in diameter, cut and not sharp or dangerous.

Please, no yard debris or sticks that aren't bark stripped and cut to length, and ready to go, because we don't have a lot of time to work on them. Thanks for understanding!

As you may know, we have a very small staff of two, and we are both currently attending a 2 day nonprofit conference. We are hoping for some help to make this very special activity impactful for a lot of grieving kids who lost their beloved teacher.

If you can help, please drop off your donations at our office side porch, at 94 Chestnut St in downtown Mifflinburg by Thursday evening.

THANK YOU TO THIS AMAZING COMMUNITY OF HELPERS!!!
Xoxo Kristin and Lisa