Volunteers and community members enroute to House of Hope in Wildwood have looked for the empty white signposts to guide them to the campus. On Monday morning, a new sign was erected on County 156 directing drivers to House of Hope thanks to the commitment of a volunteer.
Villager Charlie Murray, a volunteer at House of Hope, discussed the need for the sign with Bishop Samuel Cotto, executive director of House of Hope several times.
With no money in the budget for the sign, Murray made a commitment to get a sign somehow and things started moving along. He contacted Don and Nicole Drake of D-2 Fabrications in Oxford and they designed and produced the sign. The Belvedere Social Club made a generous donation for the sign. Also, a member of Hope Lutheran Church over-heard Murray talking to a fellow volunteer about the House of Hope sign one Sunday morning. After a few questions, the gentleman said he would pay for half the cost of the sign as long as his donation was anonymous. To add to the sign fund, Murray handcrafted some unique handmade wooden ink pens which he sold at a recent fundraising concert for the House of Hope.
“We are thankful for all the volunteers. Charlie’s commitment is an example of the drive and ‘can do’ attitude of the volunteers at House of Hope. We are blessed to have them,” Cotto said.
House of Hope is a bilingual, nonprofit residential treatment center dedicated to helping individuals reclaim their lives from the destruction of addictive behaviors.
