Angie Howell first volunteered for Inheritance of Hope in 2012 and has been involved ever since. “Like most volunteers,” she says, “I knew I would come back!”

Angie was introduced to IoH by her former Davidson College classmate, Co-Founder Kristen Milligan. Kristen and Angie were on the same freshman hall in 1991-1992. The two did not keep in touch after graduation, but at a fifteen-year reunion, Angie happened to hear Kristen’s name during a prayer.

The O’Gorman family attended our NYC Legacy Retreat^® in November 2016. Merritt, who loves dance and was 10 years old at the time, told local news that her favorite part was watching the Radio City Christmas Spectacular, featuring the Rockettes.

The O'Gorman Family in Times Square

Inheritance of Hope welcomes our newest staff member, Audra Milligan. Audra will serve as IoH’s first Strategic Initiatives Director. The core cross-functional areas she will support are operations, strategic projects, administration, and marketing. 

Zachary Austin, 13, of Brevard, NC, first learned about Inheritance of Hope (IoH) when two of his friends were given the opportunity to attend a Legacy Retreat^®. Erik and Jason Crawford went with their parents, John and Heather, on the Orlando Legacy Retreat^® in August of 2014. Zach knew the Crawford family well since John was also his Boy Scouts leader.

I grew up in Brainerd, MN, at a small family resort where I learned to clean cabins at a very early age and got to play in the lake all summer.  I come from a family of swimmers and was a competitive swimmer form 3rd grade through college at St. Olaf in Northfield, MN.  I got a biology degree from St. Olaf and then changed directions and went to Luther Seminary in St. Paul for my master's degree in youth and family ministry.  I worked in youth ministry for 5 years before spending the last 12 years as a stay-at-home mom to our 3 kids: Anna (12), Andrew (11), and Julia (9).  My husband, Brian, and I recently celebrated our 15th anniversary.  We live in Rochester, MN, where I spend much of my day driving my own little swimmers to the pool for practice. 

How did you become involved with IoH?

5 Things You May Not Know About Our Assistant Events Director

1. Currently I live in Houghton, NY.  My family has been here for three generations, and being back after spending most of high school and college here has been good.  My grandfather is happy to have me back in town!

John Raneri was the first male half marathoner to cross the 2016 Hunter Subaru Legacy Run finish line, with a time of 1:08:41. A native of New Fairfield, CT, he attended the University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill and has been running for 11 years.

What are some races you have done recently?

-U.S. Marathon Olympic Team Trials - 50th Place 
-Philadelphia Rock 'n' Roll Half Marathon - 1:04:29 - 8th place 
-Philadelphia Gortex Marathon - 2:18:06 - 3rd place 
-Stanford Invitational 2015 10k - 29:16

Shawanna White was the first female half marathoner to cross the 2016 Hunter Subaru Legacy Run finish line with a time of 1:24:17. She’s been running 17 years and has participated in many races, including Cooper River Bridge (SC), Mercedes Benz Marathon (AL), and Get In The Pink 10k (SC).

I am originally from Atlanta, GA, but I currently reside in Columbia, SC. I graduated from the University of West Georgia with a BS in Physical Education. I started running in 10th grade because my high school coach saw me in the office one day and asked me to run track. I told him he would have to ask my grandma. She said yes, but only if he brought me home because it would be too late to ride the bus and there was no family car to be used. 

What’s your favorite race?

Thanks to your continued support, Inheritance of Hope reached a new milestone at the Orlando Legacy Retreat^® in January - it marked our 300th family served!

The retreat also marked another record - 12 family members served returned as volunteers!

The Gran Fondo New York is a grueling hundred-mile bike race with a cumulative elevation gain of 7,636 feet.  Shannon Fogarty completed the race in May 2015 in support of Inheritance of Hope and raised over $15,000 – enough to send three families to the NYC Legacy Retreat® in November!

As a native New Yorker, Shannon stopped by last month’s NYC Legacy Retreat® to let us know he has a bigger goal this year. He wants complete the race in 7 hours or less (down from last year’s 8 hours, 25 minutes). He also wants to continue to pay it forward. Shannon would like to assemble a cycling team and has set a goal of raising $20,000 for Inheritance of Hope – enough to send four more families to an Orlando Legacy Retreat^® in 2016, the same opportunity he and his family experienced in 2011.