Month: December 2025

This season, we remember a night long ago when hope arrived small, quiet, and wrapped in love. In a humble stable, Heaven touched earth to remind us all: you are never forgotten, and you are never alone. At Gateway to Hope, we carry that same light forward—not in a star, but in a bag of… Continue reading 2025 Christmas Message from Gateway to Hope

Most Gateway to Hope volunteers face you with a smile. Behind the scenes, our own amazing Laura faces down science experiments masquerading as vegetables. We’d like to take a moment to honor someone who would never seek this or any title, but who has earned it a hundred times over in humble service. In our eyes, Laura reigns… Continue reading “Queen” Laura; Defender of the Crisp, Disposer of the Dreck (and don’t call her Queen!)

While the rest of the state is hunting for their ONE sweater, Gateway to Hope (Ocala, FL) volunteers are on the job. Florida’s version of an extreme blizzard (a 45-degree sunny morning) might make headlines, but it doesn’t stop this team! Case in point: Jeff (Box man), Tyrone and Christine. An Orlando native, Tyrone is dressed… Continue reading “Rain or Shine… or Cold”

Tomorrow, Saturday, December 6, at our early morning Gateway to Hope food distribution, we’re turning the front lawn into a holiday choir rehearsal. We’ll have live Christmas music again, and we hereby issue an open invitation to sing along. Bring the kids and your own amazing shower voice — all harmonies and even off-key moments… Continue reading Tis the season for canned goods and carols!

Our east end front lot today appears to be a tactical invasion of mismatched lawn gnomes and suspicious stack of “As Seen On TV” kitchen gadgets… do not panic! The situation is simply this: We are helping another agency, who is currently hosting a Big Yard Sale (AKA a marketplace of gently used items of… Continue reading Friends, neighbors, esteemed rubberneckers…