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Hope in the Morning

17th Annual Hope in the Morning Breakfast

Thursday, April 18, 2024 | 7:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. | Country Club of Lincoln

Mourning Hope exists because everyone deserves to grieve in a supportive and understanding environment. Because the death of a family member often brings financial instability, along with other life-altering changes, Mourning Hope’s services are available at no cost to participants, and no one is ever turned away.

Receiving no government funding or insurance reimbursement for programming, Mourning Hope relies solely on private donations from individuals, businesses, service clubs and foundations. To continue offering our programs and services to the bereaved in our community, we need your support.

On April 18, 2024, Mourning Hope will host the 17th annual Hope in the Morning fundraiser. This invitation-only event brings together business and philanthropic leaders, elected officials, corporate partners, community members and grief professionals for an educational and motivational breakfast.


About Our Keynote Speaker

Hope Edelman is the author of eight nonfiction books, including the bestsellers Motherless Daughters and Motherless Mothers, and her most recent book, The AfterGrief: Finding Your Way Along the Long Arc of Loss. Her books have been published in 17 countries and 11 languages and have sold more than 1 million copies. Motherless Daughters, often considered required reading for any woman who had lost a mother, reached #1 on The New York Times bestseller list and is often considered required reading for any woman who has lost a mother.

Hope speaks at venues and conferences all over the world and has appeared frequently on television, including Today, Good Morning America, CNN, KTLA, CBC, and Good Morning Australia. Her articles and essays have been published widely, including in The New York Times, The Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Psychology Today, Parade, Real Simple, and CNN.com. 

Hope is a certified life coach with additional training in narrative therapy and trauma support. As the founder of MotherlessDaughters.com, she creates and leads online support groups, in-person retreats, webinars, and Mother's Day programs that reach thousands of women each year. In 2020 she received the prestigious ADEC Community Educator Award. Hope lives in Los Angeles most of the year and spends summers in Iowa City.


Thank You to Our 2024 Hope in the Morning Partners:

  • Champions of Hope ($5,000)
  • Sustainers of Hope ($3,500)
  • Companions of Hope ($1,500)
  • Additional Support Provided By:
    • Cornhusker Bank
    • Cheri and Ted Parent
    • Sinclair Hille

Exclusive Opportunity for 2024 Hope in the Morning Partners

In celebration of Mourning Hope's 30th anniversary, Hope in the Morning partners have the opportunity to receive permanent recognition inside Mourning Hope’s new innovative facility. The Mosaic Quilt Mural displayed in the Center’s Community Room honors community members whose significant support sustains our grief programming. Like the memorial quilts created during the Family Grief Support Group, the mural signifies the common bonds that emerge when people come together for remembrance and healing. Hope in the Morning partners at the $3,500 and $5,000 levels will have their names imprinted on the mural to recognize their generous support, in addition to being recognized during the event and in marketing materials.

Mural spots are limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis.