Union Mission will host its 9th Annual Raising Hope on Tuesday, June 4, 2024 at the Savannah Convention Center. Presented by Oliver Maner LLP and Georgia Ports Authority, the event will be emceed by Dean Crownover, Benefit Auction Specialist along with Special Guest Emcees Tina Tyus-Shaw, Lead Anchor for WSAV News 3 and Rabbi Robert Haas, Leader of Congregation Mickve Israel. The evening will begin with a cocktail reception beginning at 5:30pm featuring Jeremy Davis & the Equinox Jazz Trio and domestic & international travel silent auction items by AmFund, followed by dinner & program at 6:45pm. Candice Glover, local singer, songwriter, and American Idol winner will also be included.

The program will feature Keynote Speaker Jason Howe, Executive Director for K9s on the Front Line in Missouri and Author of Unleashed: The Powerfully Simple Path to Adapt and Overcome Trauma, Addiction and the Silent Battle with Mental Illness. Howe will share his personal story of defying the odds with mental illness (PTSD), trauma, anxiety, depression, and drug addiction that led to homelessness and the loss of his children. He has dedicated his life to helping others providing a firsthand story of adapting to overcome battles. Howe will be joined by his Service Hero Dog, Sobee, who was also the 2021 Hero Dog Award Winner.

Union Mission also plans to honor Mr. Patrick Monahan for his tireless contributions to Union Mission and the Savannah community.