Walk for Hope

How the Walk Began...

The Foundation of Hope was established in 1984, through Thad and Alice Eure's commitment to find cures for mental illness. The Foundation of Hope for Research and Treatment of Mental Illness is a non-profit philanthropic organization dedicated to funding breakthroughs in the treatment of mental illness.

After Thad Eure's death in 1988, his employees of the Angus Barn, Fat Daddy's Restaurant and 42nd Street Oyster Bar decided to honor his memory by raising money for the Foundation of Hope. They called their fund raising event The Thad Eure, Jr. Walk for Hope. The participants walked 12 miles from Eure's first restaurant, The Angus Barn to his, last the 42nd Street Oyster Bar. That first event saw 200 participants and raised $35,000 for the Foundation. Those employees never dreamed that the event would be so successful, that it would become an annual community event and the Foundation's only annual fund-raiser. The Walk for Hope is the country's only annual community walk raising funds for research and treatment of mental illness.

The Walk has entered its 19th year and continues to grow, with an average of 2500 participants each year and has raised over 2 million dollars for the Foundation of Hope. The Foundation has granted out these monies to local researchers. This 'seed money' has factored in attracting an additional 89 million dollars for local research through grants from national mental health organizations.

Please join us on October 12th, 2008 and become part of the Hope.
You can make a difference...and remember

Walking together we ARE the HOPE!