Light of Hope Online Auction Fundraiser

"After my father died, it felt like my life was over; I didn't know how I could go on living. At the Caring Place, I found the light of hope."
— Megan, 14, Caring Place participant

Please mark your calendar for the 2026 Light of Hope Auction, May 5–13!

We are seeking donations for the 2025 Light of HOPE Auction, which raises awareness and funds for the Highmark Caring Place. To help even more children, Highmark Inc. matches all proceeds dollar for dollar, allowing us to offer all services at no cost to the families.

Donate here

Your donation today will be recognized in 2026! Please contact Michelle Vargas at the Highmark Caring Foundation at (412) 544-1679 or michelle.vargas@highmark.com if you have any questions, or to learn more about how your donation makes an impact on grieving children, like Megan who is quoted above.

Thank you to our 2025 Sponsors!

Thanks to all for supporting our third annual Highmark Caring Place Light of HOPE Online Auction!

Star of Hope Sponsor

Ray of Hope Sponsors

Gleam of Hope Sponsors

In-Kind Donors

31 Sports Bar & Grille
The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University
Allegheny Family Network
All Elite Wrestling (AEW)
Allure Hair Salon
Altoona Curve
Andy Warhol Museum
Anonymous
Armitage Golf Club
Aviva Brick Oven - Warrendale
Barnes & Noble
Bloomsday
Capital Genealogy
Carlucci's Pizza
The Central Hotel Best Western Premier
Club Hope at Moon Area HS/MS, In loving memory of our lost loved ones 🦋
Costa's Family Fun Park
Country Roads Trust
Crayola Experience Easton
Crazy Aaron's
Delta Air Lines, Inc.
Dick's Sporting Goods
Elia Mediterranean Grille
Erie County Community College
Erie Otters
The Erie Playhouse
The Farm at Walnut Creek
The Flourish Group
Friend of the Highmark Caring Place
Generoasta
Gettysburg Foundation
Gettysburg Heritage Center - Museum
Goldfish Swim School — Wexford
Grandview Winery
Graeter's Ice Cream Co.
Harrisburg Senators Baseball Club
The Hermitage Hotel
Hershey Country Club
Hershey Entertainment & Resorts
The Hershey Story Museum
Hidden Memories Tours
Historic Philadelphia, Inc.
Hotel Indigo Pittsburgh University Oakland
Idlewild & Soak Zone
Il Pizzaiolo
Jessie Friedrich Photography
Kendra Scott, LLC
Kennywood
Keystone Safari and Living Treasures
Kings Island
Lake Tobias Wildlife Park
Land of Little Horses
Laurie's Hallmark
Lehigh Valley IronPigs
Longwood Gardens
Meadowbrooke Gourds
Mary & Mike's Miles, In loving memory of Mary Fowler and Michael Tolliver 🦋
Michael and Callie Summers, In memory of our Dad Shawn 🦋
Moonshot Museum
Mt. Lebanon Golf Course
Museum of Illusions Philly
Museum of the American Revolution
National Aviary
Neighborhood North Museum of Play
Nothing Bundt Cakes
Omni William Penn
Orvis Hill Country Shooting Grounds
Panera Catering
Patti's Petals Flower Shop
Penn Harris Hotel Trademark Collection by Wyndham
Penn State Health
Penns Woods Winery
Pennsylvania Trolley Museum
The Philadelphia Flyers
Philadelphia Museum of Art
Pins Mechanical Company
Pittsburgh CLO
Pittsburgh Glass Center
Pittsburgh Pirates
Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC
Reading Fightin Phils
The Rittenhouse Hotel
Rivers of Steel
Ruth and Jack Roach, In memory of Joseph Roach and Sean Conley 🦋
Scott Enterprises
Sight & Sound Theatres
Sir Pizza
SOS 4 KIDZ - Creating Opportunities for Children
Southpointe Golf Club
Syracuse Mets
T-Bones Marketplace
Thomas E. and Erin H. Quinlan
Tim Wiebe, In honor of the Grieving Children of the Caring Place 🦋
Tim Wiebe, In honor of Charles P. LaVallee 🦋
Tim Wiebe, In honor of Mike Wagner 🦋
Tri-City ValleyCats
University of Pittsburgh - Department of Athletics
VisitPITTSBURGH
Wyndham Gettysburg

Did You Know? One child in 20 will have a parent die before they graduate from high school.

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