The Hope Garden
April 19, 2026 Groundbreaking Ceremony
The Upper Arlington Education Foundation (UA+Ed) is honored to partner with the Short family and Upper Arlington Schools to create a Hope Garden to be located at Upper Arlington High School. The space will be a peaceful and welcoming place for students, families, staff, and community members to pause in times of heartache, seek hope in the midst of fear, and find joy in times of remembrance.
The Hope Garden is inspired by the life of Sam Short who passed away in April 2024. Sam was the beloved son of Mike and Tori Short, and the first graduate of UAHS’s 100th class. Sam’s courageous life and enduring optimism has led his family to create a place that honors not only his memory but all Upper Arlington students who pass away too soon.
We invite you to make a gift in honor of Sam and in remembrance of students who pass away during their time in our schools and ensure their memory continues to inspire hope and connection within our community.
All gifts are tax-deductible. Donors will receive an acknowledgement for tax purposes,
and the Short family will be notified of your thoughtful contribution (gift amounts are
not disclosed unless you request otherwise).
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You may give online HERE and select “Hope Garden Fund” from the gift designation menu.
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Checks may be made payable to Upper Arlington Education Foundation and mailed to:
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UA+Ed – 1619 Zollinger Road, Upper Arlington, OH 43221
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Please note “Hope Garden Fund” on the memo line.
THE HOPE GARDEN DONOR LIST
Mike and Tori Short & Family |
Upper Arlington Education Foundation |
Cornwell Landscaping |
Aaron Chew |
Wholesale Stone Supplies |
The Adunka Family |
Prof. Bilin Aksun-Guvenc |
The Bain Family |
Carolyn and Mike Barger |
Jason and Amy Barger |
Barrington PTO |
Jennifer Baryluk |
Gary and Sue Bauchmoyer |
Bob Hunt and Shannon Beach |
The Belair Family |
Susan & Peter Bell |
Adam, Andria, Dom, Vinny and Lala Bennett |
Mr. and Mrs. Bergquist Jr. |
Dr. Erin Bertino |
The Bibbo-Mone Family |
Matt and Carrie Biedenbach |
The Bixler Family |
Andrew and Nancy Blake |
Marge Blount |
Denise and Roy Bobbit |
Rick & Sandy Bowen |
Kris Boyd |
Cathy and Mike Brady |
Patrick and Michelle Brane |
Cindy Braun |
Lisa Brown |
Jim and Heather Buffer |
Derry Bunting |
Anthony Chapman |
Sophia Carmichael |
Jim and Laura Cash |
Emily Castle |
Bill and Karen Catalano |
The Chandler Family |
The Chen-Lloyd Family |
Emily Chorpenning |
The Clifford Family |
Corey and Courtney Colombo |
Carrie Colombo |
Mr and Mrs Greg Comfort |
The Comisar Family |
David Coon |
Mr and Mrs. Cooper |
Susan Corwin |
The Criss Family |
Katie Cummins |
Janice Daubenmier |
Mary Davis |
Shelly DeRoberts |
Lynne and Dave DeWalt |
Tom and Jenny Dingle |
The Doolittle Family |
The Duffy Family |
Jerry and Kathy Duke |
Kelly and Chris Dusseau |
Stacia Eckenwiler |
Steve and Melissa Edell |
The Ekkers |
The English Family |
Judith Enyeart |
Kyle and Meredith Evans |
Rob and Kathy Felty |
Alice & Price Finley |
Mike and Lisa Fitzpatrick |
The Friedman Family |
Mary Lou Garves |
Matt and Gina Garvey |
Andy and Jen Geistfeld |
Robert and Nancy Gillette |
Jeff and Wendy Gomez |
The Gorsline Family |
Ramya Goyal |
Colonel, USMC (Retired) Wendy Goyette |
Anna Gray |
Carmen & Ian Gray |
The Greenlee Family |
Sally and Mackaye Greenlee |
Greensview PTO |
Greentree Dental |
The Grimmelsman Family |
Kate Grogan |
Nicole Guy |
Ann Davies Hall & Family |
Susan and Eldon Hall |
Clayton & Lori Hall and family |
Christina & Alessandro Hamada |
Cary and Joe Hanosek |
The Harper Family |
Philip and Kerri Hart |
Jen Hart |
The Hartzell Family |
Hastings PTO |
The Hawley Family |
Dan and Suzanne Helmick |
Jeff and Sue Hersey |
The Heublein Family |
Dale and Gloria Heydlauff |
Barbara Hicks |
Matt & Amy Hoffman |
Mary Beth Hoffman |
The Holland Family |
The Howard Family |
Richard and Donna Irene |
Rita Itsell |
Carrye Jenkins |
Julie Jennison |
Shannon and Matt Johnson |
Susan Poling Jones |
The Kaczor Family |
Dana Oeder Kan |
Michael Kanatas |
The Karcher Family |
Elizabeth Karikomi |
The Kase Family |
The Keim Family |
Marcia and Jim Keim |
Meghan and Liam Keller |
Nicole and Emmett Kelly |
Steve, Alicia, Abby & Katelyn Kern |
The King Family |
Julie Kirk |
Rob & Ann-Michel Kissler |
Diane Koontz & Family |
The Kopp Family |
The Krishnasetty Family |
The Krisiewicz Family |
Stephanie Kula |
Gail Kurz |
Angie Lewis |
James & Margaret Lockwood |
Ben Lockwood |
Bryce Lockwood |
The Macaluso Family |
Chris and Beth Maisenbacher |
Mark Majka |
John and Elizabeth Mangas |
Denny & Suzanne Mardas |
The Markoff Family |
Jen Marusic |
The McClellan Family |
John and Michelle McHugh |
The McLafferty Family |
Rick and Pam Meadows |
Kim Meanor |
Laurie Licata |
Dr. Joseph Mess |
John, Angie, Ryan & Elena Miller |
Elizabeth Miller |
Drew and Maria Milligan |
Carolyn Mislan |
Matthew and Celia Monnin |
Christy Monson |
Michelle & Ian Montgomery |
The Moore Family |
The Moran Family |
The Munc Family |
Carol Murphy |
Chip Neely Family |
Emily and John Ness |
Bob and Lynn Ness |
Tiffany Nesterenko |
Diana Nicklas |
The Obergefell Family |
The Overmyer Family |
Greg and Alicia Overmyer |
Sarah Painter |
The Pearson Family |
Tom Peck |
Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine |
Leslie Perry |
Kim and Matt Petersen |
Elaine Pierce |
James Pierson |
Kim Pigman |
Allison Poor |
The Potts Family |
Pat Stewart & Jay Powell |
Kishala Srivastava and Sid Rai |
The Ramsey Family |
Tom and Lynn Ransbottom |
The Rappolt Family |
Mitva Patel & Vin Reddy |
Sandee & Dave Reim |
Bridget Riddell |
The Family of Todd Roshkowski |
Greg Roshkowski |
The Ruoff/King Family |
Mr. and Mrs. Ruoff |
Ben and Molly Rule |
Thomas and Susan Sale |
Laure and Michael Schoedinger |
Randy and Rosemary Scholl |
The Schumacher-Dombroviak Family |
Dr. Nadine Schwartz |
Elizabeth and Collin Seely |