The Hope Garden
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 |
The Adunka Family |
Prof. Bilin Aksun-Guvenc |
The Bain Family |
Jason and Amy Barger |
The Belair Family |
Susan & Peter Bell |
Mr. and Mrs. Bergquist Jr. |
Dr. Erin Bertino |
Bibbo-Mone Family |
The Bixler Family |
Denise and Roy Bobbit |
Patrick and Michelle Brane |
Cindy Braun |
Derry Bunting |
Sophia Carmichael |
Jim and Laura Cash |
Emily Castle |
Bill and Karen Catalano |
The Chandler Family |
Anthony Chapman |
The Chen-Lloyd Family |
Emily Chorpenning |
The Clifford Family |
Carrie Colombo |
Corey and Courtney Colombo |
Mr and Mrs Greg Comfort |
Mr and Mrs. Cooper |
The Criss Family |
Lynne and Dave DeWalt |
Tom and Jenny Dingle |
The Doolittle Family |
Jerry and Kathy Duke |
The Duffy Family |
Stacia Eckenwiler |
Steve and Melissa Edell |
The English Family |
Mike and Lisa Fitzpatrick |
The Friedman Family |
Matt and Gina Garvey |
Jeff and Wendy Gomez |
Robert and Melissa Gorsline |
The Greenlee Family |
Greentree Dental |
Kate Grogan |
Nicole Guy |
Ann Davies Hall & Family |
Christina & Alessandro Hamada |
Cary and Joe Hanosek |
The Harper Family |
Philip and Kerri Hart |
Jen Hart |
The Hartzell Family |
The Hawley Family |
Dan and Suzanne Helmick |
The Heublein Family |
Mary Beth Hoffman |
The Holland Family |
The Howard Family |
Richard and Donna Irene |
Julie Jennison |
The Kaczor Family |
The Kase Family |
Marcia and Jim Keim |
The Keim Family |
Meghan and Liam Keller |
Diane Koontz & Family |
The Kopp Family |
The Krishnasetty Family |
Stephanie Kula |
Mark Majka |
John and Elizabeth Mangas |
The Markoff Family |
The McClellan Family |
Kim Meanor |
Dr. Joseph Mess |
Elizabeth Miller |
Matthew and Celia Monnin |
The Moore Family |
The Moran Family |
The Munc Family |
Carol Murphy |
Bob and Lynn Ness |
Emily and John Ness |
The Obergefell Family |
The Overmyer Family |
Greg and Alicia Overmyer |
The Pearson Family |
Leslie Perry |
Kim and Matt Petersen |
James Pierson |
Kim Pigman |
The Potts Family |
Kishala Srivastava and Sid Rai |
The Rappolt Family |
Mr. and Mrs. Ruoff |
The Ruoff/King Family |
Thomas and Susan Sale |
The Schumacher-Dombroviak Family |
Dr. Nadine Schwartz |
Elizabeth and Collin Seely |
Niki Shafer |
Mary Jane Short |
Jennifer Short |
The Short Family |
The Shumway Family |
Amy Simmons |
Katherine Solt |
The Sribnick Family |
Kirsten Svendsen |
Ryan Swan |
The Switz family |
The Sylvester Family |
Bill and Renee Taylor |
Matina Tornick |
The Trainor Family |
Jill and Jim Treece |
Upper Arlington Community Foundation |
Upper Arlington Rotary |
The Watts Family |
The Weaver Family |
Colin Weaver |
The Westrick Family |
Westwood Acres |
Kathleen Wheeler |
Wickliffe PTO |
Matt, Jessie, Louise, Henry, Jack, and Frankie Wilson |
Mrs. Witherspoon |
The Wuebker Family |
Mark and Becky Yoder |
Matthew Zelnik |
Amanda & Aaron Zimmerman |