United Way of Tompkins County volunteers and staff would like to thank the Hope & Optimism Initiavtive, Executive Producers Andrew Chignell and Eliza VanCort, Playwright Georgette Kelly, Director Jeremy Webb, the amazing cast, and the entire Hangar Theatre staff for three wonderful evenings of entertainment.

We would also like to thank Mayor Svante Myrick, our Champion Sponsors Cayuga Medical Center and Cornell University , our food sponsors Agava and Collegetown Bagels, and the Ithaca Gay Men's Chorus for their special performance Friday night.

Thank you to the community for supporting Hope on Stage's I Carry Your Heart. Your support of United Way and its partner agencies will help strengthen lives right here in Tompkins County.