The 2026 Silver Cup Celebration was a huge success! We were at a new location this year – the Biltwell Event Center in downtown Indianapolis. Nearly 250 guests attended our event! Additionally, a huge thank you goes to Kara Kenney, WISH TV 8 Anchor/Reporter, who emceed our event this year!

Special thanks to this year’s Silver Cup Celebration Planning Committee:

Sheri Alexander, Amanda Boyd, Linda Carroll, Amy Flint, Tabori Furlow, Ken Haupt, David Koch, Lillian McGhiey, Elizabeth Milatz, Allison Wharry, Kelsie Winters and Amy Wood.

Our program honored our individuals and their lives filled with friendships, purpose, dignity and belonging. Along with our theme of Better Together, we featured a video illustrating how we are better together as a community and as New Hope. Thank you to DSP, Franklin Adegbie for creating the video. Check it out here! The choir gave an excellent performance of the New Hope Song, which they wrote themselves.  We concluded with an ensemble discussion and connecting paperchains to illustrate how we are linked to become better together. The panel included Behavior Consultant, Allison Brinegar, Day Services Team Leader Musulyn Travers, and Parents Sheila and Tom Bowers with Individuals, Linda, Brad and Mark. Thank you to each person who shared their story of connection.

The Silver Cup is our largest fundraising event of the year. We are pleased to report that over $185,000 was raised! Thank you to everyone who helped plan the event, donated, bought items in the silent auction and attended. We appreciate your support and look forward to seeing you at next year’s event!

Check out pictures and the choir performance here!

Special thanks to this year’s sponsors: