It was a pleasure hosting you at Great Wolf Lodge & Conference Center in June! We thank you for coming to the conference. All of YOU made this year’s conference such a very special time, and we invite you to share your feedback on the conference with us. If you did not have a chance …
After careful consideration, we have arrived at the difficult decision to cancel the Family Conference on Holoprosencephaly which had been rescheduled for June 2021 (postponed from June 2020).
Due to the Corona Virus crisis in the United States, the board of directors of Families for HoPE, Inc. have made the decision to postpone the Family Conference on Holoprosencephaly to be held in June 2020. We have worked with Great Wolf Lodge & Conference Center in Mason, Ohio to reschedule the conference and have …
Written by Leslie Harley In all of the years we have been doing the Family Conference on Holoprosencephaly, I don’t think there has been anyone in attendance who radiates such pure joy when she enters the room as Brianna Bixenman. Accompanied by her parents, Bill and Janet, then 19 year-old Brianna traveled from New Jersey …
As I walked into the conference center that Sunday night in 2018, seeing all those kiddos–some I recognized, many I didn’t–but, it felt like I was home with “my people”.
Written by Pete Lawler While I’m preparing to complete the 2020 conference registration for Dorothy and I, we were talking about last year’s event. 2018 was my second conference. The first was in 2008 when Chloe was a baby, and I learned so much about HPE and about my granddaughter. Like a lot of families, …
Posted: July 17, 2022 by Leslie, Sammy's mom
Attention families who attended our 2022 Family Conference on Holoprosencephaly in Mason, Ohio
It was a pleasure hosting you at Great Wolf Lodge & Conference Center in June! We thank you for coming to the conference. All of YOU made this year’s conference such a very special time, and we invite you to share your feedback on the conference with us. If you did not have a chance …
Posted: April 12, 2021 by Leslie, Sammy's mom
Save the Date!
Posted: May 17, 2020 by Leslie, Sammy's mom
Important Update from Families for HoPE
After careful consideration, we have arrived at the difficult decision to cancel the Family Conference on Holoprosencephaly which had been rescheduled for June 2021 (postponed from June 2020).
Posted: March 21, 2020 by Leslie, Sammy's mom
Update on 2020 Family Conference on Holoprosencephaly
Due to the Corona Virus crisis in the United States, the board of directors of Families for HoPE, Inc. have made the decision to postpone the Family Conference on Holoprosencephaly to be held in June 2020. We have worked with Great Wolf Lodge & Conference Center in Mason, Ohio to reschedule the conference and have …
Posted: December 22, 2019 by Leslie, Sammy's mom
Honoring Brianna
Written by Leslie Harley In all of the years we have been doing the Family Conference on Holoprosencephaly, I don’t think there has been anyone in attendance who radiates such pure joy when she enters the room as Brianna Bixenman. Accompanied by her parents, Bill and Janet, then 19 year-old Brianna traveled from New Jersey …
Posted: September 5, 2019 by Leslie, Sammy's mom
Wonderful memories from the 2018 Family Conference on HPE!
Video highlights from the 2018 Family Conference on Holoprosencephaly
Posted: July 19, 2019 by Leslie, Sammy's mom
Alone No More
As I walked into the conference center that Sunday night in 2018, seeing all those kiddos–some I recognized, many I didn’t–but, it felt like I was home with “my people”.
Posted: June 12, 2019 by Leslie, Sammy's mom
Grandparents View
Written by Pete Lawler While I’m preparing to complete the 2020 conference registration for Dorothy and I, we were talking about last year’s event. 2018 was my second conference. The first was in 2008 when Chloe was a baby, and I learned so much about HPE and about my granddaughter. Like a lot of families, …
Posted: April 8, 2019 by Leslie, Sammy's mom
Conference Registration Fee Payment
2020 Family Conference on Holoprosencephaly Great Wolf Lodge & Conference Center – Mason, Ohio June 14-18, 2020
Posted: February 28, 2019 by Leslie, Sammy's mom
Save the Date for the 2020 Family Conference on Holoprosencephaly
Save the Date