Operation Homefront Achieves Historic Goal with Bob & Dolores Hope Foundation’s Million Dollar Match Challenge

The foundation’s investment honors Bob Hope’s legacy with an incentive to give, strengthening campaign to secure the futures of America’s military families.

San Antonio, Texas – National nonprofit Operation Homefront announced today, as it celebrates 22 years of serving America’s military families, that, thanks to the generosity of many corporate, foundation, and individual investors, it has met a historic Million Dollar Match challenge provided by the Bob & Dolores Hope Foundation.

The match was designed to rally public support for and investment in Operation Homefront’s United We Stand major funding campaign with the goal of generating the resources needed to help the organization secure the futures of our nation’s military families for decades to come.

New Book Draws on the Library’s Bob Hope Collection

In the spring of 1941, Bob Hope couldn’t understand why his producer was pushing him to broadcast his hit radio show from a California military base instead of the Burbank studio. He was a celebrity, a big star, a comedian who worked on stage, radio and film. And yet his producer, Al Capstaff, wanted Hope to perform in front of an audience of enlisted soldiers at a busy training installation known as March Field.

A Conversation With Martha Bolton and Linda Hope Authors of Dear Bob: Bob Hope's Wartime Correspondence with the G.I.s of World War II

Bookpleasures.com welcomes as our guests Martha Bolton and Linda Hope authors of Dear Bob: Bob Hope's Wartime Correspondence with the G.I.s of World War ll.

Martha is a prolific author of 88 books, an Emmy nominee (Outstanding Achievement in Music and Lyrics, 1988), a Dove Award nominee (Children's Musical, 1999), and a "with" author on three New York Times bestselling books.

California Orange County Board of Supervisors recognizes the Bob & Dolores Hope Foundation

On December 18, 2018, the California Orange County Board of Supervisors recognized the Bob & Dolores Hope Foundation for their incredible work and support of our service members and their families through their support of Bob Hope USO. They presented Linda Hope with an official Board proclamation honoring the commitment of the Foundation and the legacy of Bob Hope.

Ellis Island- Bob Hope: An American Treasure Special Exhibit

Visit Ellis Island between May 26, 2018 through September 3, 2018 to view the Bob Hope: An American Treasure exhibit.
The 2,200-square foot traveling exhibition tells the story of Bob Hope, an American comedian, actor and entertainer whose career started in the 1930’s and continued through the 1990’s. The exhibition includes a series of themed exhibit display units that celebrate his comedic contributions, achievements in entertainment, relationships with a number of U.S. Presidents and his other passion – golf.

USO’s Bob Hope Legacy Reading Program Keeps Service Members and Their Kids Connected

The Bob Hope Legacy is proud to partner with the USO to create the Bob Hope Legacy Reading Program. In the spirit of Bob Hope and his dedication for bringing military families together, the program is largely driven by virtual, on-demand story time offerings that will help the USO extend its reach and connect an estimated 33,000 military families around the globe through reading this year.