Making a world of difference in Tampa Bay

About Us

Learn About the Work of Hooked on Hope

Hooked on Hope, Inc., is a local, non-profit organization established in 2009 raising funds for uninsured and under insured breast cancer patients across all Tampa Bay Communities. This grass roots organization, managed entirely by a team of talented, dedicated volunteers, serves the breast cancer patients of Tampa Bay in a number of creative and effective ways.

The organization began when two sisters, Captain Lori Deaton Hall and Mary Ostien, could not identify local funding programs to pay for essential living expenses for breast cancer patients during treatment. So the sisters combined Lori’s expertise as a professional fishing guide and event director and Mary’s background in oncology healthcare and education to do something for breast cancer patients in the Tampa Bay communities. Funds are raised through giving campaigns and occasional events.

Meet the Committee

Mary Ostien, BS, OPN

Co-Founder, Grants Chair - Treatment Support Grants Program

Captain Lori Deaton Hall

Co-Founder and Director

Hooked on Hope, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) Non-Profit Organization* EID #26-1986514

We Thank Our Partners

WHO ARE MAKING AN IMPACT TO END BREAST CANCER

Sponsorship and Donation Oportunities Available