A Promise Kept: The Hope Fund Celebrates 5th Annual 'A Toast to T.J.' Event

A Promise Kept: The Hope Fund Celebrates 5th Annual 'A Toast to T.J.' Event

This story originally appeared in The Centre County Gazette. When T.J. Coursen accepted help from his Penns Valley neighbors during the fight of his life, he made a promise. If he made it through, he wanted to find a way to give back. Nearly two decades later, that promise continues to change lives. What began as a community rallying around a young husband and father battling a rare form of cancer has grown into The Hope Fund, a volunteer nonpro…