Our 2026 Imagine Hope Benefit will be hosted at the Hilton McLean Tysons Corner on Friday, November 6th, 2026, with our co-chairs, Waleed and Carmen Bississo, and Paul and Miriam Dell’Isola. This inspiring evening will feature powerful stories of hope, culinary experiences, exciting silent and live auctions, and more!
Join us as we celebrate more than six decades of HopeLink’s transformative impact in the community, supporting individuals and families facing behavioral health challenges and life crises.
The Imagine Hope Benefit supports HopeLink’s life-changing work, making it possible for more friends and loved ones to Imagine Hope. We look forward to gathering with our community as we continue building a future where hope meets help.
View sponsorship opportunities here. Purchase your sponsorship here. Ticket sales coming soon!
Questions? Please contact Lauren Padgett, Director of Resource Development, at [email protected].
Thank You to Our 2026 Imagine Hope Benefit Sponsors
Premier Sponsor
Cassaday & Company
Saving Lives Sponsor
Pinnacle Financial Partners
Changing Lives Sponsors
The Rabaut Family Foundation
The Robbins Family
Hope Sponsors
Concept Plus
Recovery Sponsors
Jacques Financial
Paul DiVito & John Silvia
Resiliency Sponsor
Applied Information Sciences
VIP Cocktail Reception Sponsor
Cresset Capital
Bar Sponsors
Applied Information Sciences
B&A
Parker Holdings Group, LLC
Stout
Waleed & Carmen Bississo
Community Sponsors
Avanco
Lincoln Financial
NetImpact Strategies
Noblis
Paterson Family Foundation
RSM
Floral Centerpiece Sponsor
AssuredPartners
Culinary Station Sponsors
Sikich
Stout
Dessert & Coffee Bar Sponsor
Riddle, Adams, & Slivinski Families
Table Wine Sponsors
Rob Sturm & JoAnne Mazzarella
Lauren Schochor & Bryan Schnitker
Wine Pull Sponsor
Crocker & Starr
Wellness Sponsors
BTS Software Solutions, Inc.
Cadmus Group
Cooley
Rock Hall Partners
Wendy Gradison & Lee Goldman
Giveaway Sponsor
Redhorse Corporation
Step & Repeat Sponsor
ReZZolute
Champagne Lady Sponsor
Marika Meyer Studio
Auction Sponsor
Gray Lens Consulting
Pins of Hope Sponsor
Sahouri Insurance
Wi-Fi Sponsor
Linda Lang
Safety Sponsors
Ad Hoc
Baird
Clark Construction Group
Heather & Damon Griggs
Jean & Tom Falvey
Unanet
Thank You To Our 2026 Imagine Hope Benefit Host Committee!
Co-Chairs
Waleed and Carmen Bississo | Paul and Miriam Dell’Isola
Host Committee
Shauna Botlo | Steve and Mary Cassaday | David Cole
Zach Hauser | Brian and Morgan Higgins | Danni Leifer
Brian Meadows | Larry and Tracy Melton | Carrie-Anne Mosley
Babak and Shloeh Mossadeghi | Kevin and Kate Robbins | Hayden Sloss
Thank You To Our Auction Donors!
5 Wits Arlington
Altitude Trampoline Park
BarTaco Mosaic
Capital One Hall
D.C. Crawling
Great American Restaurants
Greendale Golf Course
International Spy Museum
iSkyDive
Jiffy Lube Live
Kendra Scott
Level99 Tysons
Lisa Maco Photography, LLC
Monster Mini Golf Chantilly
Nothing Bundt Cakes
Paul and Miriam Dell’Isola
Refocus Portrait Studio
Shake Shack
Signature Theatre
Studio Mikos
Thank You For A Successful 2025 Imagine Hope Benefit!
