Thank you to our sponsors from the 2022 Saint Nicholas Christmas Event!
Platinum Sponsors
Soave and Provenzano Families
Michelle and Maurice Taylor
Ginnie Rice
and Family
Gallagher Kaiser
(Click on logo above to be directed to their website)
Michigan Ear Institute
(Click on logo above to be directed to their website)
Lakeshore Ear Nose & Throat Centers
(Click on logo above to be directed to their website)
Gold Sponsors
Ascension St. John Hospital
(Click on logo above to be directed to their website)
Sharon Shumaker
and Family
Who is Saint Nicholas?
Patron Saint of Children
St. Nicholas' feast day is December 6th. All over Europe children on the Eve of St. Nicholas Day leave their shoes outside their rooms with the expectation that St. Nicholas will visit and if they were good, he will leave a gift in their shoe. If they had been naughty, they received coal.
That tradition carried over to America and so today many families still have their children put out their shoe on December 5th, and in the morning they find a gift from St. Nicholas.
2022 St. Nicholas Christmas Event donations
All of the proceeds from this event, held on December 8, went to the Community Health and Literacy program.
The Community Health and Literacy program is a home-based family-centered program that sends trained mentors to visit families who have Deaf, DeafBlind, and Hard of Hearing children for two-hour weekly sessions during the school year to ensure they remain consistent with academic standards. The program prepares the family by teaching American Sign Language (ASL) to the child and family members and implementing ASL into their daily learning environments.
Why supporting our programs is so important
1.7 per 1,000 babies screened
in the United States have a
hearing loss according to the CDC.
90% of Deaf, DeafBlind, and
Hard of Hearing children
are born to hearing parents.
100% of The Holley Institute
programs rely on donations.
If you are interested in donating to The Holley Institute, please reach out to Kelly Oliver, foundation development specialist, at (313) 343-4803 or at
kelly.oliver@ascension.org. Or you can mail in a check, please make it out to "The Holley Institute"
Mailing Address:
The Holley Institute
ATTN: Development Office
Boll Professional Bldg. 1
Suite 223
22151 Moross Road
Detroit, MI 48236
All donations are deeply appreciated and tax-deductible.
