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Dan spoiled many a “serious” team picture with his ear-to-ear grin.  His teammates would have on their intimidating game faces, and then Dan would stand out flashing his pearly whites and looking as if he was having the time of his life.  When teased by Coach Moxim about it, Dan replied, “But coach, I justContinue reading “The Last Awkward Hug”

The DJH Foundation is incredibly proud to announce Express Yourself Challenge winner Sophie Silveria of North Attleborough, Massachusetts has chosen North Attleborough Middle School to be the recipient of the $1,500 Creative Arts Grant. It is our hope that this grant will provide the young people of NAMS the opportunity to explore the creative artsContinue reading “And the winner is…”

Embrace your creativity in memory of Dan. All participants will be entered in a random drawing to secure a $1,500 Creative Arts Grant for the public elementary, middle, or high school of their choice! Entries due by Monday, May 18th to khollis@danieljhollisfoundation.org

Our deep appreciation to the Emerson Sports Channel and the Emerson Men’s Lacrosse Team for their moving tribute, “Remembering 27”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wsa6pEvaHyI And thank you to Boston.com for the ongoing coverage of Dan’s story: https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2020/04/29/daniel-hollis-tribute-video-emerson-lacrosse?fbclid=IwAR3JQXMsKtNgaCpGdn47-1woOEmjrooWxPZ2xocrRij_0mRYIHFK6azj3R8 The DJH Foundation looks to continue Dan’s legacy of making a positive impact and is excited to share we will beContinue reading “Remembering 27”

I’ve heard many people describe the first year after a loved one’s death as the “year of firsts”, first holiday, first birthday, etc. without their loved one. As painful as these firsts can be, there is some small relief with their passing. While those special events are forever changed because Dan is no longer physicallyContinue reading “Hopedale Lacrosse Remembers”

We are very grateful to Maria Stephanos of WCVB for her ongoing support. In another example of how small this world can be, Maria is closely connected to one of Dan’s former hockey coaches and reached out to us to share Dan’s true story. While we understand the community’s interest in Dan’s story, we haveContinue reading “Interview with WCVB”

For the last five months, Jason, Kate, and all of our family and friends have had to process the loss of our Daniel.  As far too many people know, the loss of a child and someone so full of life is a pain unlike any other. Compounding our situation has been the fact that weContinue reading “Criminal Investigation Update”

College provided Dan the freedom to explore his creative interests in a way he had never been comfortable or able to do in high school.  He was incredibly grateful for the many opportunities he had already encountered as a student at Emerson and looked forward to continuing to expand his world view through the furtherContinue reading “Fostering Curiosity – EmersonWRITES”

Please join us on Saturday, February 22nd from 7 pm to 12 am for a “Back to the 90s” Fundraiser as we celebrate Jamie Gornstein Tighe’s 2020 Boston Marathon Run for the Daniel J. Hollis Foundation and the Mike Weaver Helping Friends Forever Foundation.  The funds raised will establish the Daniel J. Hollis Outstanding TeammateContinue reading ““Back to the 90s” Fundraiser”