On Sunday, May 3, Tabor Academy will host an event called The Hope Factory, to help to help make the lives of hospitalized children a bit brighter.

The event will be held at Tabor's Fish Center for Athletics from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Through the efforts of senior Samantha Davis, the community is invited to join the Message of Hope Foundation and Tabor Academy to enjoy an afternoon of food, fun activities for children of all ages, along with a chance to help.

Volunteers will pack as many Happy Hope Bags as possible with children’s activities, such as coloring books and crayons, stickers, puzzles and more for hospitalized children. The event is free and open to the public, rain or shine.

Davis has learned through her association with the Wareham-based Message of Hope Foundation that being hospitalized is isolating for children.

“I hope our effort will cheer the children and each participant in our event as we remember how lucky we all are to just be together and to be healthy,” Davis said. “This is a great community bonding opportunity for us all: a way to help and have fun together.”

Davis is implementing all the details of this community day as part of her senior project at Tabor Academy. She is interning at the Message of Hope Foundation, a group she became familiar with through the schools’ fall service morning program.

To learn more about the Message of Hope Foundation, visit www.messageofhopefoundation.org.