33 for 33: A Year of Life-Changing Hope

This year would have been Ashton’s 33rd birthday.

In her honor, our community came together to celebrate her life and continue her legacy of compassion, purpose, and joy.

Through the 33 for 33 campaign, supporters pledged $33 a month for 12 months to help empower women through education, training, and encouragement. Thanks to this generosity, the campaign exceeded its original goals and continues to create meaningful, lasting impact.

You are still invited to join the celebration. Monthly giving fuels scholarships, certifications, and critical support that help women build stability and brighter futures for themselves and their families.

Select Join the Celebration to make your gift. Creating a donor account allows you to manage and track your donations easily. Your email address will serve as your username, and you will set your password during sign-up. Additional details are available through the Donor Account page.

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JOIN THE CELEBRATION

Celebrate Hope Together

Join us as we gather to remember Ashton and celebrate her life, joy, and lasting impact during the 33 for 33 Celebration at Classic City Eats.

April 25, 2026 | 1–3 PM
Classic City Eats
1290 Greensboro Hwy, Watkinsville, GA 30677

This special afternoon will bring our community together for food, fellowship, and live music, all in support of the mission of the Ashton Hope Keegan Foundation. Enjoy wings, Tito’s cocktails, and time with friends as we honor Ashton’s birthday and the hope she continues to inspire.

As part of this celebration, Classic City Eats is donating 10% of all wing sales and Tito’s drink sales to support scholarships and educational opportunities for women across the Athens area.

We are also grateful to Smallcakes Athens, a longtime partner in the 33 for 33 campaign. Guests are encouraged to stop by Smallcakes, pick up Ashton’s Signature Cupcake, and bring it with you to the celebration.

Come celebrate hope, community, and impact with us.

You’ve Helped us Light Candles of Hope in Ashton’s Honor

Ashton lived her life with compassion, purpose, and joy. Though her time was short, her impact continues through the programs that carry her name, helping women break the cycle of poverty through education, training, and encouragement.

In honor of what would have been Ashton’s 33rd birthday, our community came together through the 33 for 33 campaign, pledging $33 per month to invest in hope and opportunity. What began as a symbolic goal quickly became something greater.

Because of your generosity, more than 40 donors joined the celebration, surpassing every milestone and expanding Ashton’s impact beyond what we imagined.

Each monthly gift fuels scholarships, certifications, and critical support that help women gain stability, confidence, and a path forward. Every donor represents a spark of change, and together, those sparks are creating lasting momentum for women and families across our community.

Your support ensures that Ashton’s legacy continues, not just in memory, but in real lives changed through education, encouragement, and opportunity.

The World Was Ashton’s Hometown

Ashton grew up in a military family, living in many places and experiencing cultures far beyond one zip code or community. She often laughed and said she did not have a hometown, because the world was her hometown. That global perspective shaped how she loved people, how she recognized need, and how she believed meaningful solutions could reach anywhere.

Ashton understood that compassion is not limited by borders. She believed that caring for others, especially those facing hardship, was a responsibility we all share, no matter where we live. That belief continues to guide the mission that carries her name.

Today, Ashton’s birthday celebration reflects the same worldview she lived by. The 33 for 33 Campaign is not confined to one city, one state, or even one country. Supporters from across the world have come together to honor Ashton, light candles of hope, and help women build stronger, more stable futures.

Each shaded place on this map represents individuals and families who believe, as Ashton did, that opportunity should not depend on circumstance and that real change can happen anywhere. Together, we are proving that Ashton’s legacy is not rooted in a single place, but carried across communities and around the world.

This is what it looks like when a life lived with purpose continues to make a global impact.

Thank you to the following donors who lit their candles for Ashton.

Dean & Lisette Clemons
Ed & Kim Keegan
Anonymous
Jim & Brenda Roll
Paul & Anne Suarez
Rich & Linda Crooks
Steve & Meg Sweeney
Gary & Barb Simmerman
John & Susan Clark
Anonymous
Cheryl Osipov
David & Angie Lavine
David & Michelle Yachnin
Frank & Ronnie Keegan

Anonymous
Anonymous
Anonymous
Anonymous
Dan Matthews
Jack & Leigh Ann Bauerle, & Duke
Chris Steadman, in Memory of Victoria Echols
Brad & Jackie Pyburn
The Hunt Family
Dan Semsel, Col, USAF (ret) & family
Ralf & Sandra Tietge & Family
In Memory of Brian Rufe
Anonymous
Jessica Whitley

Vince & Sarah Howard & Family
Sharon “Nick” Nickelberry
Dr. Karen Baldwin
Stuart & Christi Kirk
Linda Groarke
Anonymous
Amy & Brian Borders
Five Points Psychiatry
Amy Beaucham
Carol & Brian Bailey
Lou & Sue B.
Lenny & Keti Giaquinto
Todd Davis