Celebrating 25 years of wishes in 2012!

Type: Announcements
25 Years of Wishes... And the joy continues! Make-A-Wish^®Massachusetts and Rhode Island is proud to celebrate 25 years of wish granting in 2012! We will be marking this milestone in a variety of ways throughout the year and honoring our community of supporters who enable us to grant children’s heartfelt wishes. Please join us as we celebrate and continue our work to bring hope, strength, and joy to courageous children as they face life-threatening medical conditions. We invite you to celebrate our 25th Anniversary by participating in the following opportunities to support our organization: Make a Donation:Join our growing community of donors Support Our Season of Wishes: Help fulfill children's wishes through your holiday giving Sponsor a Wish: Grant a child’s wish in its entirety Join our monthly Wishmaker Club: Pledge your monthly support Wishes in Flight: Donate your airline miles to a child’s wish Jeans for Wishes: Organize a dress down day at your office or school View our complete Community Events calendar: Attend a Community Event to benefit Make-A-Wish Massachusetts and Rhode Island Thank you to all who supported our 2012 Make-A-Wish Special Events! The 20th Annual Make-A-Wish Golf Tournament: July 30, 2012 The 2012 Make-A-Wish Golf Classic: June 11, 2012 Walk for Wishes: March 25, 2012 Swish Night: March 31, 2012 The 2012 Make-A-Wish Gala: April 28, 2012 Evening of Wishes: October 13, 2012 Organize a Community Event to benefit Make-A-Wish Help raise awareness of our mission and bring the community together to support wishes by hosting an event of your own in 2012! As we continue to celebrate our 25th Anniversary of granting wishes, consider hosting an event in your community to help raise funds to grant the wishes of children facing life-threatening medical conditions. From yard and bake sales to dances and sporting events, every fundraising event--no matter how big or small--makes a tremendous impact on the lives of our wish children and their families. Your creativity and generosity as a community event organizer will enable us to move closer to our ultimate goal of granting the wishes of every eligible child in Massachusetts and Rhode Island. For more information on how you can organize your own event to benefit Make-A-Wish Massachusetts and Rhode Island, please contact: In Metro Boston/Eastern Massachusetts: Erin Flaherty, Special Events Coordinator, 617.367.9474, eflaherty@massri.wish.org In Central and Western Massachusetts: Peg Wheble, 413.733.9474, pwheble@massri.wish.org In Rhode Island: Ashley DeSimone, 401.781.9474, adesimone@massri.wish.org Children can help grant wishes through our Kids for Wish Kids^®program! Did you know that children can help ensure that all of our wish children’s fondest wishes come true? By participating in our Kids for Wish Kids program, children of all ages can raise funds for wishes in creative ways. To learn more, please click here or contact us: In Massachusetts: Erin Flaherty, Special Events Coordinator, 617.367.9474, eflaherty@massri.wish.org. In Rhode Island: Ashley DeSimone, Development and Events Coordinator, 401.781.9474, adesimone@massri.wish.org

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