In A Big Way - Make-A
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In A Big Way - Make-A
Make -A-W ® ish G reate r Pen nsylva nia & Souther n West V irginia Presented By Prud ential Preferred Re alty Fall 2012 2 4 6 8 Wishes Come True Wish Kid Zack Gives Back Events Making It Happen Thanks to Our Donors Season of Wishes remembering We dedicate this newsletter in memory of the following wish kids. Each has touched our lives and hearts Aanand Adriano Alana Amanda Angel Ashley Ava Bradley Brandon Brittany Carmine Cheyannia Daniel Eddie Ella Emma Garrison Gary Gavin Grace Hannah Jaiden Jaime Jasmine Joseph Kaidence Kevin Kyleah Lindsee Marco Mary Natasha Nicole Ruth Ryan Sarah H. Sarah S. Skylar Yosef S In A Big Way even years ago, six-year-old Zack made a special wish – he wanted his very own Tyrannosaurus rex in his backyard. Battling rhabdomyosarcoma, Zack left thoughts of doctor visits and cancer treatments behind when Make-A-Wish® made him a paleontologist for a day, with visits to the Pittsburgh Zoo and Carnegie Museum. After his day of exploring, Zack followed “dinosaur tracks” back to his home, where there stood his very own 7 ½ feet tall fiberglass T-rex that he appropriately named, “Meaty.” Zack described it as “one of the best days of my life.” That was 2005. Zack, now 12 years old with no traces of cancer, still looks at his dinosaur every day. Inspired by his wish, he wanted to help give other kids the same magical experience that he had. On Sunday, August 19, 2012, he did just that with his first-ever Make A Move for Make-A-Wish® 5-mile bike ride, run and walk in North Park outside of Pittsburgh. His goal was originally $3,900 – the average cost of one wish. He more than surpassed it, raising an AMAZING grand total of $23,477! “It was phenomenal. It was outstanding,” Zack said to a WTAETV reporter. “I couldn’t even begin to talk to the people or thank them enough for coming, because I crushed my goal and helped Make-A-Wish a lot.” Make-A-Wish couldn’t be more grateful to Zack and his family for organizing this wonderful event that will bring happiness to many other wish kids. Zack is already planning for next year’s event. Zack Now 2005 2 wishes come true Donors: Acme Machine & Welding Company & Employees Associated Wholesalers, Inc. Beauties and the Beast Wellness Challenge Team Body Zone Wellness Challenge Bingo for Wishes Finn Chiropractic Group GE Transportation Jackson’s Bar & Grill Krista’s Annual Motorcycle Show John F. Leasure Fund of the Community Foundation of Westmoreland County McKee Elementary School Mylan Charitable Foundation Penn-Air & Hydraulics Foundation PNC Investments PNC Treasury Management Ross Elementary School St. Alphonsus School Segal & Davis Family Foundation Luke Simon Benefit Ride UnitedHealthcare The Wilson Gift Fund Referrers: Traci Aklin Eva Cooper Marilyn Bennett Karen Foley Kim Lamonde Rachel Malak Dianna McCurley Lisa Messina Amy Morris Julie Napier Krista Rafulowitz Lisa Roberts Margaret Rosa Ana Rosario Olga Snedaker Tina Steinfelt Robert Theys Sonya Thompson I wish to go to Myrtle Beach! Vincent, 18, Altoona, PA Leukemia “Spending a week making sure Alden was smiling and not worrying about therapy, school and everything else put things into a wonderful perspective.” – Alden’s father I wish to go to Walt Disney World®! Alden, 4, Dillsburg, PA Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome I wish to go to Hawaii! Alivia, 12, York, PA Telangiectasia I wish to have a backyard makeover! Addy, 10, Cranberry Township, PA Medulloblastoma “It’s made a really rough year phenomenal.” – Addy’s mom I wish to meet Troy Polamalu and the Pittsburgh Steelers! Teddy, 11, Portage, PA Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome I wish to meet Thomas the Tank Engine! Nathan, 6, Erie, PA Refractory/ Intractable Epilepsy I wish to go to the Grand Canyon! Jeffrey, 10, Nellis, WV Hypoventilation “ I just can’t explain how it’s going to help him and give him the strength to keep on going.” -Teddy’s Dad M i s s i o n St atement Make-A-Wish® Greater Pennsylvania & Southern West Virginia grants the wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions to enrich the human experience with hope, strength and joy. We are proud to have served more than 13,000 children in our 29-year history. wishes come true John Cena granted his 300th wish to seven-year-old Jonny, inspiring him to “never give up.” I wish to have a new computer! Cinthia, 17, Reading, PA Kyphoscoliosis with Complications 3 I wish to go to LEGOLAND®! Logan, 9, Bushkill, PA Cystic Fibrosis I wish to meet John Cena! Jonny, 7, Hop-Bottom, PA Severe Congenital Malformation and Spina Bifida I wish to go to San Diego! Kylen, 5, Greensburg, PA Refractory/ Intractable Epilepsy I wish to be a vet! Mikayla, 15, Mercer, PA Refractory/ Intractable Epilepsy I wish to go to Hawaii! Lilly, 12, Barboursville, WV Lymphoma I wish to go on a shopping spree! Kenneth, 17, Lanse, PA Wilson disease “It was like the good times are ahead of us. We did not focus on the past, but felt it was a start of a new journey.” –Lisa’s mom I wish to be a Harvard Medical School student! Gabrielle, 14, Factoryville, PA Congenital Aortic Insufficiency I wish to go to Hawaii! Lisa, 15, Cheswick, PA Takaysu Arteritis I wish to go to Las Vegas! Luke, 9, Reading, PA Lymphoma I wish to have a Shar-Pei puppy! Maria, 14, Pittsburgh, PA Transposition of Great Vessel events make it happen 1▼ 2 ▼ 4 Students at Trinity Middle School compete in a dodge ball tournament in hopes of raising enough money to grant one wish. Cochran Subaru was among the top ten fundraising dealerships in the country for Make-A-Wish® during last year’s Subaru Share the Love event. #1 Cochran Subaru GSM Jeff Gessler and President and CEO Rob Cochran presented their donation to Make-AWish President and CEO Judi Stone. 3. CONSOL Energy Golf Outing Make-A-Wish mascot Stella! hitches a ride on a golf cart with Chief Development Officer Barb Becker and event co-chairman Dave Hawk at the 16th Annual CONSOL Energy Golf Outing. 4 3▼ 2. #1 Cochran Subaru #1 Pi t t s b urg ▼ 1. Trinity Middle School h 5▼ 4. Dancing with the Teachers 5. Mon Valley Motorcycle Run 6 Gary Melan, Marybeth Secleter, Joe Minniti, Jim Bedsworth and Dave Koyro present the proceeds from the 7th Annual Mon Valley Motorcycle Run, Classic Car Show and Block Party, held in Belle Vernon, PA, to Make-A-Wish Manager of Special Events Stephanie Pugliese. 8 6. Ride for a Dream It was a day of galloping and trotting for wishes at the “Ride for a Dream” Equine Dice Run in St. Marys, PA. 7. AccuWeather.com Night at the Spikes Wish kid Maddie sports a smile with WWE® legend Jimmy Hart and State College Spikes pitchers Luis Eduardo Heredia and Logan Pevny at the Accuweather.com Make-A-Wish Night at the Spikes. 7▼ ney w a t u s Punx ▼ Photo credit: Randy Jarosz ▼ Teachers from W.R. Paynter Elementary School in Pittsburgh, PA, showed off their dance moves at the school’s “Dancing with the Teachers” fundraising event. 9▼ Pot t s v i lle events make it happen Erie 5 ▼ 10 10. iRock Fitness 5K Enthusiastic Make-A-Wish supporters celebrate the success of the iRock Fitness 5K in Erie, PA. ▼ 11 Photo credit: Nadine Photography 11. Wish Upon A Star Dance Event organizers TJ Price and Claire Butz enjoy dinner and dancing along with TJ’s son, Walter, at the 18th annual Wish Upon A Star Dance in Stroudsburg, PA. n o t an r c S 12 ▼ York 12. Make-A-Wish Convoy & Cruise-In Wish kid on board! The Sheetz truck, and dozens of others, roll into Newry, PA, for the 13th Annual Make-A-Wish Convoy & Cruise-In. 13. Batting For Wishes Wish Hundreds of guests generously supported Make-AWish® as they enjoyed a complimentary waffle breakfast and witnessed the unveiling of a child’s wish-come-true at our chapter’s first-ever Waffles and Wishes events in Erie, Scranton and York. Plans are already underway for next year’s events, to be held in celebration of World Wish Day®. kid Tré throws out the first pitch at the Kanawha County Law Enforcement’s Inaugural Softball Tournament at Appalachian Power Park. York: Seven-year-old Kara smiles as she learns about her wish to swim with dolphins at the York Waffles and Wishes event. 13 ▼ 14. Reed Development Bass Tournament Matt Young, Rich Dodril, David Young, Matt Reed, Geoff Richardson, Bob Burgess and Make-A-Wish Regional Manager Marisa Pedro enjoy the beautiful day during the Reed Development Bass Tournament in Charleston, WV. Erie: Wish kid Sophia, whose Walt Disney World® Resort wish was revealed at the Erie Waffles & Wishes event, sits on daddy’s lap after enjoying breakfast. 8. B. Braun Pottsville Regional Manager Marisa Salm presented a Wishmaker® plaque to B. Braun Medical employees for their fundraising efforts and donation of air miles. 9. Deer Lake Polar Plunge Participants took the Polar Plunge in the frigid waters of Deer Lake in Schuylkill County during an event coordinated by Russo’s Pizza Den Softball Team. Ch n o t s arle 14▼ Scranton: Wish kid Tommy and his family sport sunglasses and beach gear as his cruise wish is revealed at the Scranton Waffles and Wishes event. 6 thanks to our donors Info Spot: Wear Jeans for Wishes® at your workplace and us donors: Our genero eams could Without you, dr never come true! change lives one wish at a time. Find out how you can get your company involved by calling 1-800-676-9474. The next newsletter will be sent in March 2013, but the donor list on our Web sites – www.wishgreaterpa.org and www.wishsouthwv.org – is always up-to-date. In the meantime, don’t forget to send us your e-mail address for news and events. We will keep your address -private.The following lists cash donations, totaling $3,900 and above, for the months of January through August 2012, and in-kind donations for the months of December 2011 through July 2012. We extend our deepest appreciation to all of you. Should you discover an error or omission, please call us at (412) 471-9474. Tribute honorees totaling $500 or more are also listed. Whenever you donate online, please be sure to go through our local chapter’s Web site. If you do, we will receive 100% of your donation – less a nominal administration fee. (If you go directly to our national organization’s Web site, we will only receive 80%.) $150,000 or more 16th Annual CONSOL Energy Golf Outing Give Kids the World $125,000 to $149,999 The Kenneth W. Hammel Foundation, Inc $75,000 to $99,999 Estate of Anna F. Steigelman $50,000 to $74,999 Coldwell Banker Real Estate Services The Grapevine Wine Tasting, presented by PNC Investments Make-A-Wish Board of Directors 21st Annual Moms for Make-A-Wish Softball Tournament Pittsburgh Penguins Pens & Pins Subaru Share The Love Campaign Truck Convoy for Wishes, Gettysburg $25,000 to $49,999 27th Annual Make-A-Wish Golf Tournament AccuWeather.com Night at the Spikes Avis Rent-A-Car Systems, Inc. Bellefonte Area Middle School Employees of GE Transportation H.J. Heinz Company Foundation Heinz PAAS Promotion Krista’s Annual Motorcycle Show Estate of Martha E. Lesniewski Mylan Charitable Foundation Employees of National Real Estate Information Services NCAA UnitedHealthcare Wheels for Wishes The Wilson Gift Fund $10,000 to $24,999 AccuWeather.com Alliance of Softball Teams Alpha Natural Resources Associated Wholesalers, Inc. Blackwood Theater Pipe Organ Concert Boyer’s Food Markets, Inc. B. Braun Medical, Inc. Calligan Family Foundation Christmas Pines Campground CoGo’s Continental Airlines Delta Air Lines Dream Makers of Make-A-Wish Estate of Dennis C. Eklund Finn Chiropractic Group Renee and Michael George Highmark Walk for a Healthy Community, Erie Highmark Walk for a Healthy Community, Pittsburgh John R. Hornbrook, Jr., Perpetual Charitable Trust Iadeluca Chiropractic Center Indiana Make-A-Wish Dance Bernadette and Paul Jones Dr. Richard B. Kasdan The Mighty Oak Barrel Golf Outing Paynter Elementary School Pechin Firehouse Restaurant Pirates Charities PNC Investments Red Bull North America, Inc. Russo’s Pizza Den Softball Team Shaler Area Elementary School Stowe Mountain Resort Paul Swoboda 6th Annual TriState Tuners Car Meet Tudor’s Biscuit World United Airlines US Airways Valu Home Centers Walt Disney World® Resort Wish in the City, Scranton Wish Upon A Star Dinner Dance & Silent Auction Womer’s Garage Softball Team Women’s Golf Invitational Zack’s Make A Move for Make-A-Wish $5,000 to $9,999 5 Promises Foundation of West Virginia Albemarle Foundation Allegiant Airlines Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity Washington and Jefferson College Altair Management Barb and Rege Becker Sandra and James Behr Black & Veatch Corp. OHPA Market Blue Mountain Elementary Center East Bozzone Family Foundation Brightside Academy Brooks Brothers Business Exchange Network of Washington County Canon-McMillan High School Chapman Corporation Employees Charleroi Area High School Chestnut Lake Camp Christopher’s Challenge Coury Financial Services, LP Crafton-Ingram Lanes Derry Area High School Interact Club Dishes, Wishes & Baskets, Northampton Don Don’s Annual Memorial Golf Tournament Duquesne University Miss Duquesne Pageant Bob Faber Memorial Golf Fairhope Rod & Gun Club Sportsmen Committee Jane K. France and Christian L. Allison Mr. and Mrs. Philip W. Gasiewicz Jack Gaughen Network Hower & Associates GE Foundation Go Schuylkill Kickball Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Great Escape Theatres Hanover Shoe Farms Foundation Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield Hyatt Regency Waikiki Jewelers for Children Kennywood Park Leadership Lackawanna John F. Leasure Fund of The Community Foundation of Westmoreland County Estate of Vincent J. LiVolsi Luxaire Make-A-Wish Staff Evgeni Malkin McDowell Intermediate High School Danielle Mitchell Memorial Poker Run Packers Plus Energy Services, Inc. Penn-Air & Hydraulics Foundation Jared S. Peters Memorial Golf Tournament Arthur William Phillips Charitable Trust J.P. Phillips, Inc. Corporal Joseph Pokorny Memorial Golf Outing Pool and Spa Outlet The Matthew Pustelak Memorial Golf Outing Sandcastle Park Scramble for a Cause SeaWorld Skyview Pools, Inc. Snee-Reinhardt Charitable Foundation Southmoreland Middle School Info Spot: Through the Wheels for Wishes pro gram, proceeds from the sale of your donated vehicle will help bring joy to local wish kids. Visit pittsburgh.wheelsforwishes.org to find out more. Info Spot: When making your do nation to Make-A-Wish, don’t forget to ask your employer if a matching gift prog ram is offered. Strong Pools & Spas Factory Outlet T.G.I. Friday’s, Erie Things Remembered, Inc. The Tivnan Family Trinity Middle School Estate of Emma Jane Vassell Verizon Wireless “FUN” Raising Campaign Waffles and Wishes, Erie Waffles and Wishes, Scranton Waffles and Wishes, York Buddy Wagoner Memorial Run Whitehall Elementary School Whitfield Elementary Windber Area High School Windsor Beach Technologies, Inc. WWE $3,900 to $4,999 5 Goal Iron Man Adult Roller Hockey Tournament Marjorie and Donald Antonace Susanne and Cliff Baker The Bartlett Foundation California Elementary School Design Team Charities for Children Tournament Cirque du Soleil Cold Stone Creamery CONSOL Energy Enlow Fork Mine Coopersburg 5K Run Eastern Knights Lacrosse Eastern Westmoreland Career and Technology Center Elliott Company Empire Education Group, Inc. ESSA Bank & Trust ESSpa Exchange Club of Hanover First Data Corporation Gadomski Foundation Robin Gerkin Giving Tree Commercial Cleaning Systems & Solutions Highmark of West Virginia The Orris C. Hirtzel and Beatrice Dewey Hirtzel Memorial Foundation Indiana University of PA Greek Week Edward J. Kavanagh Foundation Little Ones, Brookville Gordon Loesch David Lohr M & T Charitable Foundation, Altoona Mardi Gras Casino and Resort Marquis Spas Massey Charitable Trust Kendall Ohrwashel and Family Margaret M. Patton Foundation Norwegian Cruise Line Peters Township High School Pine-Richland High School The Pittsburgh Foundation Pittsburgh Pumpkin Project Point Park University Dance for Dreams Dorothy J. Pollon Pre-Flight Parking The Psychos Softball Team The Riggs Corporation Shenango High School Slippery Rock University Greek Week Edgar Snyder & Associates, LLC St. Paddy Open Charities Ann Turnbull Villaume Foundation Associates of Walmart Distribution Center #7030, Pottsville White Rose Street Rod Association Make-A-Wish Cruise Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Wilson World’s Longest Running Lacrosse Game Wyland Elementary School Y Knot Pub & Eatery Matthew Younger In Memoriam Nicole N. Armstrong Lucy E. Begandy Linda Benko Helen Bennett Mary and Fred Berkebile Kay Best Samantha Bilski Robert P. Boyer Steve Bush Jane Callahan Cooper Cody Olivia Cooper Jenny Crowley Syd Decker Gloria E. DeJeet Brandon J. Denochick Kevin J. Dilworth Bob Faber Carter M. Finger Richard P. Fishel Maxine E. Fisher Michael Garaventa Raymond Gregorek Aaron D. Haffley Marlene Hamm Denise A. Hansen Jillian Harris Donald Jerina Carlie Kerklo Hannah Kiec H. Virginia “Ginny” Kortz Gary I. Lukasiewicz Alexzander J. Marcum Christopher McCall Katelyn McElearney Jordan Meckley thanks to our donors Michael Merzlak C. Kenneth Metzel Danielle Mitchell Steven Mitchell Espn Murphy Krista Pawlowski Justin D. Peake Jared S. Peters Nicholas Peterson Joseph Pokorny Matthew Pustelak Stanley A Rekowski Margie Rossiter Jana Seagreaves Randi Silverman Lucas A. Simon Betty V. Sumner Jack T. Sundberg Thomas M. Svedok Sally Turnbull Pete Turonis Derek O. vanBuskirk Buddy Wagoner Jill M. Woshner Erik Yonish Helen Zorbas In Honor Zachary Abel Marc Anthony Malori Asman Julia Becht William Campbell Family Christine Dunham Caitlyn Edgell Tom Foley Chloe Goehring Dodi W. Gross Eva Kerschbaumer at ESSpa Sharon Miller Domenic Tirone Jacques Wood Shawn Young 7 Tune in for this 24th annual holiday campaign to help make wishes come true! Pittsburgh: WISH 99.7 FM Radio broadcast and Make-A-Wish TV Webcast, Dec. 14 – 15, 17 – 21 Erie: STAR 104 Radio broadcast, Dec. 10 – 16 DuBois: Sunny 106 Radio broadcast, Dec. 3 – 7 Punxsutawney: WPXZ-FM 104.1 FM Radio broadcast, Dec.10 – 14 “Share the Love” with wish kids during Subaru’s holiday event, running November 21, 2012 – January 2, 2013. For every new Subaru vehicle purchased or leased during this time period, Subaru will donate $250 to the customer’s choice of five charities, including Make-A-Wish. Please visit www.subaru.com to locate a Subaru dealership near you. GOING ELECTRONIC Help us save on print and mailing costs by sending us your email address. Make-A-Wish is sending more newsletters and information electronically. Please sign up for our email list under “E-Newsletter” on our web site, www.wishgreaterpa.org or www.wishsouthwv.org, email it to [email protected] with the subject “Email List Sign-Up” or call 800-676-9474. It is against our policy to sell, rent or share email addresses and donor information. Make-A-Wish® Nonprofit Org. U.S. Postage PAID Pittsburgh, PA Permit No. 26 The Gulf Tower 707 Grant Street, Suite 3700 Pittsburgh, PA 15219-1938 (412) 471-WISH Address Service Requested 8 G ive our wish kids a million reasons to believe with the Macy’s Believe campaign. Now through Christmas, you can drop off letters to Santa in the special Santa Mail letterbox at any Macy’s store. For each letter received, Macy’s will donate $1 to Make-A-Wish® to help grant the wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions. Holiday Cards Send a Make-A-Wish card designed by a wish child to your family and friends this holiday season. A pack of 15 cards is $15. Shipping and handling charges apply. For ordering information, please visit www.wishgreaterpa.org or www.wishsouthwv.org or call 1-800-676-9474. For more information on these holiday events and promotions, please visit www.wishgreaterpa.org or www.wishsouthwv.org. T Did you know…? • 75% of all wishes involve air travel • A trip to Hawaii = 400,000 air miles and a trip to Orlando = 200,000 air miles ravel is the biggest wish granting expense. In fact, we would need more than 124 million air miles to completely eliminate this cost. So, if you have unused air miles with Delta, US Airways or United, please donate them to Make-A-Wish®. We turn donated miles into free flights for the kids. And once donated, they never expire. Donate today by visiting www.wishgreaterpa.org or call 800-676-9474. We appreciate your support! Headquarters Make-A-Wish® The Gulf Tower 707 Grant Street, Suite 3700 Pittsburgh, PA 15219-1938 (412) 471-WISH (412) 471-9705 (fax) board of directors Chair Richard B. Kasdan, MD Vice-Chair Mark F. McKenna, Esq. Regional Offices Erie, PA Regional Office (814) 868-9474 (814) 866-0490 (fax) Secretary Bernard J. Costello, DMD, MD, FACS Pottsville, PA Regional Office (570) 622-6962 (570) 622-3644 (fax) Members Joel Berdine David R. Berk, Esq. Susan Mosites Bicket, Esq. Connie M. Cibrone Kristen Clendaniel Clark Cornelia Coles Christopher Gessner James G. Graham Mark V. Kehoe Jeremy Kronman Jane Pressley Nicholson, Esq. Jagadeesh Ramdas, MD Punxsutawney, PA Regional Office (814) 938-8888 (814) 938-3431 (fax) Scranton, PA Regional Office (570) 341-9474 (570) 341-9448 (fax) York, PA Regional Office (717) 757-9474 (717) 840-0222 (fax) Charleston, WV Regional Office (304) 342-9474 (304) 345-6568 (fax) Facebook Make-A-Wish Greater PA and Southern WV YouTube MakeAWishGtrPASWV Treasurer Leon A. Hoffman, Jr. President and CEO Judith Stone Emeritus Board Judge Alan N. Bloch Anthony L. Bucci E-Mail [email protected] [email protected] Web site www.wishgreaterpa.org www.wishsouthwv.org
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