The holidays are a great time to get together with family and friends, and of course, get your child's photo taken with Santa Clause. In Seattle, if you are supporter or would like to be a supporter of Make-A-Wish Alaska and Washington, there's a special opportunity to take part in a special meeting with Santa while helping to grant wishes.
Make-A-Wish Alaska and Washington is celebrating the holidays in a winter wonderland at the Four Seasons Hotel Seattle (99 Union Street) at the upcoming Season of Wishes Brunch with Santa. This event is exclusive to donors who are part of the Wishful Giving campaign who donate at the Wish Friend level and above. Guests will enjoy a delicious plated breakfast, create holiday themed crafts to take home and receive a commemorative photo with Santa. For questions about the Brunch with Santa, please contact Lindsey Johnson.
If you're looking for some holiday fun and a great way to help Make-A-Wish South Dakota you won’t want to miss the Holiday Jam with the Hegg Brothers Dec. 11. This benefit concert features performances by a 10-piece band that specializes in classic and contemporary arrangements of popular holiday music. You’re sure to hear something new and unexpected at this performance.
Veterans Day, Nov. 11, is an important day in our country to show gratitude for the sacrifices veterans and active duty members of the military make to keep us safe. Veterans Day is celebrated Nov. 11 because the 11th hour of the 11th day in the 11th month in 1917 is when the armistice between Germany and the Allied forces came into effect, ending World War I. The day was celebrated for the first time on Nov. 11, 1918 as Armistice Day, and was celebrated as such until 1954 when the official name of the day changed to Veterans Day.
The American Cancer Society predicts that there will be 46,420 new cases of pancreatic cancer in 2014 in the United States. And while this disease rarely affects children, it is possible. Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month is a great time to learn more about this serious form of cancer and raise awareness. While many of its risk factors are unavoidable, some are, and November is a good time to learn about them and help yourself and your children avoid these risk factors.
Unfortunately, pancreatic cancer often goes undetected until it is in an advanced stage. And even when diagnosed early, pancreatic cancer often has a poor prognosis. That’s why it’s important to learn about the risk factors, symptoms, screening tools and prevention options so that more cases can be prevented or caught earlier.
Hosted by Make-A-Wish Iowa, Jolly Holiday Lights is an annual favorite and a great way to help grant more wishes for local kids. In 2013, Jolly Holiday Lights raised enough to grant the wishes of 35 children! You can help them reach even more children at this year’s display. All of the proceeds from Jolly Holiday Lights go to Make-A-Wish Iowa.
The holiday season is right around the corner, and for more than 30 years, Reyn Spooner has helped to spread the holiday cheer through colorful aloha shirts. Guests are asked to wear their favorite Reyn Spooner aloha shirts at the Reyn Spooner Holiday Party on Nov. 13. This exciting event will take place at Neiman Marcus in Honolulu (1460 Ala Moana Blvd.) and will go from 6-9 p.m. Enjoy cocktails, live entertainment, and an opportunity to grant wishes for Hawaii kids!
In 2013, there were an estimated 842 million hungry people on the planet, according to worldfooddayusa.org. The number of people in the world suffering from chronic hunger is roughly one in eight. Hunger has been a world-wide problem for decades, and it still continues, but organizations like the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations hope to eradicate the problem. One such effort was the establishment of World Food Day in 1981. World Food Day, observed on Oct. 16, is an effort to bring individuals, community groups and leaders together in educating others and working on ways to end hunger. Even if you’re not part of a community group that will be doing something special on World Food Day, there are many things you can do on your own or with your family to help strengthen your community and bring more awareness to world hunger.
Whether it’s you, a friend, family member, or stranger, someone is currently undergoing treatment for breast cancer. While it can be difficult to help the people you care about during this difficult time, it is important to spread awareness about metastatic breast cancer and know the facts. Sometimes, we are uninformed when we hear the word “metastasized” and we don’t know how to react. We are here to help so you can be there for people in your life who may be living with metastatic breast cancer.
While breast cancer is not very common in children or adolescents, it is important to know the signs and symptoms of breast cancer in young adults. In honor of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month this October, we will help to provide you with certain precautions you can take in your younger years to decrease your breast cancer risk as an adult.
The month of September is known as Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. Some common types of childhood cancers are leukemia, lymphoma, and blood cancer, but these cancers can also occur in adults. This September, help to spread awareness about childhood cancers, including leukemia, lymphoma, and blood cancer. If you would like to donate a car to a help grant a wish for a child with a critical illness, contact Wheels For Wishes today.
For 27 years, Make-A-Wish Massachusetts and Rhode Island has been granting wishes to children with critical illnesses – 6,999 wishes to be exact. On Sept.26, the chapter hits the milestone 7,000th wish when it grants three-year-old Alisha Savage's wish to go to Walt Disney World Resort.
Alisha’s milestone wish is sponsored by American Airlines and the Something mAAgic Foundation’s mAAgic Flight, offering Alisha and her family a seven-day stay at Give Kids the World Village and an unforgettable vacation experience visiting Central Florida’s attractions.
Make-A-Wish Oregon has a goal of granting about 200 wishes each year, but they need your help in order to make that happen. Whether you are a Make-A-Wish volunteer, donor, or you make an effort to attend their fun-filled events, you can help Make-A-Wish Oregon grant wishes for kids all over the state of Oregon. Maybe the Make-A-Wish Oregon Wish Ball will be the event you choose to attend this year!
This year's Wish Ball is on Saturday, Oct. 25 at the Portland Art Museum in Southwest Portland. Throughout the evening, Make-A-Wish Oregon will highlight some of the local wish recipients and share the magic that Make-A-Wish creates. It will be an evening of dancing, appetizers, wine, silent auctions and fun-for-all to support the meaningful work that Make-A-Wish Oregon does in the community. Tickets for the Wish Ball are $75 and can be purchased on the event's website. Tickets are available until noon on Friday, Oct. 24, and will not be sold at the door.
In the United States, almost 13,000 children under the age of 21 are diagnosed with cancer every year. Because of this large number, it is important that we celebrate Childhood Cancer Awareness Month every September to help bring awareness to childhood cancer and to help to raise funds for cancer research. You can help to make a difference this month with a car donation to Wheels For Wishes, benefiting Make-A-Wish.
Many people are lucky to have grandparents in their lives, and National Grandparents Day on Sept. 7 is the perfect time to show your gratitude. Even if you don’t have living grandparents, Grandparents Day is also an opportunity to spend time with or say thank you to other older adults in your life who have made a positive impact on you. Whether you live far away or just down the street from your grandparents or important older adults, there are many simple ways to make them feel special today!
Have you ever done a cleanup event or activity on Carl Garner Federal Lands Cleanup Day? This year might be the perfect time to do so in memory of Garner, who passed away two months ago on July 6, 2014. Garner is remembered for his 58 years of continuous service for the Corps of Engineers in Arkansas, for his coastal cleanup of Greers Ferry Lake, and for receiving the Department of the Army Decoration for Exceptional Civilian Service award—the highest award the service can bestow on a civilian. Celebrate the impact Carl Garner made in his lifetime by participating in a cleanup event in your city, a state park, or other federal land on Sept. 6.
National Senior Citizens Day has been celebrated on Aug. 21 since 1988, when President Ronald Reagan declared it to be a national observance. The day is all about raising awareness for the economic, social, and health issues that affect seniors. It is also a great day to recognize the lifetime achievements of older adults and their contributions to their communities and society. In honor of this national observance, we’ve compiled a list of six great ways for you to give back to a senior citizen today.
The Monterey Bay Gala is one of Make-A-Wish Greater Bay Area’s hottest events of the year. Each year, guests enjoy a night of fine dining, silent auctions, and world-class entertainment at Clint Eastwood’s Tehama Golf Club in Carmel. The event is usually black tie, but this year’s theme is Diamonds & Denim. Take a fashion lesson from Carrie Underwood and show off your best country-chic look! This year’s Monterey Bay Gala might just be the best one yet.
Whereas Mother’s Day and Father’s Day celebrate Mom and Dad individually, Parents’ Day is a holiday for celebrating all the work they do together as a team. The day was established in 1994 to recognize, uplift, and support the role of parents in raising their children, according to the Congressional Resolution that made it a holiday. Today is the perfect day to do something special together as a family and say “thank you” to your parents for all the work they do! If you need ideas for the day, we’ve created a list of simple ways to spend a little extra time together today and celebrate family.
Summer is car show season, and car shows make for a fun day or evening browsing through all the different hot rods and classic cars. If you have a classic car that you’d like to show off, or maybe you’d just like to browse through the other awesome cars out there, take a look at our list of car shows all over the United States! Get the family together, pack a cooler and enjoy one of America’s favorite pastimes.
That’s right; it’s time to have a green Independence Day! You can still celebrate red, white and blue in style, but what if you knew how important it was to live as eco-friendly as possible, especially on the holidays? The United States produces 70 percent of the world’s solid waste and 80 percent of the products used in the United States are used once and then thrown away. You can add a little green to July 4, a day filled with red, white and blue, with just a few of our eco-friendly tips.
