Meet JackLyn, one of Kids Wish Network’s Program Funding Specialists. She is in charge of contacting businesses and corporations on both a national and local basis to request sponsorship for our On Tour events. Our most recent On Tour event in Monroe County was JackLyn’s first sponsorship funding mission, of which she says, “I felt [...]
Recently one of our program directors, Hattie, got the chance to travel to Monroe County, TN to be a part of the latest Kids Wish Network On Tour event. Hattie works side-by-side with last week’s Staff Scoop star Jeannette, and she agreed that the best part of her role here at KWN is seeing smiles [...]
Here at Kids Wish Network, we’re opening our doors and letting you in to check out our office staff and what we’re all about! Every week we will be giving a sneak peek into the work days of our very warm-hearted and special staff members. And now without further ado, we would like to officially [...]
For Genysis Mortley, it was a dream come true. Well, two dreams come true. And it was all due in part to the Kids Wish Network. Mortley, 16, who is preparing to move to Walton County later this month, was born with a blood disorder called sickle cell anemia. While she tries to live her [...]
After a refreshing weekend we returned to work on this beautiful Monday Morning. With the heat slowly creeping in, little did we know today would be such a hot one! We started the day off in the warehouse by pulling and building a nice sized Gift Bank for a hospital in Massachusetts that weighed in [...]
We get so many wonderful donations that when it comes time to choose which one to blog about for the week, the decision is not always an easy one. However, this week, Feetures, a brand new Guardian Angel, sent us a wonderful donation of socks and I knew I would have to share this with [...]
Nico Johnson was in his dorm room late in the afternoon on April 27, watching a tornado rip through Tuscaloosa. “Even though we saw it, we didn’t know what was going on,” said the Alabama linebacker from Andalusia. “Once it was all over, we started walking down 15th Street and reality set in. Disaster.” It [...]
Wait. Is “Memorial Day to Remember” redundant? Hmmm…a memorial day is a day to remember, but that day can BE a day to be remembered on its own, so…it’s good. Regardless, this day is certainly one to remember, whether it’s Memorial Day or not. Not only because it’s the start of a three day weekend, [...]
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