In December, we gave out pallets of toys to local organizations and charities to help make the joy of the holidays a little brighter for deserving children in the Tampa Bay area. One of those organizations was Mary Help of Christians Foundation, who help many local families with all sorts of needs. Anna, our Executive [...]
Kids Wish Network is fulfilling Aaron’s wish to meet the cast of his favorite TV show, “iCarly”. Thanks to the efforts of Lieutenant Brian Michelli of the Fruitport Fire Department and many other generous sponsors from the Fruitport community, Aaron will make memories he will never ever forget. Yesterday at the Fruitport Fire Department, Aaron [...]
My first writing assignment for the Holiday of Hope program was the press release for a Halloween themed “kick-off” party at the Children’s Hospital of Southwest Florida. The event was in celebration of one of our awesome gift banks that we had just sent to the hospital, courtesy of the sponsorship of Andy Gottlieb and [...]
The other day Kids Wish Network received an awesome thank you gift from a wish family! We were surprised by the delivery of a Gourmet Cookie Bouquet! All I can say is, “Yummy!!” (The picture says the rest). J Yes, the cookies are as delicious as they look! Such bright icing and pretty designs…I wish [...]
Over the course of an average week, I recieve about 30 various surveys. When I get them, I have to sort them and put their information on the correct reports. As of right now, the surveys I get cover wishes, gift banks, Hero families and Hero nominators. The wish families tell me how their wishes [...]
A great deal of my time here at Kids Wish Network is spent working on our Hero of the Month program. This program was designed to recognize those children who do not suffer from life threatening illnesses but have been through an extraordinary experience and have managed to overcome it despite the odds against them. [...]
Today I received an email from one of our facilities regarding our Hero of the Month program: “While we haven’t been able to send any photos of kids we have made Heroes of the Month because of their situation, I just want to say that we have been able to make several children’s lives brighter [...]
Being on the phone all day, you end up having some very interesting discussions. I have had the opportunity to chat with some pretty amazing people. There are people who make me smile, laugh and become thrilled when they want to help out a wish kid! I think the most rewarding conversation I have are [...]
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