Halloween is a much-anticipated day of the year where kids can dress up as their favorite superheroes or scary ghosts, and it gives them a chance to do what they do best, which is being a kid. While many children are able to dress up and go outside hoping to fill their bags with as much candy as possible, others are unable to take part in this experience due to a critical illness. Thankfully, Make-A-Wish is able to grant wishes for deserving children like these, on average, every 38 minutes!
If you are looking to help grant a wish for a child who may not be able to go outside for trick-or-treating in the neighborhood this year, we have the perfect idea for you this Halloween. Your solution could be in your driveway, garage, or shed, or maybe it’s stalled on the side of the road somewhere!
Join other Make-A-Wish volunteers, Wish Kids and donors at this year’s Make-A-Wish Connecticut Celebrating Wishes Ball. To request an invitation or for sponsorship information, contact Tara Navara at 203-880-6967 or tara@ct.wish.org. The Celebrating Wishes Ball is thrown to celebrate all of the wishes come true for Wish Kids throughout the year. It is a great opportunity to meet and greet with individuals with similar interests while continuing to raise money in support of Make-A-Wish Connecticut.
The ball will take place Saturday, Nov. 2, beginning at 6 p.m. and continuing until midnight. This is a formal jacket and tie event, with all net proceeds benefiting Make-A-Wish. There will be opportunities to bid on amazing live auction and silent auction items throughout the night. Guests will also enjoy music by E.T.A. and fine dining. The celebration takes place at the Greenwich Country Club (19 Doubling Road, Greenwich, CT). You can join honorary committee members, Chris Russo of Sirius Satellite Radio and David Cone, John Flaherty, Kim Jones, Michael Kay and Bob Lorenz of the YES Network while celebrating wishes come true at Make-A-Wish Connecticut’s Celebrating Wishes Ball.
Residents in the Hudson Valley area are getting ready to bundle up for their eighth annual Walk and 5k Run For Wishes at Franklin D. Roosevelt Park, 2957 Crompond Road, Yorktown Heights, N.Y. The event is being thrown to celebrate hope, strength and joy of Make-A-Wish Wish Kids, all while raising the necessary funds to grant wishes for children with critical illnesses in the Make-A-Wish Hudson Valley region.
Make-A-Wish Hudson Valley has granted the wishes of more than 2,100 children since 1986. There are an average of 160 wishes in progress at any given time for the chapter, and each wish generally costs between $7,500 and $10,000. The goal of these types of events is to raise enough money that every child’s wish can be granted. The wishes provided by Make-A-Wish Hudson Valley can help a child, in one of the darkest moments of their life, to gain hope and strength.
For most non-profit organizations, much of the good work that they do is helped by volunteers. Whether it’s helping at an animal shelter or a food shelf, it’s not only helpful for the organization, but it can help you feel great about helping an organization in need. It can also be a helpful teaching tool for children to help them understand how grateful they should be for the things they have.
How do you find the best opportunity for you (or you and your family) to participate in? If you’re an animal lover, your local Humane Society is an easy place to start. But if allergies, time commitments or other issues make that not a great match, a site like Volunteer Match may be a way to match you to the opportunity that works best.
Being a college student means busy schedules filled with homework, studying, and socializing with friends. However, when you add dealing with a broken down car or car repairs to that list, things can become even more hectic.
Busy schedules or not, college students can still give back to their communities and help Make-A-Wish in a few different ways, starting with donating that car that isn’t worth the hassle. Through the Make-A-Wish car donation program, Wheels For Wishes accepts donated cars and recycles or auctions them off to benefit Make-A-Wish. Donate cars of all makes, models, colors, or sizes, and each and every vehicle will make a difference in the life of a child.
If you are a student who doesn’t have a vehicle to donate just yet, and maybe you have some free time that you are looking to put to great use, consider getting involved with the Make-A-Wish Wishmakers on Campus program. Students will work together to coordinate fundraising campaigns for Make-A-Wish, which will help to grant the wishes of kids battling a critical illness.
If you are already a part of a student organization or sports team, this is the perfect opportunity to get your organization involved in the Make-A-Wish Wishmakers on Campus program. Students are given the opportunity to organize, raise funds, and manage the program with the help of students or advisors.
Summer is winding down, which means the opportunities to take the boat out on the lake is coming to an end. Depending on how long you’ve had that boat, maybe you’ll be looking to get rid of it ahead of buying a newer model next spring. If that’s your plan, there’s a much easier solution to selling or trading in a boat that you could get little to no money for.
After investing time and energy into listing a boat and showing it off to potential buyers, it’s a huge disappointment when you are unable to sell it for the price you were hoping for, especially when you have your sights set on a sparkling new boat that you can’t wait to get into the water. This can all change with boat donation.
In a day and age where just about everything can be done online, it makes total sense that donating a vehicle would be one of those things. The Internet allows us to do everything from shopping for groceries or clothing, paying our bills, to completing our taxes. The internet is a huge timesaver and allows us to get things done at our own convenience. This is especially true when it comes to car donation or getting rid of an unwanted vehicle.
Not only is online car donation quick and easy, but it lets you quickly make your donation while handling the details later. Plus, it saves you loads of time that you would otherwise lose if you were trying to sell or trade in a vehicle.
Did you know that more than 70 percent of wishes granted by Make-A-Wish Greater Pennsylvania and Southern West Virginia-area involve air travel? More than 124 million air miles are used to purchase tickets for Wish Kids and their families every year – and that’s only for Make-A-Wish Greater Pennsylvania and Southern West Virginia alone.
Make-A-Wish relies on frequent flyer miles to help Wish Kids – and their families – travel to their destinations. One way to help is to donate your frequent flyer miles to Make-A-Wish Greater Pennsylvania and Southern West Virginia. Donated miles never expire and you can help transform the life of a child with a critical illness.
If you are looking for an opportunity to help local kids in Louisville, this is your chance! Make-A-Wish Ohio, Kentucky & Indiana is hosting their BIG Wish Gala at the Marriott in Downtown Louisville (280 W. Jefferson St.). Don’t miss out on a fabulous dinner, live and silent auction, surprises, and most importantly, wish granting for Kentucky kids!
It’s likely that during the summer months, you spend a lot more time in your garage or backyard shed than you do any other time of the year. Whether you’re doing yard work and have all your tools stored in the garage, or maybe you’re taking on more projects that you’ve been completing in the garage, you probably enjoy having a good amount of space to work with.
If that’s not the case, and maybe it’s a vehicle that’s taking up too much space in your garage, outdoor shed, or even your driveway, we can help. If you have an unwanted vehicle taking up space that you would rather use as work space, consider donating it to Wheels For Wishes, benefiting Make-A-Wish. At no cost, we will pick up or tow away your car, truck, SUV, RV, motorcycle, or boat, and earned proceeds from the sale of the vehicle will benefit a local child in your area. It’s so easy to do, and you get all the extra space you need, along with a great tax deduction during next year’s tax time. However, we’re here to help if you need more convincing!
For many who own motorcycles, it’s a lifestyle. They enjoy long rides on sunny weekend days, the feeling of the wind in their faces. For others, it may be a mid-life-crisis purchase gone wrong. Whether you’ve ridden your motorcycle into the ground or you’ve had your summer of fun and you want to move on, you need to get rid of your motorcycle.
It can be a tough decision to try and decide what to do with your used motorcycle. Certainly the two most obvious solutions are selling or trading it in. But a third option – donating your motorcycle to charity – is worth exploring. Here are some of the benefits of donating your motorcycle to Wheels For Wishes, benefiting Make-A-Wish.
April 29 is a time to celebrate the 33rd Annual Make-A-Wish World Wish Day. Since 1980, Make-A-Wish has been working endlessly to grant wishes for kids all over the nation. With the help of so many generous donors and volunteers, Make-A-Wish is able to grant the wishes of nearly 14,000 children each year! With the help of these amazing individuals, Make-A-Wish “wish children” are able to feel hope, strength, and joy once again.
If this year’s spring cleaning involves getting rid of an unwanted car, then you have come to the right place. Why go through the hassle of selling or trading in a vehicle when you can donate it to Wheels For Wishes, benefiting Make-A-Wish? We take care of all the work for you, and donating a car benefits for both you and a local child, including a great tax deduction for you at tax time.
Spring is near, so that means you could be looking to get rid of the boat you have and perhaps sell it or trade it in for a new boat. Or maybe you will decide to use your boat for one last summer and then sell it in the fall. However, there’s a much easier solution to selling or trading in a boat that you could get little to no money for. After investing time and energy into listing a boat and showing it off to potential buyers, it’s a huge disappointment when you are unable to sell it for the price you were hoping for, especially when you have your sights set on a sparkling new boat that you can’t wait to get into the water. This can all change with boat donation.
Instead of selling or trading in a boat, consider donating it to Wheels For Wishes, benefiting Make-A-Wish. We are an IRS-approved 501(c)(3) non-profit organization and we can help turn your boat, old or new, into a wish for a local child in your area. Your boat will help grant a wish for a local child and also get you a great tax deduction, so your tax deduction could help you buy yourself a new boat next year—just in time for spring!
When a child is told that they will have a wish granted, just imagine all of the possibilities that go through the child’s mind. A trip on their dream vacation in Paris may be at the top of their wish list, or maybe even a trip across the country to the White House.
If you think about how many Wish Kids wish to travel to dream locations, then it makes sense that you would donate a means of transportation to help Make-A-Wish Greater Bay Area and give these children the trip of their dreams.
If you have airline miles to donate, now is the perfect time! Your airline miles will help to send a Wish Kid to their dream destination. Alternately, you can donate an old car, truck, SUV, RV, boat, or motorcycle to Wheels For Wishes and your old vehicle could be transformed into airline tickets to allow a child to experience a trip to their dream location.
Valentine’s Day is most popularly known as a time to shower your loved ones with flowers and candy, but it doesn’t have to be a day for only your spouse, significant other, parents, or your own children. Valentine’s Day is a day for showing love for all! Instead, devote every day to your loved ones and make Valentine’s Day a day for others. Plus, it's easy to do because there are so many ways to make Valentine's Day a special time for giving back to your community. This special holiday is all about love, and you can truly give the gift of love when you donate a car to Wheels For Wishes!
It’s just about one month into the New Year and one of your New Year’s resolutions may be to volunteer and give back to the community you live in. One of the biggest ways you can give back is through donating an old vehicle to Wheels For Wishes, benefiting your local Make-A-Wish. However, if you don’t have a car, truck, SUV, RV, boat, or motorcycle to donate right away, consider giving back to your community in other ways, such as volunteering your time at an organization of your choice or making a donation of food, clothing, or money.
Donating a used car to charity will not only save you the time and stress of selling or trading in a car, but it also grants the wish of a local child who longs to feel hope, strength, and joy once again.
Used car donation is easy and hassle free when you donate a car to Wheels For Wishes, benefiting your local Make-A-Wish. Our experienced Car Donation Representatives at Wheels For Wishes make donating a car easy and help you get the most out of your car donation, including a great tax deduction. Start the year off right with a car donation to charity while also getting a great car donation tax deduction.
Do you have a list of New Year’s goals that you wish to accomplish over the New Year? What if you were told that you could cross a couple of those goals off your list and it barely takes any effort to make it happen? If you have “donate to charity” or “sell old car” on your list of New Year’s resolutions, we can make sure that those goals are accomplished in no time!
When you use our Wheels For Wishes Car Donation Program, you can do just that, and we make it so easy to do. If you’re ahead of the game and want to accomplish those tasks before the New Year rolls in, you can get a great tax deduction for this year’s taxes, while also crossing off your list for the New Year, before you can even say “Happy New Year!”
When you donate an old vehicle to Wheels For Wishes, benefiting your local Make-A-Wish, we will take care of everything for you. We are happy to answer any questions you may have, at any time. While donating a car to Wheels For Wishes is easy and hassle-free, our experienced Vehicle Donation Representatives are happy to help out when needed!
For your convenience, we’ve put together a list of your most commonly asked questions about donating a car to charity. If you’re still unsure, check out our 2012 Donate Car To Charity Guide or give us a call at 1-877-431-9474. We are happy to help!
