February is meant to be all about hearts with events such as Valentine’s Day and National Heart Month, but January is just as important! The American Red Cross celebrates National Blood Donor Month this January and encourages you to have a heart and give blood, if possible. If you’re unable to give blood, there are other ways to give back and make a difference.
Birth defects are structural changes that can be detected before birth, at birth, or any time after birth. They can affect almost any part of the body, such as the heart, foot, or brain. Birth defects are common, and according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), birth defects affect 1 in every 33 babies born in the United States each year. January is National Birth Defects Prevention Month, and you can help to reduce your child’s risk of developing a birth defect by making healthy choices during pregnancy.
It’s the start of a brand new year, and you may have a list of resolutions that you’d like to accomplish in 2016. If car donation is on your list of New Year’s resolutions, you’ve come to the right place. Wheels For Wishes helps to improve the lives of local children in communities throughout the U.S. Find a local chapter in your area and see how your car donation help local children near you.
The year is coming to an end, and it’s time to celebrate the New Year ahead. What better way to bring in the New Year than by throwing a green New Year’s party? By green, we don’t mean the red and green colors from your holiday decorations—we mean green as in environmentally-friendly. At Wheels For Wishes, we practice recycling everyday through our car donation programs that benefit local kids in your area. If car donation is on your list of New Year’s resolutions, we suggest that you donate your vehicle before 11:59 p.m. on New Year’s Eve to get a tax deduction for the 2015 year.
The holidays are a wonderful time of year when you can get together with family and friends. It also offers the chance to eat some terrific meals. Unfortunately, those meals aren't always the healthiest choices you can make. When you factor in most kids having two weeks off of school, it can be easy to slip into some bad habits.
At some point, everyone has gotten jewelry, a sweater, picture frame or candle that is just not their style as a gift. It is hard to find the perfect gift for everyone on your list, and chances are some of the things you give people are going to be regifted.
It’s already the middle of December, which means that the holidays are here. No matter which holiday you celebrate this time of the year, you’re probably participating in the season of giving. If charitable organizations are on your holiday shopping list, you’ve come to the right place! We’ll help you find a charitable organization that supports the causes you care most about.
AAA predicts that close to 90 million Americans will travel by car for Christmas and other holidays this December. With the holiday season already being an expensive time of year, you may be looking for any opportunity to cut back on spending. Your holiday road trip can be a great place to start. Tuning up your car and traveling smart can save you precious time and money during one of the most stressful travel periods of the year.
AAA predicts that close to 90 million Americans will travel by car for Christmas and other holidays this December. With the holiday season already being an expensive time of year, you may be looking for any opportunity to cut back on spending. Your holiday road trip can be a great place to start. Tuning up your car and traveling smart can save you precious time and money during one of the most stressful travel periods of the year.
The holidays are a popular time for people to volunteer at soup kitchens or homeless shelters, not just because people wish to give back during the season of giving, but because many parts of the country are experiencing colder temperatures, making homelessness especially difficult.
The holidays are approaching, which also means a plethora of candies, sugar cookies, candy canes and chocolates at parties and gatherings. There's nothing wrong with a few indulgences around the holidays, but it can be much harder to limit sugar intake for you and your kids with so many sweets around. However, now more than ever is a good time to be conscious of your sugar intake, especially if you've read about this recent study on what cutting sugar does to children's health.
Whether you’re looking to take a break from your family’s Thanksgiving dinner this year or you’d just like to give back to the community and make a difference, there are plenty of ways to impact the lives of others this Thanksgiving. From volunteering your time to donating goods, there is no shortage of ways to make a difference this Thanksgiving.
Whether you’re looking to take a break from your family’s Thanksgiving dinner this year or you’d just like to give back to the community and make a difference, there are plenty of ways to impact the lives of others this Thanksgiving. From volunteering your time to donating goods, there is no shortage of ways to make a difference this Thanksgiving.
America Recycles Day is Nov. 15, and there are so many great ways to get involved. Now that more and more people are getting involved in the green movement, it’s only getting easier to get other people excited about recycling, and the best way is to lead by example. This year, host or attend an America Recycles Day event near you to encourage other people to make earth-friendly decisions that will benefit future generations to come.
Brave the Bay is an annual fundraiser presented by the San Francisco Police Department to benefit our partner, Make-A-Wish Greater Bay Area. It's an active, holiday-themed event that's perfect for participants of any age.
Make-A-Wish Greater Los Angeles started the Wishing Well Winter Gala two years ago to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the chapter. This event has raised more than $1 million each year and brings together more than 750 guests to honor leaders in entertainment, business, health care and philanthropy in the Los Angeles area.
This year's event is at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel (9500 Wilshire Blvd.) in Beverly Hills on Wednesday, Dec. 9. Cocktails start at 6 p.m. with dinner at the program beginning at 7 p.m. Past honorees have included including Kobe Bryant, Landon Donovan, Sam Nazarian, Children's Hospital Los Angeles and Mattel Children's Hospital UCLA.
Help Make Wishes Come True
You can take part in this special event that helps Make-A-Wish Greater Los Angeles grant wishes to children with critical illnesses. Individual tickets for the event are $500 each, and can be ordered by filling out the order form on the event's website. You can also become an event sponsor, and there are several options available for you to consider:
- Presenting Sponsor: $100,000
- Dream Makers: $50,000
- Star Catchers: $25,000
- Heroes: $10,000
- Believers: $5,000
- Friends: $1,500
All levels of sponsorships have varying degrees of perks, so check out the sponsorship form to find the level that is right for you. You can also register for the fantastic action ahead of time.
Other Ways To Help Make-A-Wish
Make-A-Wish Greater Los Angeles helps grant wishes for children with critical illnesses all over Los Angeles County, including cities like Pasadena, Long Beach and Santa Clarita. However, if you can't make the event, you can still help to grant wishes for local kids in your community with a general donation. You can also consider making a car donation to Wheels For Wishes benefiting Make-A-Wish Greater Los Angeles.
Wheels For Wishes accepts vehicles in any condition so Make-A-Wish can continue to grant wishes for local kids in your community. Donate a car, truck, SUV, RV, motorcycle, or boat, and help turn your unwanted vehicle into a wish come true. You not only get the satisfaction of helping a child, you also get a tax deduction when you file your 2015 taxes.
To donate a vehicle to Wheels For Wishes, benefiting Make-A-Wish, please call [chapter_phone] or fill out our easy vehicle donation form. You won't regret it!
In addition to learning more about lung, pancreatic and stomach cancer this month, November is also a great time to learn more about carcinoid tumors and other neuroendocrine tumors. If you don't know much about these tumors, Carcinoid Tumor Awareness Month and Neuroendocrine Tumor Awareness Day can be a great opportunity.
With all the attention that Breast Cancer Awareness Month gets during October, it's easy to forget about the awareness campaigns that follow in November. This month, you're encouraged to help raise awareness for lung cancer, pancreatic cancer, stomach cancer, and carcinoid cancer.
Kids love Halloween candy, there’s no question about that. Sadly, many children are unable to dress up in their favorite superhero costume and go out trick-or-treating on Halloween night. Each year in the U.S. alone, more than 27,000 children are diagnosed with a critical illness. Many of these children are living right here in Connecticut, in areas like Hartford, New Haven, Stamford, Danbury, or Bridgeport. Help to make a difference in the lives of these children by donating a car to charity this Halloween.
It's that time of year again, when pumpkins and ghostly yard décor show up outside every doorstep. Halloween is such a fun time for kids and adults alike, and what could be better than a holiday that's so heavily focused on treats? One aspect of Halloween that's often overlooked is the use of decorations and costumes that are discarded after just one use. Luckily it's easy to have a greener holiday, and actually save some money and be friendlier to the environment in the process! Here are several ideas to green your Halloween.
