Early fall is a great time to get out and enjoy good weather before it becomes winter. In New Jersey this fall, there are three opportunities to get out and get some exercise, while also helping Make-A-Wish New Jersey.
There are three Walk For Wishes events in the Garden State this season, which means no matter which Turnpike exit you live at, you can take part and help Make-A-Wish New Jersey grant wishes for children with critical illnesses.
Sept. 27, Walk For Wishes North Jersey
Liberty State Park in Jersey City (76 Audrey Zapp Dr.) is the host for the North Jersey event. 5K runners can take part in the USA Track and Field-certified and sanctioned course that winds through the park and onto the promenade that overlooks the Statue of Liberty. Awards are given to 1st, 2nd and 3rd place for Overall Male & Female and Top Male & Female in the following age categories: 14 & Under, 15-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70 and older.
As summer comes to an end, you may find that the weeks have flown by too quickly for you to do everything you set out to do this summer. If one of your summer goals was to find a meaningful way to give back to your community, there’s still time and Wheels For Wishes is here to help. Through our auto donation program, we benefit Make-A-Wish and help them grant wishes for children who are facing critical illnesses. Donating is easy, hassle-free, and allows you to dispose of an unneeded vehicle while also giving back to your community!
How Does Donating A Car Help?
On average, Make-A-Wish grants a wish every 38 minutes. But even with that amazing rate, they aren’t able to reach every child waiting to have their wish granted. Donating your vehicle to Wheels For Wishes is a great way for you to help them reach more of these deserving children. When you donate a car, truck, RV, boat, motorcycle or almost any other type of automobile, Wheels For Wishes turns it into wishes for children in your community.
Late summer and early fall is a great time to get outside. In some parts of the country, it's the last chance to get out and enjoy the warm weather before winter comes. Plus you get to see some the beauty of fall with the leaves changing colors. For Make-A-Wish chapters across the country, it's an opportunity for one last Walk For Wishes fundraiser before winter.
In September and October there are six chapters hosting walks around the country and each offer an opportunity to help Make-A-Wish chapters reach their goals of helping a wish come true to a child with a critical illness.
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.
One of the great parts of being in Hawaii is that any time of year is a great time to hit the links, tee it up, and aim for birdies. On Aug. 21 at the Hawaii Prince Golf Club in Honolulu, you can play a fun round of golf while lending a helping hand to Make-A-Wish Hawaii.
Whether you fancy yourself a pro or just want to play a fun game of golf, the Ohana Broadcast Company 2014 Mulligans Golf Tournament is the event for you. The Mulligans Golf Tournament is a chance to play a fun round in sunny Ewa Beach, on an Arnold Palmer-designed golf course. Proceeds from the tournament will support Make-A-Wish Hawaii and will help bring the life-affirming power of a wish with local kids facing critical illnesses.
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.
This July put on your walking shoes for one – or all – of these upcoming Walk For Wishes events in Indianapolis, Cleveland, and Columbus. Register today and help make wishes come true for children in your community who are facing critical illnesses. Right now our partner Make-A-Wish Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana has more than 800 children waiting for their wishes to come true, and you can help make that happen this July!
For many people, the decision to make a donation to a charitable cause is an easy one. If you don’t have enough extra income to make charitable contributions, however, there is still a simple way that you can make a significant contribution to Make-A-Wish. If you’ve got a car that no longer runs or if it’s time to upgrade to a better vehicle, donating your old car can be an easy decision.
There are many options for people when it comes to replacing an old vehicle. Selling it yourself or trading it in can be stressful if you don’t know its fair-market value or you need to make repairs to it first. Selling a broken down car to a scrap yard can be difficult too. The cost of towing it to the yard may not balance out the payment you’ll get from selling it for scrap metal.
With all that in mind, it’s good to know that there is an easier alternative to all the stress of haggling with buyers on the price, towing the car yourself, or worrying that a dealer isn’t giving you a fair price.
Spring is in full swing, and the next few weeks are a perfect time to get outside and enjoy the season. It’s also the perfect time to care for and beautify the land we love so much by cleaning up rivers, parks and other natural areas. Since the beginning of spring, various organizations and cities have been hosting clean up events, recycling programs and clean sweeps. And even though Earth Day was back in April, you can still help the planet every day by keeping it clean. Below we’ve listed a few upcoming June events around the nation that promote a green lifestyle. If you don’t see one in your city, chances are someone in your area is still hosting a local clean up or recycling event.
The beauty of spring is that it’s a great opportunity to get out and enjoy an afternoon on the links. But what if you could not only get out and golf, but also support Make-A-Wish Central New York? If that’s up your alley, than there are two great opportunities in June for you to do that.
There are two Golf For Wishes events: The first chance is at the 27th Annual Onondaga Beverage Corporation Make-A-Wish Open in Syracuse on June 2, with the next opportunity the following week, June 9, at the 16th Annual Nelcorp Make-A-Wish Open in Johnson City.
Together, the two events play an important role in raising funds for Make-A-Wish Central New York. Your participation ensures that children with critical illnesses across Central New York will continue to receive their desired wishes.
Look back on your life and remember the days of being a child and a teenager. Now put yourself in the shoes of a child battling a critical illness, such as neurofibromatosis or a brain tumor. Brain tumors are most common in children under the age of 20, males up to the age of 39, and females under the age of 20. Neurofibromatosis is usually diagnosed in childhood or early adulthood. This puts many children and young adults at risk. This is why it is so important to spread awareness during the month of May during National Brain Tumor and Neurofibromatosis Month. Start by remembering to wear a gray ribbon, which signifies brain tumors.
May is a month for giving with Make-A-Wish Mid-Atlantic throwing some of their most exciting events of the year throughout the month. You have a chance to impact Wish Kids with your giving this May by taking part in two great events. The first will be held May 3 beginning at 6 p.m. The second event is scheduled for 8:30 a.m. May 18. By taking part in one or both of these fun Make-A-Wish events, you can help children in your community with critical illnesses receive a wish granted.
Since it was founded in 1983, Make-A-Wish Mid-Atlantic has granted the wishes of more than 7,800 children. Be a part of the magic this May and learn firsthand the impact a wish can have in the life of an eligible child. In 2012 alone, our partner, Make-A-Wish Mid-Atlantic was able to grant 445 wishes. The chapter is hoping to grant even more wishes in 2014 and your contribution could make the difference.
In April and May, it’s easy to help Make-A-Wish Illinois grant wishes for local kids. If you do some spring cleaning and decide you’d like to make a car donation to Wheels For Wishes, benefiting Make-A-Wish Illinois, or choose to participate in a local fundraising event, you can make a difference in Illinois! Kids in Chicago, Joliet, Rockford, East Saint Louis, and Aurora will benefit from your generosity.
New Jersey is bustling with excitement in anticipation of five great Make-A-Wish events that are scheduled to take place throughout the month of May. The fun starts May 3 with the Darts For Dreams Dart-A-Thon in Hamilton; Also taking place May 3 is the Bryce’s Bridge Wine Tasting in West Deptford; On May 10 enjoy the New Jersey 2014 Gala held at the Samuel & Josephine Plumeri Wishing Place; May 22 is the Rusty Classic in Hillsborough; And the final May event will be held May 25 in North Haledon.
Take advantage of these exciting and diverse Make-A-Wish events to help grant the wishes of children in your New Jersey Community. Since 1983, our partner, Make-A-Wish New Jersey, has provided wishes for 7,400 children with critical illnesses throughout all of New Jersey. Volunteers spend countless hours to ensure that every wish is as unique as a Wish Kid. You can be a part of the Make-A-Wish experience by taking part in these great May events.
Plans are in place for the eighth annual Merrill Lynch Grand Gala. The Merrill Lynch Grand Gala offers a great opportunity for wish supporters in Wisconsin to come together to make wishes possible in Milwaukee, Green Bay, Madison, and all across Wisconsin. Registration is open now. You can get your tickets today by contacting Nicole Williams, Madison Regional Director, at 608-252-4321. Doors open at the Gordon Event Center on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus at 5:30 p.m. on May 2. Sponsorship opportunities are also available at the gala. Check out the Grand Gala Table Host packet to choose a plan that works best for you.
Make-A-Wish World Wish Day is April 29, and there are plenty of ways for you to get involved and make wishes come true, with car donation among one of the easiest and most beneficial. When you donate a vehicle to car donation charities such as Wheels For Wishes, you can help to grant the wishes of children all over the United States. Wheels For Wishes works with Make-A-Wish chapters around the country and vehicle donations can be picked up or towed away nearly anywhere. Find your local chapter and donate a car today.
The IRS tax-filing deadline is Tuesday, April 15, and if you donated your vehicle to Wheels For Wishes last year, you are eligible for a tax deduction. Donating a car to charity is a great way to receive a tax deduction. If you have a vehicle and are looking to donate it this year, know that Wheels For Wishes makes getting your car donation tax deduction easy. All you have to do is give us a call at [chapter_phone] and we will take care of the rest. We can take your vehicle even if it isn’t in working condition.
On April 13 we will celebrate the birthday of Thomas Jefferson, one of the founding fathers and authors of the Declaration of Independence. He believed, like many of us, that the right attitude can make all of the difference in life. He is quoted as saying: “Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal; nothing on earth can help the man with the wrong mental attitude.” Here at Wheels For Wishes, we believe that the wishes granted through Make-A-Wish can help change a child’s outlook and positively affect their treatment. That is why we are so passionate about our car donation charity. Whenever you choose to donate your car, you are also choosing to help a child with a critical illness! This can help change a child’s life through the granting of a wish.
Jefferson knew a lot about working toward a goal and the influence a positive attitude can have toward achieving that goal. He is still remembered today as one of the most important historical figures in American history. We have gathered some facts about Jefferson that will help you to better understand our famous founding father.
The month of April is filled with exciting Make-A-Wish events all around the United States. If you live in the northeastern part of the United States, there are three fun-filled events just around the corner benefiting Make-A-Wish Metro and Western New York and Make-A-Wish New Jersey.
Choose from Make-A-Wish Metro and Western New York’s A Night At The Sands event on April 9, or the Make-A-Wish New Jersey Sparkle Shine Fashion Divine event on April 14, or the Make-A-Wish New Jersey Touch-A-Truck Extravaganza. By participating in any of these three events, you can help to grant wishes for your local Make-A-Wish!
What’s better than taking a long walk in the beautiful spring air? When you can raise money for a worthy cause while doing it! Walk For Wishes benefiting Make-A-Wish Orange County and the Inland Empire takes place on two different weekends: Saturday, April 12, at Castle Park in Riverside, and Saturday, April 26, at Orange County Great Park in Irvine. All of the proceeds from the walks will benefit Make-A-Wish Orange County and the Inland Empire. The money raised will help pay for the wishes of children with critical illnesses.
