When a car stalls or no longer runs, one of the toughest decisions can be deciding what to do with the vehicle. Do you pay for car repairs to fix it, or do you try to sell it? When upgrading a vehicle to a different make or model, it can be a pain to trade the current vehicle in or haggle over a sales price with a potential buyer. Getting rid of a vehicle is never easy, unless you make the generous decision to donate it to Wheels For Wishes. Donating a vehicle to Wheels For Wishes is easy, hassle-free, and saves you time and money!

Wheels For Wishes makes the most out of each and every car donation, even if a vehicle no longer runs! If you sell or trade in your car, you may have to pay for vehicle repairs before selling it, but Wheels For Wishes accepts most vehicles, no matter the condition. Wheels For Wishes either auctions off vehicles for new owners to use, or vehicles are recycled and reused to build new vehicles. This makes vehicle donation green and eco-friendly too! Not only is car donation easy, but it’s easy to contribute to the green movement.

Did you know that more than 74 percent of the wishes from children in South Carolina involve travel? The busiest travel time for Make-A-Wish is coming right around the corner with summer break, and there are ways to help.

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 South Carolina. Donated miles never expire and you can help transform the life of a child with a critical illness.

Simply fill out a Delta, United or US Airways form and your miles will be donated. You can also help by:

• Hosting a drive for frequent flyer miles at your workplace

• Asking your employer to donate miles

• Hosting a banner or badge on your blog or website.

Make-A-Wish Arizona’s 2013 Rat Pack Wish Ball raised $2.4 million and hosted 470 guests last year. The upcoming Great Wish Ball offers another opportunity to give back and help the chapter that helped found Make-A-Wish in 1980. The ball, which celebrates the mission of Make-A-Wish Arizona by raising funds to grant the wishes of Arizona children with critical illnesses, has long been a significant event for the chapter.

This year’s Great Wish Ball black-tie gala is on April 5 at The Phoenician (6000 Camelback Road, Scottsdale), from 6-11 p.m. The Wish Ball includes a program, silent and live auction and entertainment for guests, as well as bringing together donors with wish families and wish kids who attend as guests of Make-A-Wish Arizona.

We all know how sweet and delicious a spoonful of sugar can taste, but did you know that it can also help to grant wishes? At Make-A-Wish Wisconsin’s Spoonful of Sugar Wish Night event, more than 60 Wish Kids will have their wishes granted after one amazing night. How sweet is that? Wishes provide children with hope and strength and are sometimes just what a child needs to help them feel like a kid again.

Don’t miss out on your chance to walk the red carpet at The Fifth Annual Wishmaker’s Ball in Tampa, Florida taking place Saturday, March 29. You can take part in this glamorous night – tickets start at $150, or host a table for 10 for $2,000. Doors open at 7 p.m. at the Grand Hyatt Tampa Bay with cocktails and a silent auction. Stick around following your dinner and entertainment for the after party at the lobby bar from 11 p.m. until 2 a.m.

Throughout the evening guests will have the opportunity to bid on a number of live auction and silent auction items. Guests will also have the opportunity to meet Wish Kids and their families throughout the evening. Experience how it feels to share the power of a wish at the Fifth Annual Wishmaker’s Ball in Tampa! There are still some sponsorship opportunities available, check them out or sign up to be a sponsor here.

While most of the rest of the county is still digging their cars out of snow banks and wearing heavy jackets to combat the cold, down in Arizona the golf courses have been well-groomed and are ready for tee-off. Now, the Arizona State Physicians Association is offering Arizonans of all ages the opportunity to enjoy a nice morning on the course while fundraising for our partner, Make-A-Wish Arizona. This will be the 5th Annual Charity Golf Tournament at Star Fire Golf Club (formerly: Scottsdale Country Club) on 11500 North Hayden Road in Scottsdale.

The event will take place Saturday, March 29 with registration at 6:45 a.m. The tournament will begin with a shotgun start sending golfers to holes throughout the course at 8 a.m. Following the golf portion of the morning, lunch will be provided and awards will be handed out along with a raffle drawing and silent auction.

There are five different sponsorship options for the golf tournament, so choose whichever works best for you! You can take part as an individual golfer for just $110; become a Silver Sponsor, which includes one tee sign, tournament registration for a foursome and 10 raffle tickets at just $600; Bar Sponsorship, which is $700 based on 100 golfers; Breakfast Sponsorship, which is $700 based on 100 golfers; or become a Gold Sponsor for $1,200 and receive tournament registration for two foursomes, tee sign, tee table and 20 raffle tickets.

In addition to enjoying a great morning on the golf course, golfers could also win an Audi or Mercedes car, 50-inch HDTV, iPod Touch and gift card or a new set of Ping golf clubs if they can manage to score a hole-in-one on the course. Other prizes will be handed out for longest drive, putting contests, closest to the pin and longest putt! Register your team or as an individual today!

The 4th annual Walk For Wishes Collier/Lee is more than just a chance to get out and get exercise. You can help Make-A-Wish Southern Florida make wishes come true. Last year's event raised more than $40,000, enough money to grant more than eight wishes.

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You can join in the fun! This year's Collier/Lee event takes place at the Florida Gulf Coast University recreation field, 10501 FGCU Blvd. South, in Fort Myers on April 4. Registration at the event starts at 7:30 a.m., with the walk beginning at 8:30 a.m. The Family Fun Day festivities begin at 9 a.m.

Participate as an individual or get together with family, friends and colleagues to form a team. After you complete the 5K course, you can enjoy Family Fun Day activities. If you're running in the event, you can pick up your timing chip at registration.

Spring is a great time to get back outside and get healthy, although some people have been doing more of that through the cold and snow of winter than others. One way to jump-start your spring fitness program is to take part in the races at Allerton Trails the weekend of April 4. Not only can you help yourself feel better, you can help Make-A-Wish Illinois at the same time.

The Allerton Trails Half-Marathon, 10K and Trail-Glo 5K races take place at Robert Allerton Park in Monticello. The Trail-Glo 5K kicks off the weekend’s festivities on Friday, April 3. Starting at 8:30 p.m., runners get to experience Allerton after dark and see the park in a whole new light! This year is the first year of the Trail-Glo 5K race, which will start and end near the park’s visitor center. There will be illuminated trail markings under the moon-lit sky. You'll also pass right through the Sunken Garden, Chinese Musicians, Rodin's Adam, and more, as you make your way to a finish area full of surprises, including s'mores and music. This race is also a celebration of Saturday's race volunteers (who can run the 5K for free), and the perfect warm-up for all running enthusiasts who want to come back on April 4.

It is that time of year again, when the snow has started to melt and blades of grass are finally making their way into the open. The cold temperature that helped you to put-off cleaning and organizing your garage, house and lawn is being replaced with comfortable and temperate weather, and excuses are running short. It is spring cleaning time. You might be looking around your house and wondering what you are going to do with all of the items that have been stacking up, but don’t worry too much: A garage sale in May should take care of most of those items.

Then, there is that used car in your driveway. Before the winter it was fine, but it has been an especially rough and cold winter throughout the United States, and your car has taken the brunt of that damage. One solution to the old-car-blues is car donation.

When you think of trading in a vehicle for something new, car donation may not always cross you mind. Instead, you may choose to sell the vehicle to a new owner or you may choose to trade the vehicle in after buying a new vehicle from a dealership. While these can be beneficial options, they also include the hassle of meeting with potential buyers, spending time and money on car repairs, or haggling over a sales price. Why deal with these annoyances when you don’t have to? Instead, donate cars to charity and save yourself the headache.

When you donate cars to charity, specifically Wheels For Wishes, you can help to grant the wish of a local child in your community. Wheels For Wishes is a vehicle donation program benefiting Make-A-Wish and when you donate a car, truck, boat, SUV, RV, or motorcycle to Wheels For Wishes, that donation benefits your local Make-A-Wish chapter. Donated vehicles are either recycled or reused to build new vehicles or auctioned off for new owners to use. Earned proceeds from donated automobiles are used to benefit Make-A-Wish, and help to grant the wish of local children.

On average, Make-A-Wish is responsible for granting the wishes of deserving kids every 38 minutes. Children with critical illnesses are given the opportunity to experience their greatest wishes come true. Wishes play a part in enriching the human spirit and help to bring hope, strength, and joy back into the life of a child.

Thanks to the help of many generous donors and volunteers, Make-A-Wish is able to send children on their dream vacations to swim with dolphins in Hawaii, or even to Walt Disney World in Florida. Whatever a child wishes, Make-A-Wish sees that it happens. Still, your help is needed!

National Freedom Day was established in 1948 to remind the citizens of America why the country was originally formed. National Freedom Day is a symbol of freedom for all people and is celebrated annually on Feb. 1. It was specifically created to celebrate freedom from slavery and represent America’s unending quest to be a symbol of freedom in the world.

Many residents throughout the nation will celebrate National Freedom Day with town festivals and activities. Other citizens celebrate National Freedom Day by honoring those individuals who have made contributions to their community and the world as a whole. The wreath-laying ceremony at the Liberty Bell has been a staple in the Freedom Day celebration annually, and many look forward to watching the ceremony live, or on television, in celebration of the day.

Weather forecasters have already predicted a long, cold and snowy winter, but if you aren’t the type to believe everything you hear, you might be waiting to see what the groundhog does Sunday, Feb. 2. According to folklore, if the groundhog leaves its burrow on Feb. 2 and doesn’t see its shadow, spring will begin early. If the groundhog sees its shadow, it will rush back into its burrow and there will be six more weeks of winter.

People have been looking for the groundhog’s shadow annually for more than 150 years. The celebration began in Pennsylvania and has captivated audiences throughout the United States. Still, the largest Groundhog Day celebration takes place in Punxsutawney, Penn., where Punxsutawney Phil decides the fate of winter in the town. The city celebrates with food, music, dancing and festivals – along with celebratory speeches and skits.

The official first day of spring in the Northern Hemisphere won’t come until almost seven weeks after Groundhog Day, regardless of whether or not Punxsutawney Phil sees his shadow. But, that won’t stop people from looking to Phil to see whether or not they can take out their short sleeve t-shirts and shorts for the upcoming warmer weather.

Do you have a kind aunt who, with the best of intentions, gave you pink fluffy-bunny pajamas when you were 6 instead of the Official Red Ryder Carbine-Action Two-Hundred-Shot Range Model Air Rifle you had been asking for? We’ve all gotten gifts that were very nice and totally useless. That is why National Regifting Day has become so popular! National Regifting Day is an annual celebration which takes place the third Thursday in December. The third Thursday in December is also the most popular day for office holiday parties. Here at Wheels For Wishes, we would like to help you to pick out some gifts that won’t need re-gifting. Here is our list of eight eco-friendly green gifts that won’t need re-gifting and will help maintain the environment.

At Wheels For Wishes we try to make the vehicle donation process as easy as possible, but we understand that making a car donation can be confusing – especially if this is your first time. For your convenience, we have put together a list of answers to commonly asked questions regarding car donation.

If you still have questions after looking through this list, check out our 2013 Donate A Car To Charity Guide, or give us a call at [chapter_phone]. Customer service representatives are waiting to answer all of your questions and help you with the donation process.

When you think of your favorite day in November you are probably thinking of Thanksgiving, but what about Family Volunteer Day? Volunteering can be one of the most rewarding activities for a family to do together. It allows children the opportunity to learn about empathy and gives adults the opportunity to serve others. While acknowledging all of the things you are thankful for this November, consider giving back to the community by volunteering.

National Family Volunteer Day is Saturday, Nov. 16. It is a day to thank those volunteers who dedicate their time to helping others, but it is also a day to get involved in your community. Every contribution counts. If you have been unsure about volunteering in the past, take the plunge this Family Volunteer Day and find out why so many people can’t stop giving back to their community.

Nonprofits like Make-A-Wish, your local food shelf or the Humane Society rely on the work and contributions of volunteers. They provide an important service to the community and are constantly looking for new people to help with the events they have planned. Getting involved is usually fairly easy – as easy as making a phone call and filling out a short form. Maybe you and your family can only help one day a month, maybe it will just be a one-time deal – your help will be appreciated no matter how much you give.

The weather is cooling, the days are getting shorter and the last of the leaves are falling off the trees in your yard. If you live in one of the snowy states, you may love autumn, but fear the fact that the next season to come along is winter. This may be especially true if you have an unwanted car sitting in your driveway. Plus, it's almost the end of the year and you don't want to miss out on your end-of-the-year tax deduction!

Here are 10 compelling reasons to donate that unwanted car before the snow comes. You might want to give us a call to donate your car today, and we’ll be ready for you if you do!

For more information on donating your car, check out our 2013 Donate Car To Charity Guide.

We can’t all be Arnold Palmer, but we can be a superstar to a child in need. That is what the third annual Make-A-Wish Golf Classic in Austin offers participants Friday, Nov. 22. By participating in this exciting golf outing you will help grant the wishes of children with critical illnesses in Texas. Cost for the event starts at $300 with course fees, cart, boxed lunch and the Post Play Awards Celebration included in the participation fee.

The tournament is scheduled to begin at 11 a.m. Tournament prizes will be awarded for first, second and third place along with longest drive and closest to the pin competitions on individual holes, among other mini-games. There are also sponsorship opportunities available to anyone interested. To learn more, contact Chad Wicks at the Make-A-Wish office 512-329-9474 or by email at chad@cstx.wish.org. This golf tournament takes place annually at the Barton Creek Resort and Spa at 8212 Barton Club Dr, Austin, Texas.

Funds raised at the golf tournament will benefit Make-A-Wish Central and South Texas. The average cost-per-wish is $7,000, and with a wish being granted every 38 minutes throughout the United States, fundraisers such as the Golf Classic in Austin help to make granting the wishes of children with critical illnesses possible. By participating in this great event, you can be a part of the magic!

December is one of the busiest months of the year. With families preparing for the holidays, holiday concerts, end of the year work and last minute shopping, there is hardly a minute of time to spare. Wheels For Wishes can make your December a little less difficult, by helping you to remove that vehicle you’ve been trying to sell from your driveway. Make a difference in the life of a child by donating your car, boat, ATV, SUV, RV or motorcycle to Wheels For Wishes benefiting Make-A-Wish.

Car donation is easy, and can benefit children across the United States, from Washington D.C. to San Francisco! December is busy enough without worrying about selling your car. Don’t waste your precious time placing ads, meeting potential buyers or trying to agree upon a fair price. We will pick-up or tow your current vehicle for free, and you will receive a tax deduction for your donation. Best of all, your donation can help wishes come true for children with critical illnesses by benefiting Make-A-Wish. All you have to do is call [chapter_phone] or fill out a vehicle donation form online.

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!