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Tag: Make-a-wish
Lake Placid makes a wish come true for this 8-year old with a brain tumor
After being diagnosed with a brain tumor, 8-year old Tiago Cusano from Miami Springs, Florida was lying in his hospital bed watching TV when he became fascinated by the bobsled competition at the 2018 Winter Olympics. Tiago imagined himself riding a speeding bobsled. Little did he know at the time that the gift of a…
Make-a-Wish Raises Money for Kids with Critical Illnesses
With the holidays here, Make-A-Wish has kicked-off it’s yearly Adopt-A-Wish campaign to help grant wishes for kids from here in the North Country with a critical illness. This year, two wish recipients were on hand to help launch the annual Adopt-A-Wish fundraiser. 9 year-old Jimmy Briaddy from Saranac Lake and 16 year-old Aubrie Girard from…
Teen Uses Make-A-Wish to Help Others
Make-A-Wish helps kids and teenagers dealing with chronic illnesses, often arranging to send them on a dream trip or meet a celebrity. Turns out, the wish of 16-year old Alyssa Fenton, from Lewis, New York, was simply to pay-it-forward. Alyssa volunteers at the Third Age Adult Day Center on the SUNY Plattsburgh campus. So when…
Make-a-Wish
A high school football player gets to meet his NFL idol, and a young Formula 1 fan gets to attend a U.S. Grand Prix race, these are two of the wishes granted this past year with the help of the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Northeast New York. Make-A-Wish grants nearly 100 wishes of children and teenagers…
Make-a-wish – Interview Bonus 1
CEO Bill Trigg and the Director of Mission Delivery Caryn Anatriello join us to talk about expanding the group’s mission in the North Country.
Make-a-Wish – Interview Bonus 2
CEO Bill Trigg and the Director of Mission Delivery Caryn Anatriello join us to talk about the effect the granted wishes have on the teens themselves.
