On September 14th, Make-A-Wish Vermont celebrated past, present, and future wish children at the 11th annual Walk For Wishes at the Shelburne Museum in Shelburne, VT, and over $130,000 was raised to grant wishes! Hundreds of people joined together to help raise awareness and funds for Vermont children living with life-threatening medical conditions, and local businesses and volunteers donated goods and services to the event. Donations since the event concluded have pushed the total to $150,000.
The Walk For Wishes is a short loop on the beautiful grounds of Shelburne Museum that focuses on celebrating hope. This year, a new scavenger hunt component was added for extra fun. Other highlights included a speech by a wish kid, Hyperfocus face painting, and activities for the whole family provided by The Big Blue Trunk.
The Walk For Wishes, generously sponsored by Bond Auto Parts, is a special event in which wish stories are shared and new friendships are made. Additional sponsorship support was provided by NEFCU, Paul, Frank & Collins, The Shopping Bag, and Trusted Choice.
Make-A-Wish Vermont grants wishes to Vermont children with life-threatening medical conditions to enrich the human experience with hope, strength, and joy. Since their inception in 1989, Make-A-Wish-Vermont has granted the wish of every medically-eligible child, 650+ wishes to date.
For more information on Make-A-Wish Vermont please visitwww.vermont.wish.org.