Tag: Make-A-Wish New Jersey
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Youngsters continue to ‘Make-A-Wish’ and deliver 311K letters written to Santa as part of Macy’s Believe campaign
Every holiday season, Anthony “A.J.” Silvestri and Jillian Bresocnik rally their community in Old Bridge and beyond to write letters to Santa for the annual letter campaign for Make-A-Wish New Jersey through Macy’s Believe campaign. It’s a letter writing campaign near and dear to the hearts of A.J., as a Make-A-Wish recipient, and Jillian, as…
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More than 100 firefighters help grant Passaic youngster’s ‘Make-A-Wish’ to become firefighter
MONROE – Just minutes after being sworn in as New Jersey’s newest firefighter, a 9-year-old Passaic boy has been hailed a hero “rescuing a princess from the balcony of the castle.” Make-A-Wish New Jersey and over 100 firefighters from departments all throughout the state and beyond came together to grant the wish of Antonio, who…
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News Transcript News Briefs, Aug. 3
An employee in the Freehold Borough K-8 School District has been recognized for her role in saving the life of a pupil. During a meeting on June 27, Board of Education members passed a resolution recognizing Michelle Mirabello, a staff member at the Freehold Learning Center elementary school, Dutch Lane Road, for her actions on…
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A little girl lives on through one big wish
April 13 ceremony was the first wish Make-A-Wish New Jersey headquarters hosted in more than a year By MADELEINE MACCAR Correspondent When a few cloudy, dreary days finally gave way to the springtime sun, it shone on the first wish that Make-A-Wish New Jersey’s headquarters hosted in more than a year. The private ceremony, held…
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Monmouth County News Briefs, April 14
Jersey Mike’s Subs and customers across the country rallied to raise $15 million to help more than 200 charities nationwide during the company’s 11th annual Month of Giving in March. In New Jersey, $1 million was raised for Make-A-Wish New Jersey, which will create life-changing wishes for local children with critical illnesses in the weeks…
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Grab a sub at Jersey Mike’s and help Make-A-Wish throughout March
MONROE – Throughout March, customers of Jersey Mike’s Subs can grab a sub and help grant wishes through Make-A-Wish New Jersey to children with critical illnesses in local communities throughout the state. Make-A-Wish New Jersey is joining forces with more than 90 Jersey Mike’s Subs throughout the state for the 11th annual March “Month of…
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Old Bridge community ‘Believes in Unicorns’ for this year’s Macy’s Believe campaign in memory of young girl
OLD BRIDGE – AJ Silvestri, a junior at Old Bridge High School, is teaming up with one of his biggest supporters, Jillian Bresocnik, a fifth grader at Southwood Elementary School, to spearhead his annual letter campaign for Make-A-Wish through Macy’s Believe campaign. Jillian and her sister, Kendall, were among AJ’s biggest supporters. The Bresocnik family…
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Make-A-Wish beneficiary makes donation to K. Hovnanian Children’s Hospital
Hackensack Meridian Children’s Health’s K. Hovnanian Children’s Hospital at Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune, received a PlayStation game console and large screen HD television from Make-A-Wish New Jersey beneficiary Niko Picchierri and his family; mom and dad Diane and Paul, and sister Taylor, of Howell. Niko is battling Hodgkin’s lymphoma and recently went back…
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Make-A-Wish beneficiary makes donation to K. Hovnanian Children’s Hospital
Hackensack Meridian Children’s Health’s K. Hovnanian Children’s Hospital at Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune, received a PlayStation game console and large screen HD television from Make-A-Wish New Jersey beneficiary Niko Picchierri and his family; mom and dad Diane and Paul, and sister Taylor, of Howell. Niko is battling Hodgkin’s lymphoma and recently went back…