Tag: Samuel and Josephine Plumeri Wishing Place
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Annual Make-A-Wish New Jersey Walk and Rolls net close to $200,000 for future wishes
MONROE – The annual Walk and Roll For Wishes netted more than $100,000 – vital funds needed for Make-A-Wish New Jersey’s mission to create lifechanging wishes for children with critical illnesses. Hundreds of walkers and rollers, including dozens of Wish families, embarked on the non-competitive, wheelchair-friendly course on the grounds of the Samuel and Josephine…
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More than $1 million helps grant over 100 wishes at Make-A-Wish NJ gala
MONROE – It was smiles all around when wish after wish – a trip to Disney World, a trip to London, a trip to cook with a chef in France, and a wish to become the Orange Power Ranger – were granted during the Make-A-Wish gala at the Samuel and Josephine Plumeri Wishing Place in…
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Make-A-Wish grants young Old Bridge boy’s wish to swim with the dolphins
MONROE — Tricia DiPietro heard about the Make-A-Wish Foundation through her son’s school in Old Bridge. Year after year, students in the Old Bridge Public Schools write letters for the Make-A-Wish Foundation through the Macy’s Believe campaign in November and December. Student A.J. Silvestri, himself a Make-A-Wish kid, has been instrumental in collecting hundreds of…
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Jersey Mike’s Subs ‘Month of Giving’ campaign will grant more than 35 life-changing wishes
MONROE — More than 35 life-changing wishes can be granted for children with critical illnesses as Jersey Mike’s Subs closed its annual “Month of Giving” campaign. In March, Jersey Mike’s Subs joined forces with its customers to support Make-A-Wish New Jersey during its eighth annual Month of Giving campaign, which raised $377,492. “Throughout our 35-year…
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Old Bridge eighth grader helps make wishes of others come true
OLD BRIDGE — Year after year AJ Silvestri, an eighth grader at Carl Sandburg Middle School, sets out to essentially beat his mission of collecting as many letters for the Make-A-Wish Foundation through Macy’s Believe campaign. This year, AJ, himself a Make-A-Wish kid, collected a record number 78,257 letters. With the help of supporters including…
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Monroe Make-A-Wish
The 10th annual Macy’s Believe campaign is in full swing and some area police officers were in on the launch. From the beginning of November through Dec. 24, “Believers” of all ages can mail a letter to Santa Claus at the big red letterbox at any Macy’s store or online at macys.com/believe. For every holiday…
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‘Cake Boss’ star shaves 30-year-old mustache to help grant wishes
MONROE — With the buzz of a razor and the finishing touches with a brush, Danny Dragone received a smooth shave of his decades-old mustache. With the help of his friend, “Cake Boss” Buddy Valastro, Dragone got rid of his facial hair as part of a $25,000 pledge to the Make-A-Wish Foundation New Jersey Chapter.…