Wishes Granted/Assistance Provided (Just Some Examples)
To Military Families, children with challenges/special needs and those with debilitating illnesses
looking for comfort and a cure
 

A special heartfelt thanks to all of our loyal supporters especially the superintendents, principals, communications
directors, special education teachers, ELL/ESL educators, classroom teachers, athletic directors, coaches, students
and parents who share our vision and passion for helping those less fortunate

Here’s just some of the ways your collective efforts and contributions have positively impacted people’s lives:
 

 

• Granted a last wish travel request to the Navy Seal Museum for a 92 year old WWII Veteran hero/Navy frogman honored for his heroics on D-Day and given a key to the city by the mayor of Fort Pierce, FL as well as a hero’s welcome by hundreds of flag-waving school children. Proud to have his wish as a feature segment on Comcast SportsNet Chicago

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5JPc2_gV8Wo

http://archive.tcpalm.com/news/wwii-frogman-gets-grand-honor-during-visit-to-national-udt-seal-museum-in-fort-pierce--videoep-3864-344904512.html/
 

• Thanks to Aimbridge Hospitality, provided airfare and hotel accommodations for a stage 4 cancer patient, her husband and their two boys so she could have her family at her side while she received a clinical experimental trial at the M.D. Cancer Center in Houston, TX

 

• Supported cancer patients to make their treatment/recovery as comfortable as possible as well as contribute to
  health & charitable organizations/children’s hospitals that are focused on patient/family care and comfort
   

• Helped raise funds for a bionic exoskeleton for a hero father who was paralyzed protecting his daughter from gunfire

https://abc7chicago.com/health/fundraiser-held-for-paralyzed-coach’s-new-exoskeleton/854150/
 

• Delivered games, toys and clothes during the holidays and beyond for deserving military families in need
   

• Delivered a used, low-mileage van and trailer for a Veteran and his service dog who visit schools and VA hospitals
  across America with their inspirational, educational story
   

• Purchased a new laptop computer to enable a United Stage Navy Veteran singer to perform with her instrumentals...
  and win 1st place at the National Veterans Creative Arts Festival
   

• Donated sports, music and entertainment equipment to military bases stateside and abroad

 

• Fulfilled requests for 4 new, heavy-duty portable basketball systems for recreational use at military bases
   

• Refurbished a VA hospital wing destroyed in a fire and provided new flat screen TV’s and entertainment equipment for Veterans and their families
   

• Provided mortgage assistance to avoid foreclosures, paid utility bills to avoid shut-off and provided work-assistance tools and resource that resulted in gainful employment for 12 Veterans
   

• Purchased job-specific tools and resources for Veterans to excel in their trade and secure employment

 

• Secured a gym membership, personal trainer and rehabilitation equipment for a paraplegic Veteran of the War on Terror
   

• Provided memorial quilts/blankets to Gold Star families in honor of their fallen at Cantigny Memorial
   

• Co-sponsored the American Hero Music Festival to honor 3 fallen soldiers and their families in Beaver Dam, WI
   

• And much more thanks to our passionate supporters!