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Upcoming events
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21st Annual
polar plunge challenge
January 1, 2025
Thank you to our incredible sponsors for helping us make Wishes come true—
click here to see the full list and learn more!
Join us as we take the plunge to support our
Wish Kids!
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MAKING WISHES
COME TRUE
A Wish Come True is the oldest wish granting organization in RI and MA. Our Mission is to grant children suffering with a life threatening illness a magical wish. A Wish Come True grants wishes and provides resources to families with a child, 3-18 years of age, living in RI or MA.
GRANTING WISHES
Embracing Families
Find out more about
Nap's Nook
Click here to see pictures from our Open House and the unveiling of our "Nap's Nook" Family Room!
Understanding our
wish families
Meet our Wish Kids
Isaiah's Story
Nathan's Story
Meghan Duffy
Hardship Memorial Fund
Our Families Need US Now More Than Ever!
Our families have reached out to us requesting assistance with basic needs: groceries, paying bills and emergency funding. The Meghan Duffy Hardship Fund has been established to help them directly. We have helped 14 families so far but need you!
OUR BOARD
Our Board
Paula Pais Leach, Board Chair and Executive Committee
Senior Vice President Customers Bank
Sean Finnegan, Treasurer
Financial Controller for the Finetco Family of Lumberyards
Ron Volpe, Secretary
Senior Loan Officer, CMG Home Loans
Jeff Beckwith | CPA for Kahn, Litwin, Renza & Co., Ltd.
Sean Carey | Entrepreneur & Real Estate Professional
John Carvalho | President/CEO Apollo Safety
Colleen Duffy | President of the Meghan K. Duffy Memorial Foundation
Bill Finnegan | President/CEO Finetco Inc.
Bruce Messier | President at Butler and Messier, Inc.
Steven Napolillo | Senior Athletic Director, Providence College Friars
Amy Parker, Esq. | General Counsel & Director of H.R., AGI Construction
Michael Poirier | Vice President of Customer Success at Global Interconnect, Inc.
Tracy Walsh | Director, AIPSO Insurance Operations, Personal Auto
Board Associates
Evan Finnegan | Purchasing Manager at Finetco
Ryan Finnegan | Outside Salesman at Finetco
Our Staff
Mary-Kate O'Leary, Executive Director
Kelly Bolton, Director of Program Operations
Lisa Connell, Finance & Administrative Manager
Hailey Nascimento, Assistant Wish Coordinator & Family Support Worker
