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 Southeastern MA.
27th Annual
A Wish Come True
Dinner Dance
Saturday, April 29th, 2023
Whites of Westport
Ticket Fundraiser
Join us as we Cheer on the Friars!
Join us at the Providence College Men's Ice Hockey Team Fundraiser for A Wish Come True! Get your tickets their home game against Northeastern on February 10th using our special link below and a portion of your tickets will be donated to A Wish Come True!
Learn about some of our Wish Families' Journeys
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
Colleen Duffy, Board Chair and Executive Committee
President of the Meghan K. Duffy Memorial Foundation
Amy Parker, Esq., Vice Chair of Board and Executive Committee
Governance Committee Chair
General Counsel & Director of H.R., AGI Construction
Paula Pais Leach, Treasurer & Finance Committee Chair
Senior Vice President Customers Bank
Ron Volpe, Secretary
Sr. Mortgage Loan Originator/Sales Manager, Shamrock Home Loans
Jeff Beckwith | CPA for Kahn, Litwin, Renza & Co., Ltd.
Sean Carey | Entrepreneur & Real Estate Professional
John Carvalho, Finance Committe & Building Committee | President/CEO Apollo Safety
Bill Finnegan | President/CEO Finetco Inc.
Kevin Millonzi, Fundraising Committee | Owner of Millonzi Fine Catering
Melissa Murray | Finance & Operations Manager Sustainable Ocean Alliance
Steven Napolillo, Development Committee Chair | Senior Athletic Director, Providence College Friars
Michael Poirier | Chief Executive Officer, Work Out World New England
Richard Santilli, Building Committee | PMG Credentialling
Tracy Walsh | Director, AIPSO Insurance Operations, Personal Auto
Board Emeritus
James Cavanaugh Jr. | Philanthropist, Business Owner
Frank L. Ray III | President Holiday Travel, Retired Teacher, Musician
Cynthia Rodrigues | Retired President Southeastern Mass Labor Council
Our Staff
Mary-Kate O'Leary, Executive Director
Laura Cioe, Director of Program Services
Jerilyn Dupuis, Office Manager
Samantha Faucher, Administrative Assistant
Joseph Zocco, Development & Communications Coordinator
