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.
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!
HEAR FROM A WISH MOM
THE MAGIC OF A WISH
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
David Belhumeur | Entrepreneur
John Carvalho | President/CEO Apollo Safety
James Cavanaugh Jr. | Philanthropist, Business Owner
Bill Finnegan | President/CEO Finetco Inc.
Steven Napolillo, Development Committee Chair | Senior Athletic Director, Providence College Friars
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
Nicole White, Director of Program Services
Jerilyn Dupuis, Bookkeeper
Emma Murray, Admin Assistant