MAKING WISHES
COME TRUE
2020 has been a challenging year for so many people. Our Wish Families continue to struggle to take care of their child living with a life threatening illness. Please consider making a donation, through our many opportunities, to help bring smiles to our wish Children
Join us for the 17th Annual Polar Plunge Virtual Ice Bucket Challenge!
This years challenge plungers will be asked to dump a bucket of ice water on themselves, instead of our typical ocean plunge, and share a video of yourselves on social media.
Visit the link below for more details.
Thank you to our 17th Annual Polar Plunge Challenge Sponsors!
Gold Sponsor
Customers Bank
Silver Sponsor
Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island
Bronze Sponsors
Colleen & Frank Duffy
University Orthopedics
Carpenters Union Local #330
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SUPPORT A WISH
RIGHT NOW
A Wish Come True Needs Your Help: Be Safe by Doing Good
Why purchase someplace else when your purchase of hand sanitizers directly support a child suffering with a life threatening illness? This 2 oz bottle of hand sanitizer with aloe kills 99.9% of germs and has 80% alcohol! Proceed directly supports our Wish Program. All purchases are tax free and tax deductible.
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
Victor Santos, Secretary and Executive Committee
Director HR, City of East Providence/ Owner Galito Restaurant
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
Ron Volpe | Sr. Mortgage Loan Originator/Sales Manager, Shamrock Home Loans
Our Staff
Mary-Kate O'Leary, Executive Director
Nicole White, Director of Program Services